Punjab Kings (PBKS) opener, Shikhar Dhawan on Monday said that during his match-winning knock against Chennai Super Kings (CSK), he was aware of CSK’s plans of bowling wide yorkers at him. He also said that during his knock, he decided to attack the shorter side of the field. A 110-run partnership between a returning Bhanuka Rajapaksa (42) and Shikhar Dhawan (88*), along with a fiery came of Liam Livingstone (19) at the end, helped PBKS to reach a phenomenal 187/4 in their 20 overs.
Chasing a stiff target of 188 knocks from Ruturaj Gaikwad (30), Ambati Rayadu (78), and skipper, Ravindra Jadeja (21*) kept the team in contention despite the constant fall of wickets from the other end, but the Men in Yellow fell 11-short of what could have been their third victory this season.
"๐๐๐๐ฃ๐ ๐๐๐ ๐จ๐ค ๐ฎ๐ค๐ช ๐๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ง๐๐๐ฉ ๐๐๐ ๐๐ฃ ๐ฎ๐ค๐ช๐ง ๐ก๐๐๐!" ๐
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— Punjab Kings (@PunjabKingsIPL) April 26, 2022
"๐๐๐๐ฃ๐ ๐๐๐ ๐จ๐ค ๐ฎ๐ค๐ช ๐๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ง๐๐๐ฉ ๐๐๐ ๐๐ฃ ๐ฎ๐ค๐ช๐ง ๐ก๐๐๐!" ๐
๐น | Man of the Match, Gabbar talks about the process that has helped him gain consistency and how he instills confidence in the younger ๐ฆs#SaddaPunjab #IPL2022 #PBKSvCSK @SDhawan25 pic.twitter.com/zJ2QLV6vcX
— Punjab Kings (@PunjabKingsIPL) April 26, 2022
Shikharย Dhawan admitted that he had to play Sri Lankan pacer Maheesh Theeksana carefully in the earlier overs, but started attacking him as well when it was the right time.
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Describing his knock, Shikhar Dhawan said, “I love playing at Wankhede, the wicket was good. It was difficult to hit at the start. I maintained patience. Once I got set, one or two big overs came during which I scored a lot.”
Dhawan also complimented Arshdeep for his bowling performance with the ball. The bowler had captured the wicket of New Zealander Mitchell Santner during his spell of 1/23.
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Punjab Kings won the match by 11 runs and Shikhar Dhawan was given the ‘Player of the Match’ award for his unbeaten knock of 88* off 59 which included nine fours and a couple of sixes. With this win, Punjab Kings is at the sixth spot in the points table with eight points while Super Kings lay at the ninth spot with just four points. PBKS will take on Lucknow Super Giants on April 29 while CSK will take on Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) on May 1.
