What appeared like a cushty win for the Sunrisers, virtually turned out to be a nightmare for the guests.
Veteran Jaydev Unadkat, who was bowling the ultimate over, had 29 runs to defend.However the pacer was put to the sword by Ashutosh (33*) and Shashank (46*) and it appeared like Sunrisers have been on their method to snatching defeat from the jaws of victory.
However Punjab batters agonizingly fell brief by 2 runs as Sunrisers finally breathed a sigh of reduction.
Horrendous fielding that noticed three dropped catches within the closing over and Unadkat getting hit for 3 sixes together with three wides introduced everybody to the sting of their seats on the MYSIC Stadium.
Unadkat bowled the costliest twentieth over ever whereas defending the whole however fortunate Sunrisers had simply sufficient on the board to clinch a win.
This is how the ultimate over unfolded!
With 29 wanted off the ultimate over, Unadkat began off with a slower ball which Ashutosh dispatched to deep midwicket. Nitish Reddy, on the fence, jumped to catch the ball however as a substitute palmed it over the boundary ropes for a most.
Unadkat then bowled two consecutive wides bringing down the equation to 21 off 5 balls.
The authorized second ball then noticed Abdul Samad dropping one other catch, this time at long-off because the ball dropped over the rope for an additional most.
On the third ball of the over, Ashutosh took a few runs after pulling the ball to deep midwicket and introduced down the equation to 13 off 3 balls.
The fourth ball from Unadkat had a few runs in it after which one other large adopted.
With 10 wanted off the ultimate two balls, Ashutosh’s swing to the deep noticed one other dropped catch and this time the wrongdoer was Rahul Tripathi. As a single was managed off the dropped catch, 9 runs have been now wanted off the final ball.
Unadkat then obtained hit for a six off the final ball however happily it wasn’t a no ball as Punjab fell brief by 2 runs.
