IPL 2024, PBKS vs SRH: Shashank Singh, Ashutosh Sharma fight hard but SRH edge out PBKS

Lightning doesn't strike the same place twice but it almost did on Tuesday as Shashank Singh and Ashutosh Sharma almost did the unthinkable and took Punjab Kings over the finish line but the Sunrisers Hyderabad edged them out by just 2 runs.

Punjab's decision to bowl first proved right as SRH was reduced to 66/4 in 10 overs.

Arshdeep Singh was the chief destroyer with 2 scalps and eventually picked up 4 in the innings.

It was Nitish Kumar Reddy who bailed Hyderabad out of trouble with a 37-ball-64 and helped his side finish at a competitive 182/9.

Punjab's run-chase began on a disastrous note as they found themselves wanting at 20/3.

The hosts were 116/6 and the equation boiled down to 67 required off the last 4 overs. Many thought that the game was done but Shashank and Ashutosh had other plans.

The duo, which rescued Punjab from a similar situation in the previous match, got together once again and stitched an unbeaten 66-run-stand off 27 balls.

They smashed 26 runs off the last over which is now the 3rd-most expensive last over in a run chase in IPL history. However, they fell just 2 runs short of the target as Punjab was handed their 3rd loss in 4 games. SRH on the other hand have now won 2 in a row.