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Shubman Gill starred in Kolkata Knight Riders’ (KKR) maiden victory in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2020 as they defeated Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) by seve🌌n wickets, on September 26.
Batting first, SRH was restricted to 142/4 in twenty overs. Manish Pandey was the pick of batsmen, scoring a valuable 51 off 38 delive🅷ries.
Chasing the target, the Knight Riders suffered an early setback after Sunil Narine walked back to the pavilion with a two-ball duck. KKR skippeღr Dinesh Karthik’s horrid run continued as he too departed without opening his account.
Shubman and Eoin Morgan built a crucial partnership (92) to drive their team across the finishing line. While🌜 Shubman made an unbeaten 70 off 62 balls, Morgan💮 played an explosive cameo of 42 runs.
Shubman was adjudged as ‘Player of the Match’ for his match-winning knock.
Abhishek and Yuvraj’s funny banter
Shubman shared a picture of himself hugging Morgan after the win on Instagram. “Glad to get off the mark,” he wrote.
SRH youngster Abhishek Sharma came up with an amusing comment that read: “Bach gya tu iss vaar”.
Abhishek was referring to the 17th over of the game when the right-🅺hander smashed him for a towering six.
Yuvraj Singh decided to join the party and replied: “I think tu bach gaya is baar”.
“Paji tuhaanu te yaad hee hai Sab kida out krda c mai,” responded Abhishek to Yuvraj’s comment.
Meanwhile, England limited-overs skipper Morgan too heaped praise on Shubman and stated that the latter is aesthetically pleas🤪ing to watch.
“I didn’t have to tell him a great deal to be honest, he’s beautiful to watch on the eye, good bat swing, very languid style, magnificent to watch, he’s good kid, very hungry to learn and I would love to bat with him once again. I think he deserves all the success,” said Morgan in the post-match presentation.
