The star Kings of Punjab (BKS) Wicketkeeper-batsman Jitesh Sharma was clearly unhappy with his efforts in the 23rd match of the Indian Premier League 2024 (IPL 2024) against the Pat Cummin-led Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) at the Maharaja Yadavindra Singh International Cricket Stadium, Mullanpur , Chandigarh on Tuesday. , April 9th.
The 30-year-old is auditioning in the ongoing edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) to be selected in the Indian squad for the ICC Men’s T20 World 2024, which will be held in the West Indies and the United States.
So far, the wicketkeeper-batsman’s performances have been disappointing, to say the least, and if this continues, he may not get a ticket to the World Cup despite having been a part of the Indian setup in T20Is for some time. .
In the match against Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH), the stage was perfectly set for him to finish off the match and he failed to get the job done for the team. Jitesh Sharma scored just 19 runs off 11 balls, 1 four and 1 six, before returning to the dugout in the 16th over of the match. Before today’s match, he had recorded scores of 16, 6, 27 and 9 in the previous four matches.
Frustration over the continued failures in the Indian Premier League (IPL) was clearly visible on Jitesh Sharma’s face as he got out with the third ball of the 16th over of the innings. All-rounder Nitish Reddy bowled an off-cut which Jitesh Sharma stepped up and hooked. However, he did not make good contact with the ball and was caught by Abhishek Sharma, who did a great job in the field.
After coming out, Jitesh Sharma sat on the ground dejected and while leaving the field he was seen shouting in frustration after failing in the match.
Watch – Jitesh Sharma absolutely mad at himself after his poor knock
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In the end, SRH managed to defend their score of 182/9 as they survived the blitzkrieg of Shashank Singh and Ashutosh Sharma to restrict Punjab Kings (PBKS) to 180/6 to win the match by 2 runs. This was the narrowest margin of victory for SRH in the history of the Indian Premier League (IPL).
Narrowest margin of victory for SRH in IPL (by runs):
2 runs against PK Mullanpur 2024
3 runs vs MI Mumbai WS 2022
4 races vs DC Dubai 2014
4 races vs RPS Vizag 2016
4 runs vs RCB Abu Dhabi 2021
Meanwhile, Nitish Reddy, who dismissed Jitesh Sharma, was awarded the Man of the Match award for his heroics and speaking after the match, he said that he was happy to contribute to the team’s success in the match.
Talking about his strategy in the match, Nitish Reddy said that the pacers were bowling well, so he decided to attack the spinners in the match. He elaborated:
“For me it’s like a big contribution to my team and me. I’ve been telling myself that I should believe in myself. The Seamers were bowling very well, I didn’t want to face them. I knew the spinners would come and “I wanted to attack them, I just did that. Throughout the tournament, they were bowling slow and it’s really working. I also used dimensions. I just want to keep playing for my team.”