The destructive batting line-up of Punjab Kings (PBKS) collapsed against Gujarat Titans (GT) on Sunday (May 3). The PBKS team, which was winning the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026 on the basis of its batsmen, looked helpless in front of GT in Ahmedabad. When invited to bat first, the team lost 5 wickets till the score of 47 runs. It seemed difficult for PBKS to reach 100 runs but Suryansh Shedge played a stormy innings to reach a respectable score.
Shedgi, playing only his second match of this season, could score only 13 runs on his first 14 balls. After this he changed gears by hitting a six on Arshad Khan. In the next over, Marcus Stoinis brought him on strike early and Shedge took full advantage of it. Shedge hit Manav Kumar for two consecutive sixes. After this he hit two consecutive fours and then ended the over with a six. Shedge’s explosive batting helped PBKS cross 100.
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Shedge hit fifty in 24 balls
Shedge had reached 48 runs in 22 balls. He completed the first half-century of his IPL career by taking two singles in the 15th over against Rashid Khan. After scoring fifty, Shedge sent a bowler like Kagiso Rabada for a six. However, Rabada soon made a comeback and brought relief to GT by walking him on the last ball of the over. Shedge was out after scoring 57 runs in 29 balls with the help of 3 fours and 5 sixes. His wicket fell at the score of 126.
After Shedge returned to the pavilion, Stoinis and Marco Janson played big shots to take PBKS to the score of 163 runs. This was the third highest score of any team after losing 5 wickets within 50 runs in IPL.
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Who is Suryansh Shedge?
23 year old Suryansh Shedge plays for Mumbai in domestic cricket. Shedge is known for his explosive batting in the lower order. He is also a useful medium pace fast bowler. He got his first chance in IPL in 2023. Lucknow Super Giants signed him as an injury replacement for Jaydev Unadkat. However, Shedge did not get a chance to play that season. After this, he caught the attention of IPL teams with his stormy batting in Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy 2024.
PBKS placed a bet on this young player in the IPL 2025 mega auction and included him in their team for Rs 30 lakh. Shedge got a chance to play 5 matches in IPL 2025, in which he got his turn to bat 3 times but he could not do anything special. This time he has taken full advantage of the opportunity and left his mark.
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