Shashank Singh vs SRH: Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) had a very explosive start in the 17th match of IPL 2026. The pair of Abhishek Sharma and Travis Head destroyed the bowling of Punjab Kings (PBKS). Both the openers added 105 runs in the first 6 overs and completely pushed Punjab on the backfoot in the powerplay. Punjab Kings tried star bowlers like Marco Johnson, Xavier Bartlett, Vijaykumar Vaishak and Arshdeep Singh in the powerplay, but all of them proved to be flops. Abhishek Sharma and Travis Head hit fours and sixes.

Part time bowler did wonders

The pair of Abhishek Sharma and Travis Head managed to add 120 runs in just 8 overs. At the same time, Punjab Kings captain Shreyas Iyer took a big decision and handed the ball to part-time bowler Shashank Singh. Shashank Singh controlled the pace of runs by giving only 6 runs in the first over. Then in his second over he did wonders. Travis Head was shown the way to the pavilion on the very first ball of the 9th over of the innings. On the third ball of the same over, he also made Abhishek Sharma his victim. This one over of Shashank Singh completely changed the course of the match. The dangerous partnership of 120 runs ended and Punjab Kings got a big relief.

Travis Head
Abhishek Sharma

Shashank Singh with the crucial wickets

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surprising fact

The special thing is that in the last two seasons (2024 and 2025), Shashank Singh was able to bowl only 3 overs and took only 1 wicket. Everyone was surprised to see his bowling in this match. He proved that he can also prove to be a useful bowler when needed. This brilliant bowling of Shashank Singh has given new hope to Punjab Kings, while Sunrisers Hyderabad got the shock of losing two of their big wickets.

Only 3 wickets in IPL career

Shashank Singh has bowled only 5 times in IPL so far. During this period, he has taken 3 wickets while spending runs at an economy of 9.13. Of these, 2 wickets came in this match. That means before this he had taken his only wicket in the year 2024. Even then he had made Abhishek Sharma his victim.