GT vs RCB: Coach Ashish Nehra proud after Shahrukh Khan hits 1st IPL fifty in 24 balls

GT vs RCB: Coach Ashish Nehra proud after Shahrukh Khan hits 1st IPL fifty in 24 balls

GT head coach Ashish Nehra was thrilled on Sunday, April 28, after a promotional move worked in their favour in their IPL 2024 match against RCB at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad. Shahrukh hit his maiden IPL fifty in his first stint with the Titans, leading recovery for the home team after they slipped to 45 for 2 in the 7th over after Faf du Plessis won the toss and opted to field in the afternoon match.Â

Shahrukh Khan joined his Tamil Nadu teammate Sai Sudharsan and took on the spinners in the middle overs. He went after Glenn Maxwell in the 9th over, hitting the off-spinner for a six and a four in the 9th over.  He continued the onslaught against leg-spinner Karn Sharma.

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Shahrukh forced RCB to go back to pace in the middle overs as Faf du Plessis handed the ball to Cameron Green. Shahrukh went after the Australian medium pacer, smashing him for a six and making him leak 10 runs.Â

Shahrukh was severe against Green in his second over, hitting the medium pacer for 2 fours and a six. Shahrukh was pumped as he got to his maiden IPL fifty after having had sparse chances with the Titans in IPL 2024.Â

Coach Ashish Nehra, who was in the dugout, stood up and gestured his congratulatory message to Shahrukh in the middle. David Miller was also thrilled as Shahrukh had put the team in a good position to fight.

Shahrukh Khan and Sai Sudharsan stitched an 86-run stand after which the left-hander also got to his fifty, a second successive milestone in the season.Â

Shahrukh, however, could not convert his fifty into a bigger knock, as he was out bowled by a yorker from Mohammed Siraj in the 15th over.Â

Shahrukh, who Punjab released, had scored only 45 runs before Sunday’s match, but he made the most of the opportunity that came his way in the crunch game against RCB.Â

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