Shashank Singh slams a quickfire 40 vs Pakistan - (Source: ScreenGrab/X)
On Friday, October 30, India, under the leadership of Krunal Pandya, kickstarted their Hong Kong Sixes campaign with a match against Pakistan. The Men in Blue got off to a troubled start as they were 17/1 after 1.3 overs.
Shashank Singh walked to bat at No.3 and got going from the word go. While Nitish Rana struggled from one end, Singh looked a totally different batter when he took the strike.
Shashank Singh Slams A Quickfire 40 vs Pakistan
Shashank Singh went all guns blazing and slammed a quickfire 40 (11), which helped India put 88 runs on the board. Singh’s knock included two fours and five sixes. In the first three balls he faced, the Punjab Kings’ batter hit Muhammad Shahzad for 2 sixes and a four.
Shashank hogged the headlines when Irfan Khan Niazi came to bowl in the 4th over of the game. Singh started the over with a couple of sixes, which was followed by a double. After collecting 14 runs off the first 3 balls, the PBKS batter hit another six.
The right-handed batter slammed a four off the 5th ball and collected 24 runs in the entire over. Singh was unfortunate to miss out on a well-deserved fifty and got out in the 6th over of the game.
Shashank Singh Puts Up A Show To Secure His Place Ahead Of IPL Auction
The ongoing tournament is really important for Shashank Singh because it will have a huge impact on his place with Punjab Kings. November 15 is the last date to announce retentions, and the 34-year-old’s future is hanging by a thread.
Talking about IPL 2026, the 34-year-old scored just 132 runs in 9 innings, averaging 22 with the bat. Shashank scored a solitary fifty in that game. Further, his fielding came under a lot of scrutiny, and his butter fingers were a topic of discussion for the longest time.
Hence, it is to be seen whether Shashank will be retained by Punjab Kings for IPL 2027 or not.
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