IPL 2023: Shardul Thakur surprised himself with 29-ball 68 run knock against RCB

Kolkata: Kolkata Knight Riders were staring at a potentially low score against Royal Challengers Bangalore on Thursday. With half their side in the dugout at just 89 runs on the board, KKR needed someone to step up.

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Surprisingly for everyone, Shardul Thakur took the mantle and steered KKR to 204/7 with a 29-ball 68 run knock. The inning took everyone by surprise – including the seamer.

“Even, I don’t know where it came from! Looking at the scorecard, everyone would have said we were struggling. But your subconscious mind takes over. You also have to have skills to do that at the higher level, but we also work hard in the nets,” he said in the post-match presentation ceremony.

Shardul Thakur completely changed the tone of the innings with his entertaining 68 off 29 balls and he becomes our Top Performer from the first innings of the #KKRvRCB contest in the #TATAIPL.

Take a look at his batting summary