Amazing the finisher of Punjab, Marcus Stoinis left behind Abhishek Sharma with this one shot
Marcus Stoinis Delhi Capitals Playing a bang against the IPL, he completed his 100 sixes. On the second ball of the 17th over, he achieved this feat by sending Mukesh Kumar’s ball to the stands and overtook Abhishek Sharma in the matter. Stoinis scored an unbeaten 44 in just 16 balls.
Punjab Kings Australian all -rounder Marcus Stoinis played a strong innings against Delhi Capitals at Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Jaipur. Stoinis, who came to bat at number 7, started the attack as soon as he arrived.
On the second ball of the 17th over, he sent Mukesh Kumar’s ball to the audience and with this the 100th six of his IPL career was also completed. As soon as he touched this figure, he overtook Abhishek Sharma (99 Six). Stoinis scored an unbeaten innings of 44 runs in 16 balls, including 4 sixes and 3 fours. Chris Gayle is at the top with 357 sixes in IPL history, while veterans like Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli and MS Dhoni come after him. With this innings, Stoinis showed that she is still the most trusted finisher of the team.
Thanks to his brilliant innings, Punjab crossed the 200 mark and the team got a big boost before the playoffs. Stoinis has played for four teams so far in the IPL, starting from Punjab in 2016, then part of RCB, Delhi and LSG. His best season was for LSG in 2023 when he scored 408 runs. Now once again returning in old colors, Stoinis has told that on big occasions he can still bring a big difference for the team.
Teams for this match
Delhi Capitals: Faf Duplessis (captain), Sedikullah Atal, Karun Nair, Sameer Rizvi, Triston Stabs (wicketkeeper), Ashutosh Sharma, Vipraj Nigam, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohit Sharma, Mustafizur Rahman, Mukesh Kumar.
Impact Players: KL Rahul, Manwant Kumar, Triti Vijay, Ajay Jadav Mandal, Darshan Nalakande.
Punjab Kings: Prabhasimran Singh, Priyansh Arya, Josh England (wicketkeeper), Shreyas Iyer (Captain), Nehal Vadhera, Shashank Singh, Marcus Stoinis, Marco Yansen, Ajmatullah Umarjai, Harpreet Brar, Arshdeep Singh.
Impact Players: Praveen Dubey, Vijaykumar Vishak, Suryansh Shedge, Kyle Jamison, Xavier Bartellet.
