Punjab Kings batter sends ball flying out of Dharamsala (stadium) – see Preity Zinta’s epic response

Preity Zinta reacts after Shashank Singh hits one six out of the stadium. (Screengrab)

Punjab Kings (PBKS) co-owner Preity Zinta was left shocked after Shashank Singh smacked Mayank Yadav for a six that sailed outdoors the HPCA Stadium on Sunday.
On the fourth ball of the seventeenth over, bowled by Mayank Yadav, Shashank Singh despatched the ball over deep backward square-leg, hitting the roof of a constructing and going over.
The shot elicited an epic response from Preity Zinta, who might be seen shouting “oooohhhhhhhhhhh!”
The umpire needed to ask for a brand new ball because the ball landed outdoors the stadium.
Prabhsimran Singh’s 91 off 48 powers Punjab Kings to 236/5.
Earlier, LSG skipper Rishabh Pant received the toss and opted to area first. On the toss, Pant mentioned the ball may cease a bit early on, which is why he selected to bowl first.
“We really feel it’s a bowling-first pitch. We do not understand how it will play. Appears like it is going to cease a bit, slightly unfastened on the highest. Nonetheless, wicket. It’ll be match. Bowling first, we could have the benefit and see how the sport unfolds, and that is the sort of benefit we had been seeking to have. Simply making an attempt to be easy extra usually. You need folks to have a dialog if you find yourself dropping. Good to see kids stepping in,” he mentioned.
PBKS captain Shreyas Iyer mentioned they’d made one change – seam-bowling all-rounder Marcus Stoinis comes into the taking part in eleven. “We’d have bowled first as nicely. The wicket was lined for some time, and it was pouring yesterday and the day earlier than. It was below the sheets, and you realize the moisture it adopts. The grass is thicker.”

“I do not wish to predict how the wicket goes to be. We’re up for the competitors. You have to take positives from the sport. You may’t dwell on how dangerous you will have carried out in a specific sport. It haunts you now and again.”
“We have to be in excessive spirits and hold motivating one another and see to it that we’re having fun with one another’s success. That is the tradition and camaraderie within the group. Simply preserving issues easy. I do know it’s powerful, however that is the mantra,” he mentioned.
PBKS are fourth on the factors desk with six wins from 10 video games and are very a lot within the reckoning to enter the playoffs. Then again, LSG are again after a week-long break from the competitors and are in sixth place with 5 wins from 11 matches. A win for them will hold their playoff hopes alive.