6,6,6: Watch Vijay Shankar's Hat-trick of Sixes, Smashes Fastest Fifty by a Gujarat Titans Batter

Vijay Shankar lit up the Narendra Modi Stadium on Sunday with a sensational knock of 63 runs from just 24 balls including a hat-trick of sixes in the final over against Kolkata Knight Riders.

The defending champions hosted the two-time champs KKR at their home in Ahmedabad on April 9 and after a good start by the Titans, their innings slowed down towards the middle, before a brilliant finish to the innings by Shankar.

As many as 41 runs came from the 11 balls in the last two overs, with Shankar playing a breathtaking knock at a strike rate of 262.50.

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The highlight of Shankar’s knock were the three consecutive sixes he smashed in the final over of the inning against Shardul Thakur, taking the reigning champs past the 200-run mark.

Courtesy of Vijay Shankar’s brutal hitting, Rashid Khan and Co finished with a total of 204/4.

Watch Vijay Shankar’s hat-trick of sixes against Kolkata Knight Riders:

Hardik Pandya was unwell so Rashid captained the Titans and he won the toss and elected to bat first.

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Wriddhiman Saha and Shubman Gill stitched together an opening stand of 33 runs before Saha departed after scoring 17. Shubman Gill scored 39 in 31 balls helping set up a platform for his teammates. Sai Sudharsan was impressive, he scored a fifty, and if he had not been dismissed for 53, then the Titans could have scored even more.

Abhinav Manohar could only manage 14, while Miller scored just 2 runs in 3 balls apart from Shankar’s heroics.

For KKR, Sunil Narine was the pick of the bowlers as he picked up 3 wickets giving away 33 runs in his spell. Suyash Sharma also got a wicket and the 19-year-old gave away 35 runs. Last match’s hero with the bat for the Knight Riders, Shardul was on the receiving end of Shankar’s destructive knock.

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