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Skip Dhawan Slams a Fighting 50, Bats With All PBKS Batters From Tip to Toe

image-lg9k97g2Shikhar Dhawan finished with a score of 99* (AP Photo)

Punjab Kings' captain Shikhar Dhawan held the forte from one end, despite all the other batters didn't support their leader from the other end. Dhawan smashed a fighting fifty off 42 deliveries, batting from all the Punjab batters from tip to toe.

Dhawan completed his half-century off T Natarajan's bowling, slamming a maximum over mid wicket and following it with another one via a scoop shot over the keeper's head. 

In the process, the Punjab skipper has surpassed Ruturaj Gaikwad's tally of 189 runs to become the current Orange Cap holder. 

While batting first at Hyderabad, PBKS lost three quick wickets to the new-ball pair of Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Marco Jansen before Dhawan found a partner in Sam Curran, who slammed a 15-ball 22, to notch a 41-run partnership.

While batting first at Hyderabad, PBKS lost three quick wickets to the new-ball pair of Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Marco Jansen before Dhawan found a partner in Sam Curran, who slammed a 15-ball 22, to notch a 41-run partnership.

However, Mayank Markande and Umran Malik ran rampant as Punjab lost wickets like trees shed leaves in autumn. From 63-3 to 88-9, the visitors' middle and lower-middle order tumbled like nothing.

However, the PBKS skipper has started to cut loose in the death overs with the last man standing, Mohit Rathee. At the time of writing, Punjab's score is at 126-9, with Dhawan being at 82* and two more overs still to go.