A no-ball can be frustrating for any bowler, but it stings even more when the batting side is in full flow. That’s exactly what happened during SRH’s clash against Punjab Kings, when Yash Thakur’s no-ball denied them Abhishek Sharma’s wicket after he was caught, adding to SRH’s woes.
Punjab Kings made full use of the batting-friendly pitch in Hyderabad and rode on Shreyas Iyer’s explosive 82 off 36 deliveries. While Harshal Patel’s four-wicket haul briefly pulled things back, Marcus Stoinis’s late blitz of 34 from just 11 balls powered Punjab to a commanding 245/ 6. In response, SRH openers Travis Head and Abhishek Sharma came out firing and raced to 40/0 in just three overs.
An over later, a dramatic moment unfolded that swung in favour of Sharma and against Yash Thakur. On the fourth delivery of the fourth over, Punjab’s impact sub Yash Thakur bowled a length ball on the stumps. Sharma came down the track and gave himself room, and smacked hard, only to send it straight to Shashank Singh at deep backward point. Additionally, Shashank took a comfortable catchand Thakur celebrated, thinking he had drawn first blood.
But joy turned to despair in seconds as the no-ball siren echoed through the stadium as Thakur had overstepped. The packed Uppal crowd erupted, and the free hit that followed was punished by Sharma with a towering six. Twitter quickly picked up on the moment, with fans facepalming over Thakur’s misfortune.
Survived!
— KK meneon (@KMeneon2594) April 12, 2025
Abhishek Sharma was dismissed, but wait… IT’S A NO BALL! 😱#AbhishekSharma pic.twitter.com/g30iCi6qOL
— Akaran.A (@Akaran_1) April 12, 2025
Yup
Out
Abhishek Sharma OUT but no Ball
Mad maddddd anteee 🥵🥵😀#SRHvPBKS pic.twitter.com/zGYh7CTbpp— degreepass_mawa (@degreepass_mawa) April 12, 2025
Abhishek Sharma aaj hawan krke aya hai#SRHvsPBKS
— 𝐂𝗵𝗲𝗽𝗮𝘂𝗸 𝐋𝗼𝘆𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘀𝘁 (@chepaukloyalist) April 12, 2025
Good diet
Abhishek Sharma ate luck today. There is no other explanation for this. Damn 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣#SRHvPBKS
— KingOfHell (@lastShinobi7610) April 12, 2025
Massive
YASH THAKUR TO ABHISHEK SHARMA DRAMA UNLOCKED!
First, a MASSIVE SIX over mid-wicket salt meet wound.
Next ball? Caught at point BUT WAIT it’s a NO BALL!
Uppal hears the siren, and the celebrations turn into confusion.
Shashank Singh with the catch,but it’s a no ball#SRHvsPBKS— Alexander. (@_TheNotGreat08) April 12, 2025
Abhishek Sharma dismissed, but it’s a no ball.
— MixUpInfo (@MixUpInfo03) April 12, 2025
Ofcourse
Of course this bum Abhishek Sharma had to start performing on today of all days
— jag j (@jagjssl) April 12, 2025
Just brilliant
Punjab fans to Abhishek Sharma and Travis Head 😅#SRHvsPBKS pic.twitter.com/HAqPF77MG9
— Jon Bishnoi (@Jncrico18) April 12, 2025
