IPL 2023, GT vs KKR | Twitter in disbelief as Vijay Shankar sends Shardul Thakur to cleaners with three back-to-back sixes

Gujarat Titans put on the boosters late on in their innings to get to a mammoth total of 204/4 against Gujarat Titans at the Narendra Modi stadium in Ahmedabad on Sunday afternoon. The charge was led by an unassuming Vijay Shankar who emerged out of the blue to showcase his shotmaking prowess which was explosive enough to keep even David Miller quiet on the other end in his three-ball stay. The all-rounder from Tamil Nadu saved his best for last as the Titans capitalized on KKR's unusual choice to hand the last over to Shardul Thakur instead of Umesh Yadav, a move that cost the visitors 20 runs.

Shankar got the strike on the second ball of the over and let an opportunity go to waste after failing to connect with a slow and wide delivery from Thakur. However, the bowler did not have the same fortune on the succeeding deliveries as his counterpart's destruction began with a clean strike over deep midwicket off a full and slightly wide delivery, arguably the shot of the day. Having thus brought up his half-century off just 21 deliveries, Shankar seemed to further grow in confidence and dispatched the next delivery over long-on with timing befitting of Gods. The 32-year-old wasn't done yet as he finished off the saga with another strike over wide long-on albeit it only just made it over the rope the third time around.

Shankar eventually ended unbeaten on 63 off 24 deliveries, laced with four boundaries and five maximums, thereby sending the Twitterati berserk.

What a hit by 3D!

Briliant shot from Vijay Shankar!

That looked effortless!!🥵🥵

WC year and Vijay can't be stopped!

Hahahaha!

Shankar shines!

Just today, this game #GTvsKKR🥵

Miracles!😂😂😂😂😂😂

For sure this time!

Hehehe! Lol!

One man show after Sai Sudharshan's knock!

Rolf!😂😂😂😂😂😂