Shahrukh Khan (47 in 36 balls, 4x4, 2x6) played lone ranger for Punjab Kings (PBKS) as they lost to Chennai Super Kings (CSK) by six wickets in a one-sided IPL encounter in Mumbai on Friday.

Thanks to a superb bowling effort from CSK pacer Deepak Chahar (4-1-13-4), PBKS lost their top five batsmen for just 26 by the seventh over. However, 25-year-old Shahrukh showed the rest how to bat on the Wankhede Stadium pitch. Otherwise, a batting paradise, the Wankhede strip helped the seamers on Friday evening.                             
“I thought it [pitch] was a bit slower, not like the usual Wankhede that I have seen through the years. The ball really stopped a lot. But as you know, when the dew factor comes in, it skids on to the bat really well. Yeah, we had half of the team inside the dressing room. I wanted to hang around for some time and assess the pitch a bit more so that the slog overs would be a bit easier for me,” Shahrukh said at the post-match press conference on Friday night.