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SRH vs PBKS, 2025 - T20 Live Commentary

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Match 27, Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad , Apr 12, 2025
Sunrisers Hyderabad Sunrisers Hyderabad
247/2 (18.3/20)
Punjab Kings Punjab Kings
245/6 (20.0/20)
Sunrisers Hyderabad beat Punjab Kings by 8 wickets
  • Player of the Match
    Abhishek Sharma
    141(55)
Well then, this wraps up a Saturday evening that was filled with entertainment aplenty. Up next in the Indian Premier League is another treat of a double header coming your way. First up, Jaipur's Sawai Mansingh Stadium will witness the battle of the royals, as Rajasthan Royals host the Royal Challengers Bengaluru, with the first ball scheduled to be bowled at 3.30 pm IST (10 am GMT). That game will be followed by Delhi Capitals hosting the Mumbai Indians at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in New Delhi at 7.30 pm IST (2 pm GMT) on Sunday, 13th April. But do make sure that you all join us an hour earlier for all the exciting pre-match build-up. Till then, take care and cheers!
The Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium transformed into a batter's paradise on the night, bearing witness to an extraordinary 492 runs scored across both innings. The IPL has shattered the ceiling of what's possible in run chases. Year after year, this tournament pushes batting boundaries further, producing jaw-dropping pursuits that redefine cricket's mathematical limits. With this win, the Sunrisers Hyderabad have resurrected their campaign, as there will surely be a feel-good factor after their shaky start. They move up to the eighth position, while with this loss, the Punjab Kings stay sixth on the table.
Abhishek Sharma is the PLAYER OF THE MATCH for his match-winning century. He says that it’s never easy for any player to suddenly click after going through a lean patch. Gives a special mention to the captain and the management for creating a positive atmosphere in the camp. Mentions that the entire team was eagerly waiting for his parents to arrive and jokingly says that his parents seem to be lucky for the team as a whole. States that they knew that they just had to break through once, especially after going through a tough phase of losing four games. Adds that throughout that period, the mood in the camp remained upbeat, and the belief never wavered. Abhishek acknowledges the guidance of Yuvraj Singh and Suryakumar Yadav, who have both been in regular touch with him.
The captain of the Sunrisers Hyderabad, Pat Cummins, mentions it was a wicket where they didn't have too many options with the ball. Says that any over going for under 10 feels like a big win, especially on such high-scoring surfaces. Reflecting on the chase, he calls it phenomenal and admits that the team feels confident even when chasing targets around 250, which speaks volumes about their belief. He states that he's a big fan of Abhishek Sharma and the way he’s been striking the ball. Cummins also mentions that they’ve been really happy with how things have gone in training, and it was only a matter of executing it on the field. Lastly, he thanks the home crowd for their support.
It's time for the Presentation ceremony...
Travis Head of the Sunrisers Hyderabad is up for a chat now. He says it feels nice to get on the winner's list. He says they needed it in the competition as they are almost halfway through. He says he discussed with Abhishek about giving themselves some chance, taking some balls, staying a touch quiet at the early stages and then teeing off. Mentions that they picked their targets and got into a good rhythm. Feels it was all about doing the things that have worked for the team last season, encouraging each other, keeping a clear mind, and all those things helped them. Adds that there have been some big scores on this particular wicket where teams have crossed 200 many times and because of that, they knew they were always in the game. He says it's fun to get into a friendly banter with someone like Glenn Maxwell, and it wasn’t anything serious, he concludes.
The captain of the Punjab Kings, Shreyas Iyer, shares that it was a fantastic total to post, especially with the ball holding up in the first innings. He mentions that when he and Nehal Wadhera were batting, a total of 230 felt like a winning score. However, he reckons that the dew made things significantly easier for the chasing side. That said, he gives credit where it’s due, acknowledging the outstanding effort from the SRH batters. Speaking about the Sunrisers' chase, he says Abhishek Sharma played an exceptional inning, even though he had a slice of luck with a couple of chances going down. Admits the bowling unit didn’t quite meet expectations and feels that the over-rotation and execution could have been sharper. States that losing Lockie Ferguson was a big blow to their plans, but understands that niggles are part and parcel of a fast bowler’s life. He says that there were opportunities to shift the momentum, particularly with those two missed chances, but the team couldn’t capitalize. Finally, he reflects on the match by saying there are decent learnings to take forward and that it’s now back to the drawing board as they look to bounce back stronger.
Earlier in the game, Punjab Kings got off to a rollicking start with the bat, as Prabhsimran Singh and young Priyansh Arya bossed up the Powerplay, on a pitch that was deemed as a batter's safe haven. Shreyas Iyer joined the blitz bandwagon, smashing every bowler, all around the park and notching a superb 82, with a decent contribution from Nehal Wadhera. However, they slowed down a bit in the middle with Harshal Patel taking a spectacular 4-fer. But, PBKS bounced back marvelously as Marcus Stoinis provided that much-needed propulsion in the last over, smashing four sixes and helping PBKS to post 245, which in the end, proved to be not enough to defend.
Their relentless assault left Punjab's bowlers looking utterly helpless as the run chase transformed into an exhibition of raw power hitting. From there, SRH held the bull by its horns. Abhishek Sharma did prove that he is a human, as he got out eventually, but not before putting the game well within reach of SRH. Heinrich Klaasen and Ishan Kishan then provided the finishing touches, completing the chase with 9 balls to spare.
Abhishek Sharma and Head showed no mercy, pulverizing even well-executed deliveries as they shifted into another gear with the bat. They manipulated the field at will, leaving PBKS completely defensive and scrambling for answers. With breathtaking fluency, Abhishek stormed to a spectacular century, shattering multiple records along the way, including establishing himself as the batter with the highest individual score for Sunrisers Hyderabad, leapfrogging David Warner, and also smashing the highest score individually by any Indian batter in the history of the IPL, overtaking KL Rahul's unbeaten 132, while also overtaking Quinton de Kock and becoming the third highest individual scorer in the IPL's history.
Abhishek raced to a blistering half-century off just 19 deliveries, firmly establishing Hyderabad's momentum in their ambitious chase of 246. Punjab's predicament worsened considerably when their ace fast bowler Lockie Ferguson was forced to leave the field with a quad injury, severely undermining their bowling attack at the most critical juncture of the contest. Head and Abhishek continued to go great guns. It was all about the air and the distance as SRH chewed up more than half of the runs inside the first ten overs itself.
The SRH opening duo unleashed absolute mayhem from ball one, with Abhishek Sharma and Travis Head launching a ferocious assault on the PBKS bowling attack. Fortune favoured the bold, as Abhishek survived multiple chances at the start. First, Marcus Stoinis could not hang on to a tough chance in the second over, off Marco Jansen, when on 4 and then, the southpaw got a crucial letoff when Yash Thakur's overstepped delivery negated what was a simple catch for Shashank Singh. This was in the 4th over, with Sharma on 28. Making the most of his new lives, Abhishek continued to punish the Punjab bowlers mercilessly, as SRH rocketed to 83 without loss at the end of the Powerplay, nearly matching Punjab's 89/1 at the same stage.
IMPOSSIBLE has just been reduced to a mere word in cricket. We have just witnessed the run chase of the highest quality from Sunrisers Hyderabad, as they register the second-highest successful run chase in the history of the Indian Premier League. Sunrisers Hyderabad have just redefined what's possible in T20 cricket with a chase that bordered on the supernatural. What unfolded tonight was batting artistry of the highest caliber. One can only sympathize with Punjab Kings' shell-shocked bowling unit. Cricket, in all its unforgiving glory, revealed its most merciless face as even a towering total of 245 proved woefully inadequate against this rampaging SRH batting unit.
End Of The Over 18.3 : 247/2
7 Runs
  • 218.1
  • 118.2
  • 418.3
H. Klaasen
21 (14)
I. Kishan
9 (6)
Y. Thakur
2.3-0-40-0
18.3
4
Yash Thakur To Heinrich Klaasen
FOUR! Game, set and match! Heinrich Klaasen with the winning runs for SRH! This is a low full toss, outside off, Heinrich just opens the bat face and slices it to the left of backward point for a boundary to complete the chase. Who would have thought Sunrisers Hyderabad would wrap this up with such ease and with 9 balls to spare?
18.2
1
Yash Thakur To Ishan Kishan
Lands it full, on off, Ishan firmly drives it with a straight bat to long off for a single.
18.1
2
Yash Thakur To Ishan Kishan
Gets the yorker in, on off, Ishan takes it on the full and just nudges it to the left of long on for a couple of runs. SRH are now a hit away. They need 4 more runs.
End Of The Over 18 : 240/2
16 Runs
  • 417.1
  • 117.2
  • 417.3
  • 117.4
  • 017.5
  • 617.6
H. Klaasen
17 (13)
I. Kishan
6 (4)
S. Singh
2-0-27-0
17.6
6
Shashank Singh To Heinrich Klaasen
SIX! Into the stands! Shashank Singh lands it on a back of a length and it is the slower one. Heinrich Klaasen presses on the back foot and waits for the ball to arrive. Nails the pull over deep mid-wicket for a biggie. SRH just need 6 more runs.
17.5
0
Shashank Singh To Heinrich Klaasen
Big swing and a miss! An off-cutter, near the tramline on off, on a length, Heinrich Klaasen swings for the hills but connects with thin air.
17.4
1
Shashank Singh To Ishan Kishan
Even fuller this time, on off, Ishan leans into it and drives it to deep cover for a single.
17.3
4
Shashank Singh To Ishan Kishan
FOUR! Crunched! Shashank offers width on off, on a length, Ishan reaches out and clobbers it over cover for a boundary.
17.2
1
Shashank Singh To Heinrich Klaasen
A bit of reverse swing on this one. A yorker that tails back in, on middle, Heinrich Klaasen digs it out to deep square leg for a single.
17.1
4
Shashank Singh To Heinrich Klaasen
FOUR! Smashed! Singh returns to attack and looks to go short. It sits up to be hit and Heinrich Klaasen stands tall and pulls it between deep mid-wicket and long on for a boundary.
End Of The Over 17 : 224/2
6 Runs
  • 416.1
  • W 16.2
  • 016.3
  • 116.4
  • 016.5
  • 116.6
H. Klaasen
6 (9)
I. Kishan
1 (2)
A. Singh
4-0-37-1
16.6
1
Arshdeep Singh To Heinrich Klaasen
Slanting away, fuller, Heinrich Klaasen walks across and gets low. Shapes up to go down town but gets an inside edge towards backward square leg for one.
16.5
0
Arshdeep Singh To Heinrich Klaasen
A sharp and quick bumper from Singh, over middle, Heinrich Klaasen looks to pull it away but the ball climbs onto him and sails over the blade.
16.4
1
Arshdeep Singh To Ishan Kishan
On a shortish length, on middle. Ishan goes for the pull, but the ball gets a bit big on him. Hits it to deep square leg for one.
16.3
0
Arshdeep Singh To Ishan Kishan
Dug in short, over off, Ishan sways away and lets the ball go through.
Ishan Kishan is in at number 4 with all 2s on the board.
16.2
W
Arshdeep Singh To Abhishek Sharma OUT!
OUT! IN THE AIR AND GONE! A scintillating innings from Abhishek Sharma comes to an end, and the crowd rises as one to applaud the young man. Arshdeep gives him a hug in appreciation. Angling in, full in length, on middle, Abhishek Sharma goes deep in the crease and tries to whip it away. Gets it only as far as deep mid-wicket where the substitute fielder, Praveen Dubey runs in off the ropes and snaffles it. Sharma departs for 141 (55).
16.1
4
Arshdeep Singh To Abhishek Sharma
FOUR! Streaky! Arshdeep nails the wide yorker on off, Sharma walks across and looks to use the pace by opening the bat's face. Gets an inside edge that sneaks past the stumps and beats the keeper to his right for a boundary. The 50-run stand also comes up between Abhishek and Klaasen.
Strategic Break. This game is well within the arrest of the Sunrisers Hyderabad as they need just 28 off the last four overs remaining. Abhishek Sharma continues on his rampage, dismantling any bowler coming his way, with marvellous conviction. He has toppled many records on the way, as he has now scored the highest individual score by any Indian batter in the history of the IPL, overtaking KL Rahul's unbeaten 132. He now stands fourth in the list of the top individual scores by any batter, in all of the IPL, just behind the likes of Chris Gayle, Brendon McCullum and Quinton de Kock. He just needs 4 more runs to cross de Kock's individual score of 140. Back to the game. Here's Arshdeep Singh to bowl after the break.
End Of The Over 16 : 218/1
13 Runs
  • 015.1
  • 615.2
  • 415.3
  • 115.4
  • 115.5
  • 115.6
A. Sharma
137 (53)
H. Klaasen
5 (7)
Y. Thakur
2-0-33-0
15.6
1
Yash Thakur To Abhishek Sharma
Angling across, on off, on the fuller side, Abhishek squeezes it wide of cover for a single.
15.5
1
Yash Thakur To Heinrich Klaasen
From around the wicket, on the shorter side, around leg, Heinrich Klaasen helps the pull down to deep fine leg for one.
15.4
1
Yash Thakur To Abhishek Sharma
Into the wicket, on middle, Abhishek goes for the pull but gets it high on the bat. Mistimes the pull to mid-wicket for a single.
15.3
4
Yash Thakur To Abhishek Sharma
FOUR! Easy as you like! Exposes all his stumps as he walks across to the off side. Yash attacks the stumps but Abhishek gets some bat on it as he helps it wide of deep fine leg for a boundary. Abhishek moves to 135 and this is now the highest individual score by an Indian in the IPL.
15.2
6
Yash Thakur To Abhishek Sharma
SIX! Dispatched with ease! A length ball, outside off, Abhishek Sharma walks across his stumps and swings through the line. Pumps it over long on for a six. Abhishek moves to 131 and this is now the highest individual score by a SRH batter in the IPL, going past David Warner's 126.
15.1
0
Yash Thakur To Abhishek Sharma
Going across, very full, Abhishek walks across and tries to get under the ball but fails to do so. Hits it along the ground to mid on.
End Of The Over 15 : 205/1
19 Runs
  • 014.1
  • 114.2
  • 614.3
  • 1 WD 14.4
  • 414.4
  • 614.5
  • 114.6
A. Sharma
125 (48)
H. Klaasen
4 (6)
Y. Chahal
4-0-56-1
14.6
1
Yuzvendra Chahal To Abhishek Sharma
IN THE AIR...AND LANDS IN THE SAFE ZONE! Slower delivery through the air, across off, full in length, Abhishek Sharma mistimes it in the air over the cover region, but luckily for him, it lands in the no man's land for a single. SRH need 41 off 30 balls remaining.
14.5
6
Yuzvendra Chahal To Abhishek Sharma
SIX! 200 UP FOR THE SUNRISERS! Pitched fuller and on off, spinning into the batter. Abhishek Sharma clears his front leg and launches it over deep mid-wicket for a massive six.
14.4
4
Yuzvendra Chahal To Abhishek Sharma
FOUR! The margin of error is so tiny against this young lad! Chahal dishes out a half-volley, on middle and leg, Abhishek Sharma comfortably sweeps it over the fielder at 45 for a boundary.
14.4
wd
Yuzvendra Chahal To Abhishek Sharma
WIDE! Pushed across the tramline, full in length. Sharma extends his arms to smash through the off side but misses.
14.3
6
Yuzvendra Chahal To Abhishek Sharma
SIX! INTO THE STANDS! Landed on a length, around leg and spinning in, Abhishek Sharma waits to feast on it and pulls it over deep backward square leg for a six.
14.2
1
Yuzvendra Chahal To Heinrich Klaasen
Fuller and pushed around off, Heinrich Klaasen drills it wide of long off for a single.
14.1
0
Yuzvendra Chahal To Heinrich Klaasen
Slows it up, wide of off, and fuller. Heinrich Klaasen moves to the leg side to go inside out, but misses as he reaches at it to hit through the off side. Strangely, Klaasen has reviewed it for a Wide not given. A fair delivery called as the ball is passing well within the revised guideline. A review burnt by SRH.
End Of The Over 14 : 186/1
11 Runs
  • 113.1
  • 1 LB 13.2
  • 613.3
  • 013.4
  • 1 WD 13.5
  • 113.5
  • 113.6
H. Klaasen
3 (4)
A. Sharma
108 (44)
A. Singh
3-0-31-0
13.6
1
Arshdeep Singh To Heinrich Klaasen
Short and on the leg stump line, Heinrich Klaasen pulls it along the ground to deep square leg for a single. 11 runs off it! SRH need 60 off the last 6 overs.
13.5
1
Arshdeep Singh To Abhishek Sharma
Yorker just outside off, Abhishek swings through the line as he looks to play the slog, but the ball hits the inside half of the bat and goes along the ground to the left of deep square leg. Single taken.
13.5
wd
Arshdeep Singh To Abhishek Sharma
Wide! Arshdeep fires in a wide yorker, but the line is too wide. Abhishek eventually lets that one go. Wide given.
13.4
0
Arshdeep Singh To Abhishek Sharma
Wide not given! Abhishek Sharma is not pleased with it. Just across the tramline, full in length, Abhishek Sharma moves a bit to the off side and decides to let it be. He, though, does not review it.
13.3
6
Arshdeep Singh To Abhishek Sharma
SIX! Pummeled! On a length outside off, Abhishek is sitting deep in his crease, swings his willow through the line and lofts this one over long on for a big one.
13.2
lb
Arshdeep Singh To Heinrich Klaasen
On the length, on the pads, Heinrich Klaasen misses to work it across and the ball goes off the thigh pad to the leg side, for a leg bye.
13.1
1
Arshdeep Singh To Abhishek Sharma
Yorker well outside off, Abhishek walks across and looks to play the cover drive, but gets an inside edge that goes along the ground to the right of the wicket-keeper. Single taken.
End Of The Over 13 : 175/1
10 Runs
  • 612.1
  • W 12.2
  • 112.3
  • 112.4
  • 112.5
  • 112.6
A. Sharma
100 (40)
H. Klaasen
2 (2)
Y. Chahal
3-0-37-1
12.6
1
Yuzvendra Chahal To Abhishek Sharma
100 FOR ABHISHEK SHARMA! A century of the highest quality! Sensational range-hitting and he has chosen the day when his team is desperate to get a win! Removes his helmet off, as the decibels rise to the highest at Uppal with the sea of Orange admiring this whirlwind knock. He soaks in all the applause from the crowd. Coming to the delivery, Chahal tosses it up, full and on off, turning in, Abhishek Sharma leans on the ball and turns it with the spin through the mid-wicket region for a single. He takes out a piece of paper from his pocket, with 'This one is for Orange Army' written on it.
12.5
1
Yuzvendra Chahal To Heinrich Klaasen
Fuller length leg break on the leg stump, Klaasen pushes it into the leg side towards deep mid-wicket for a single.
12.4
1
Yuzvendra Chahal To Abhishek Sharma
Dragged length, around off, turning in, Abhishek Sharma knocks it off the back foot to long on for a single. He moves on to 99 off just 39 deliveries!
12.3
1
Yuzvendra Chahal To Heinrich Klaasen
Fuller on middle-leg, Heinrich Klaasen flicks this towards deep square leg to get off the mark with a single.
Heinrich Klaasen is in at number 3 tonight.
12.2
W
Yuzvendra Chahal To Travis Head OUT!
OUT! STRAIGHT UP AND CAUGHT! Finally, some breather for Punjab Kings! Chahal smartly bowls it outside off, a slider on a fuller length, with a good bit of loop on it, luring the batter into the shot. Travis Head falls prey to it as he shapes to slog it over mid-wicket. Sits down on his knee and tries to drag it from outside off, but gets no timing whatsoever, and slices it into the night sky. Glenn Maxwell at long on settles under it and takes a fine, fine catch. The 171-run opening stand has been broken now.
12.1
6
Yuzvendra Chahal To Travis Head
SIX! THERE'S ANOTHER ONE! Flipper, fractionally short, outside off, Head again rocks back and pulls it over mid-wicket for a six.
End Of The Over 12 : 165/0
11 Runs
  • 111.1
  • 211.2
  • 011.3
  • 411.4
  • 411.5
  • 011.6
A. Sharma
98 (38)
T. Head
60 (35)
S. Singh
1-0-11-0
11.6
0
Shashank Singh To Abhishek Sharma
Oh, he must have felt that he missed out on it! Wide of off, on a hard length. Abhishek Sharma moves outside off and tries to pin it between backward point and short third, but is a bit late to go through the shot and hits it off the thickish outside edge to the short third fielder.
11.5
4
Shashank Singh To Abhishek Sharma
FOUR! ABHISHEK IS TOYING WITH THE BOWLERS! Slower bouncer well outside off, Abhishek again walks across and pulls it over short fine leg for four.
11.4
4
Shashank Singh To Abhishek Sharma
FOUR! Up and over! Across off, short of a good length with a lack of pace. Abhishek Sharma shuffles across off and just swings wildly at it. Slices it over short third for a boundary.
11.3
0
Shashank Singh To Abhishek Sharma
Length ball wide outside off, Abhishek walks across to play the pickup shot behind square but gets hit on the body. A rare dot ball.
11.2
2
Shashank Singh To Abhishek Sharma
Banged into the pitch, short and on off, Abhishek Sharma charges down the track and flat bats it straight down the ground. Glenn Maxwell from long on charges to his right, cuts it off and lobs the ball to the converging long off fielder. Two taken.
11.1
1
Shashank Singh To Travis Head
Yorker well outside off, Head hammers the straight drive back to the bowler, who puts his hand out and stops the ball, but he couldn't collect it properly, as the ball deflects of his hand and goes away. Single taken.
End Of The Over 11 : 154/0
11 Runs
  • 010.1
  • 410.2
  • 110.3
  • 110.4
  • 410.5
  • 110.6
T. Head
59 (34)
A. Sharma
88 (33)
Y. Chahal
2-0-27-0
10.6
1
Yuzvendra Chahal To Travis Head
Almost a yorker on middle, Head carves this towards extra cover for a single.
10.5
4
Yuzvendra Chahal To Travis Head
FOUR! SMASHED! Full and wide, well outside off, Head reaches out for that one and clubs the drive through covers to pick up yet another boundary.
10.4
1
Yuzvendra Chahal To Abhishek Sharma
Full on the stumps. Abhishek steps down the track and works it out through mid-wicket for a single.
10.3
1
Yuzvendra Chahal To Travis Head
Quicker and flatter on leg stump, Head rocks back and punches it down the ground to long off for a single.
10.2
4
Yuzvendra Chahal To Travis Head
MISFIELD, FOUR! The errors in the field just keep compounding from PBKS! Under 100 runs required now. Head completes his 50 in some style! Landed on a length, on middle, pulled by Head between deep mid-wicket and long on. The mid-wicket fielder slides to stop the ball, and flicks it to the other converging fielder from long on, but the long on fielder makes a meal of it. Lets it through to the boundary.
10.1
0
Yuzvendra Chahal To Travis Head
Shorter in length, leg break, around middle stump, Head looks to work it into the leg side and gets a thick inside edge that hits his pads and goes to the left of the wicket-keeper. Dot ball.
End Of The Over 10 : 143/0
20 Runs
  • 09.1
  • 69.2
  • 69.3
  • 09.4
  • 49.5
  • 49.6
A. Sharma
87 (32)
T. Head
49 (29)
M. Jansen
2-0-39-0
9.6
4
Marco Jansen To Abhishek Sharma
FOUR MORE! Abhishek Sharma is simply toying with the field here! Jansen goes full and straight at the stumps, Abhishek Sharma walks across the stumps once again and gets inside the line. Helps it through fine leg for a boundary.
9.5
4
Marco Jansen To Abhishek Sharma
FOUR! WOW! SOME INNOVATION FROM ABHISHEK! Length ball angling across the left hander, well outside off, Abhishek walks across almost near the off side guideline and pulls it behind square towards the vacant fine leg region for four.
9.4
0
Marco Jansen To Abhishek Sharma
Changes his angle of attack as he comes from around the wicket, does Jansen. Spots Abhishek move towards the off side and the bumper is served well outside off. Sharma lets it be, thinking it is a wide but the umpire is happy with it.
9.3
6
Marco Jansen To Abhishek Sharma
SIX! WOW! This is beyond carnage. Full, just outside off, Abhishek Sharma walks across a bit and whips this one over deep mid-wicket for another big six.
9.2
6
Marco Jansen To Abhishek Sharma
SIX! Abhishek continues to deal in sixes! Marco bends his back and bangs it in short, over middle, Sharma takes the short ball on and pulls it over the deep square leg fence for a flat six.
9.1
0
Marco Jansen To Abhishek Sharma
Yorker, that goes just past the leg stump. Abhishek Sharma walks across to play the pickup shot over fine leg, and seeing that, Jansen fires in a yorker around the leg stump. Abhishek fails to connect.
Marco Jansen (1-0-19-0) is back on. He replaces Yuzvendra Chahal.
End Of The Over 9 : 123/0
14 Runs
  • 18.1
  • 18.2
  • 68.3
  • 68.4
  • 08.5
  • 08.6
T. Head
49 (29)
A. Sharma
67 (26)
G. Maxwell
3-0-40-0
8.6
0
Glenn Maxwell To Travis Head
Beaten! Pulls the length back and slows it down, on middle, Head rocks back to whip it away on the leg side but he is early into the shot and gets beaten as the ball sneaks under the bat.
8.5
0
Glenn Maxwell To Travis Head
Fuller on leg stump, Head pushes it off the crease back to the bowler. Oh, Maxwell throws the ball back to the keeper. Some aggression from Maxwell.
The 4th umpire can be seen with the briefcase of replacement balls, standing at the boundary line. The ball gets lost somewhere in the crowd, and just when the umpire was about to rush to the middle, the old ball comes back to the field. Good to continue now.
8.4
6
Glenn Maxwell To Travis Head
SIX! Back-to-back sixes for Head! Maxwell tries to keep the length away from the batter and bowls it flat and short, on middle, Head uses the depth of the crease and pumps it over deep mid-wicket for six more.
8.3
6
Glenn Maxwell To Travis Head
SIX! HAMMERED! Short on the leg stump, Head rocks back and pulls this one over the cow corner region for a big six.
8.2
1
Glenn Maxwell To Abhishek Sharma
Fired into the pads, Abhishek steps out to go back over the bowler's head but gets an inside edge towards short fine leg for one.
8.1
1
Glenn Maxwell To Travis Head
Shorter in length on the leg stump, Head charges down the track and works it into the leg side to deep square leg for a single.
End Of The Over 8 : 109/0
16 Runs
  • 17.1
  • 17.2
  • 67.3
  • 37.4
  • 47.5
  • 17.6
T. Head
36 (24)
A. Sharma
66 (25)
Y. Chahal
1-0-16-0
7.6
1
Yuzvendra Chahal To Travis Head
On the fuller side, on off, Head drills it to long off and takes a single. 16 runs off Chahal's first over.
7.5
4
Yuzvendra Chahal To Travis Head
FOUR! Threads it through! Flatter and shorter, wide on off, Head reaches out and cuts it all along the ground between short third and backward point for a four.
7.4
3
Yuzvendra Chahal To Abhishek Sharma
Pushed across the left-hander, on off, Abhishek Sharma cuts it hard to the right of deep cover. Shashank Singh covers good ground in the deep and dives to prevent the boundary. Pushes the ball away from the fence, and by the time he gets back up on his feet and releases the throw, the batters sneak in the third run.
7.3
6
Yuzvendra Chahal To Abhishek Sharma
SIX! Short and punished! Shorter than the first one, on off, Abhishek Sharma just waits back and hammers the pull over deep mid-wicket for a biggie.
7.2
1
Yuzvendra Chahal To Travis Head
Short and on off, punched to long off for a single.
7.1
1
Yuzvendra Chahal To Abhishek Sharma
DROPPED! Abhishek Sharma continues to ride his luck! Chahal drops it short, on middle, Abhishek goes on the back foot quickly for the pull. Gets a top edge that goes straight up towards the mid-wicket region. Chahal goes after it and puts a dive ahead but the ball hits him on the palm and pops out. Full marks for the effort though.
STRATEGIC BREAK. This has been a solid response from the openers of Sunrisers Hyderabad in the pursuit of chasing 246. This rollicking start has helped to form a perfect foundation. Of course, Abhishek Sharma has ridden on his luck, surviving a couple of times, but has made the most out of it, by smashing fifty of his own. It all depends on how long these two bat for the home side. A couple of quick wickets will peg SRH back, but PBKS need those wickets right now to stop this runaway train. Here's Yuzvendra Chahal into the attack now.
End Of The Over 7 : 93/0
10 Runs
  • 46.1
  • 16.2
  • 1 WD 6.3
  • 16.3
  • 16.4
  • 16.5
  • 16.6
A. Sharma
56 (22)
T. Head
30 (21)
G. Maxwell
2-0-26-0
6.6
1
Glenn Maxwell To Abhishek Sharma
Speared in, at the pads, Abhishek jabs it through mid-wicket for another single.
6.5
1
Glenn Maxwell To Travis Head
Floated up, on middle, Head firmly drives to long on where Arshdeep Singh does well to cut it off to his right. Single taken.
6.4
1
Glenn Maxwell To Abhishek Sharma
Spots the batter advancing, does Maxwell and drags the length back and slows it down too. Sharma pushes it to long off for a run.
6.3
1
Glenn Maxwell To Travis Head
Flat and short, nudged through mid-wicket for a single by Head.
6.3
wd
Glenn Maxwell To Travis Head
Wide! Sprayed down leg, on a length, Head sweeps but misses.
6.2
1
Glenn Maxwell To Abhishek Sharma
Full and at the pads, flicked through square leg for one.
6.1
4
Glenn Maxwell To Abhishek Sharma
FOUR! Abhishek Sharma gets to his FIFTY in a streaky fashion! First half-century of the season and it has come in a big chase for SRH. Darted in from around the wicket, on middle and leg, Sharma backs away to push it away on the off side. Gets an inside edge that races past short fine leg for a boundary.
End Of The Over 6 : 83/0
7 Runs
  • 15.1
  • 05.2
  • 05.3
  • 15.4
  • 05.5
  • 1 WD 5.6
  • 45.6
T. Head
28 (19)
A. Sharma
49 (18)
M. Stoinis
0.4-0-6-0
5.6
4
Marcus Stoinis To Travis Head
FOUR! Powered away! Dug in short and Marcus continues with the angle of over the wicket, Head reaches out and drags the pull up and over mid-wicket for a boundary.
5.6
wd
Marcus Stoinis To Travis Head
Wide! Loopy slower one that goes beyond the tramline on off. Stoinis isn't happy with the decision as he feels Head had shuffled across the stumps.
5.5
0
Marcus Stoinis To Travis Head
Pace on, on the fuller side, outside off, Head loses his shape as he looks to drill it back past the bowler. Miscues it off the inner half to mid on.
5.4
1
Marcus Stoinis To Abhishek Sharma
At 112.3 kph, on a back of a length, outside off, Sharma slaps it to deep point for one.
5.3
0
Marcus Stoinis To Abhishek Sharma
Goes short and pushes it across, Abhishek drags the pull straight to mid-wicket.
Oh, dear! Lockie Ferguson is grimacing in pain and is holding his left thigh. Maybe a quad issue. He stopped right when he started to load his run-up. The physio rushes out to the middle to tend to him, and Ferguson is walking off the field. Worrisome signs for Punjab Kings here as the Kiwi speedster walks back to the dugout. Marcus Stoinis will complete this over.
5.2
0
Lockie Ferguson To Abhishek Sharma
Into the wicket and pace taken off, on middle, Abhishek Sharma swivels for the pull, but he is early into the shot. Gets it off the toe end of the bat and it goes on the bounce to mid-wicket. Oh, dear, Lockie seems to be experiencing some discomfort in his left quad.
5.1
1
Lockie Ferguson To Travis Head
Angling across, on a back of a length, Head swats it away towards mid on where Yash Thakur is quick to slide to his left and cut it off. Keeps the batters down to one.
Lockie Ferguson is introduced into the attack. He replaces Yash Thakur.
End Of The Over 5 : 76/0
16 Runs
  • 14.1
  • 1 WD 4.2
  • 04.2
  • 14.3
  • 64.4
  • 44.5
  • 1 WD 4.6
  • 24.6
A. Sharma
48 (15)
T. Head
23 (16)
G. Maxwell
1-0-16-0
4.6
2
Glenn Maxwell To Abhishek Sharma
IN THE AIR...LANDS SAFE! On a length, at the stumps, Abhishek Sharma charges down the track and mistimes it off the inner half of the bat. He heaves across, and over mid-wicket, but the ball lands safe in the deep. Two taken.
4.6
wd
Glenn Maxwell To Abhishek Sharma
WIDE! Speared flat, but down leg. Sharma swings to pull and misses. Wide given.
4.5
4
Glenn Maxwell To Abhishek Sharma
FOUR! Beautifully struck! Fuller and pushed through around off, Abhishek Sharma creates room for himself and smashes it between the cover and mid off gap for a boundary.
4.4
6
Glenn Maxwell To Abhishek Sharma
SIX! Goodness gracious! Pitched right into the wheelhouse, full around off, Abhishek Sharma skips down the track and lofts it over cover for a cracking six.
4.3
1
Glenn Maxwell To Travis Head
Length, on the stumps, drilled down to long on for a single.
4.2
0
Glenn Maxwell To Travis Head
WIDE! Identical delivery, down leg on a length. Head again misses to connect. Wide called, but Maxwell reviews it as he is certain that it grazed the pads of the batter. The split-screen replay comes first. UltraEdge shows a flat line when the ball crosses the bat, but a spike appears when the ball is next to the pad. The on-field decision is overturned.
4.2
wd
Glenn Maxwell To Travis Head
WIDE! Drifting down leg, on a length. Travis Head misses to nudge it across. Wide called.
4.1
1
Glenn Maxwell To Abhishek Sharma
Glenn Maxwell comes into the attack now. Bowls a fuller one, on the leg stump from around the stumps. Sharma backs away and drills it down to long off for a single.
End Of The Over 4 : 60/0
20 Runs
  • 03.1
  • 43.2
  • 63.3
  • 1 NB 3.4
  • 63.4
  • 1 WD 3.5
  • 13.5
  • 1 WD 3.6
  • 03.6
T. Head
22 (14)
A. Sharma
35 (11)
Y. Thakur
1-0-20-0
3.6
0
Yash Thakur To Travis Head
Outside off, on a length, Travis Head drags it to mid-wicket. A long over from Yash Thakur comes to an end. 20 off it.
3.6
wd
Yash Thakur To Travis Head
WIDE! Across the wide guideline, full in length, Sharma leaves. Wide called.
3.5
1
Yash Thakur To Abhishek Sharma
IN THE AIR AND LANDS SAFE! Fuller and on off, Abhishek Sharma clears the front leg and slices it over backward point. Three fielders circle under it, but luckily for Abhishek Sharma, the ball lands between those three converging fielders. A single taken as no one calls for the catch. Sharma is riding on luck at the moment!
3.5
wd
Yash Thakur To Abhishek Sharma
Abhishek Sharma has reviewed for wide not given! Pitched fuller and across off, near the tramline. Abhishek Sharma shuffles a bit to the off stump and decides to leave it alone. The replay shows that the ball is passing beyond the revised wide guideline. The on-field decision is reversed.
3.4
6
Yash Thakur To Abhishek Sharma
SIX! Sprinkles salt on the wounds! Into the slot, on the stumps, Abhishek Sharma clears the front foot and tonks it over mid-wicket for a massive six.
3.4
nb
Yash Thakur To Abhishek Sharma
CAUGHT! GONE! OH, DEAR! Yash Thakur has overstepped and the dreaded siren echoes at Uppal! Length ball, outside off, Abhishek Sharma slices it over point, but does not find the distance and Shashank Singh takes a simple catch. The celebrations stop midway as the umpire signals for No Ball. FREE HIT to follow!
3.3
6
Yash Thakur To Abhishek Sharma
SIX! INTO THE ORBIT! 50 up for SRH in no real time! Around off, on a hard length, Abhishek Sharma picks it up, middles it and parks it behind cow corner for a 75-meter six.
3.2
4
Yash Thakur To Abhishek Sharma
FOUR! Into his 20s, is Abhishek Sharma! Banged shorter and on the bodyline, Abhishek Sharma pulls it over short fine leg for a boundary.
3.1
0
Yash Thakur To Abhishek Sharma
Big swing and a miss! Back of a length, skidding off the deck, on top of off, Abhishek Sharma moves to the leg stump and tries to hit it downtown with a flat bat but misses to connect.
Yash Thakur is the Impact Player for PBKS, replacing Priyansh Arya. Yash is into the attack straight away.
End Of The Over 3 : 40/0
12 Runs
  • 02.1
  • 02.2
  • 02.3
  • 42.4
  • 42.5
  • 42.6
T. Head
22 (13)
A. Sharma
18 (5)
A. Singh
2-0-21-0
2.6
4
Arshdeep Singh To Travis Head
FOUR! Into the overdrive mode, is Travis Head! Pitched quite full, on the middle stump, Travis Head creates room by backing away and lofts it over the bowler for a boundary to the right of long on. 12 off this over, 31 off the last two.
2.5
4
Arshdeep Singh To Travis Head
FOUR! Oh, wow! Onto the pads on a length, Travis Head whips off the pads towards deep backward square leg for a boundary. No one in the deep to chase it down.
2.4
4
Arshdeep Singh To Travis Head
FOUR! Into the gap! Hard length, outside off, Travis Head pins the cut shot between cover and point for a boundary. This has been a positive start for both Travis Head and Abhishek Sharma.
2.3
0
Arshdeep Singh To Travis Head
Banged into the pitch, on the leg stump. Travis Head dodges under it.
2.2
0
Arshdeep Singh To Travis Head
A sharp bouncer on off, at 130.5 kph. Head misses the ramp shot.
2.1
0
Arshdeep Singh To Travis Head
Just short of mid off! Full and shapes away, Travis Head mistimes it uppishly and the ball dips in front of Maxwell at mid off. Maxi half stops and recovers the ball in the second attempt. Throws it flat to the bowling end, but misses to hit the stumps. Abhishek Sharma had already given up on completing the run.
End Of The Over 2 : 28/0
19 Runs
  • 11.1
  • 41.2
  • 21.3
  • 41.4
  • 41.5
  • 41.6
A. Sharma
18 (5)
T. Head
10 (7)
M. Jansen
1-0-19-0
1.6
4
Marco Jansen To Abhishek Sharma
FOUR! Sharma is cutting loose and Jansen is travelling all over the park! Back of a length, around off, Abhishek Sharma smashes it over mid off for a cracking boundary. Hat-trick of boundaries for Abhishek. 19 off Jansen's first over.
1.5
4
Marco Jansen To Abhishek Sharma
FOUR! Short and on middle, Abhishek Sharma pulls it over square leg and gets a boundary on the bounce, beating the fielder in the deep to his right.
1.4
4
Marco Jansen To Abhishek Sharma
FOUR! Good shot! Slower delivery, on a length, on middle and Abhishek whacks it over mid-wicket for a boundary.
1.3
2
Marco Jansen To Abhishek Sharma
CATCH IT is the call, but goes just over the cover fielder! Back of a length, around off, Abhishek Sharma walks forward and smashes it flatly over cover, where Marcus Stoinis sticks out his hand while leaping, but the ball sails over him and they cross for the second run.
1.2
4
Marco Jansen To Abhishek Sharma
FOUR! Not where Sharma wanted to, but he gets a boundary! Abhishek is off the mark in a streaky fashion! Length ball, shaping away from outside off, Sharma swings through and gets a thick outside edge. The ball flies over short third for a boundary.
1.1
1
Marco Jansen To Travis Head
Length-delivery around off, Travis Head cuts it to deep point for a single.
It will be Marco Jansen to steam in from the other end.
End Of The Over 1 : 9/0
9 Runs
  • 00.1
  • 40.2
  • 00.3
  • 40.4
  • 00.5
  • 10.6
T. Head
9 (6)
A. Sharma
0 (0)
A. Singh
1-0-9-0
0.6
1
Arshdeep Singh To Travis Head
Mid off goes back and deep point comes in. Aims the sticks does Singh, full in length, Head tucks it to mid on for a single. 9 off the first over then!
0.5
0
Arshdeep Singh To Travis Head
Pitched on a length, around off, skidding through. Travis Head cuts it straight to backward point.
0.4
4
Arshdeep Singh To Travis Head
FOUR! Placed excellently! Hard length, shaping away from off, Travis Head weighs on the back foot and cuts it past cover-point for a cracking boundary.
0.3
0
Arshdeep Singh To Travis Head
Hard length, outside off, left alone by Head.
0.2
4
Arshdeep Singh To Travis Head
IN THE AIR AND FOUR! Not exactly where Head wanted to hit, but still finds the fence! SRH and Head are up and racing! Fuller and angling into off, Travis Head tries to flick into the leg side, but closes the bat early and the leading edge sails the ball over cover for a boundary.
0.1
0
Arshdeep Singh To Travis Head
Arshdeep Singh starts right on the money! Swings away from off, on a good length, Travis Head lets that go through.
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Match Info
  • Venue Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad
  • Weather Clear
  • Toss Punjab Kings won the toss and elected to bat
  • Result Sunrisers Hyderabad beat Punjab Kings by 8 wickets
  • Player of the Match Abhishek Sharma
  • Umpire Akshay Totre (IND), Keyur Kelkar (IND) and Adrian Holdstock (SA)
  • Referee Shakti Singh (IND)
Match Notes
  • Innings Break: Punjab 245/6 in 20.0 overs
  • Punjab 201/4 in 16.5 overs
  • Strategic Time-out: Punjab 187/4 in 16.0 overs
  • Referral 1 (14.1 ovs): HYD against S Singh (LBW) Successful (HYD: 2, PUN: 2)
  • S Iyer T20 fifty: 52 runs in 22 balls (2x4) (5x6)
  • Punjab 150/2 in 12.2 overs
  • 3rd wkt Partnership: 50 off 28 balls between S Iyer (31) and N Wadhera (16)
  • Punjab 100/2 in 8.1 overs
  • Strategic Time-out: Punjab 89/1 in 6.0 overs
  • Mandatory Power play (1-6): Punjab 89/1
  • 1st wkt Partnership: 53 off 18 balls between P Arya (29) and P Singh (23)
  • Punjab 53/0 in 3.0 overs
  • 2nd wkt Partnership: 51 off 23 balls between A Sharma (43) and H Klaasen (5)
  • Strategic Time-out: Hyderabad 218/1 in 16.0 overs
  • Hyderabad 204/1 in 14.5 overs
  • Referral 3 (14.1 ovs): H Klaasen against PUN (Wide) Successful (HYD: 1, PUN: 2)
  • A Sharma T20 hundred: 100 runs in 40 balls (11x4) (6x6)
  • 1st wkt Partnership: 153 off 66 balls between T Head (58) and A Sharma (88)
  • Hyderabad 153/0 in 10.5 overs
  • T Head T20 fifty: 53 runs in 31 balls (8x4) (2x6)
  • 1st wkt Partnership: 101 off 46 balls between T Head (31) and A Sharma (63)
  • Hyderabad 101/0 in 7.3 overs
  • Strategic Time-out: Hyderabad 93/0 in 7.0 overs
  • A Sharma T20 fifty: 53 runs in 19 balls (7x4) (3x6)
  • Mandatory Power play (1-6): Hyderabad 83/0
  • Referral 2 (4.2 ovs): PUN against T Head (Wide) Successful (HYD: 2, PUN: 2)
  • Referral 1 (3.4 ovs): A Sharma against PUN (Wide) Successful (HYD: 2, PUN: 2)
  • 1st wkt Partnership: 50 off 21 balls between T Head (22) and A Sharma (28)
  • Hyderabad 50/0 in 3.3 overs
  • A Sharma dropped on 4 by M Stoinis in 1.3 overs
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Suryakumar Yadav MI 510 63.75
Sai Sudharsan GT 509 46.27
Shubman Gill GT 508 50.80
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