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In the IPL 2026 match against Punjab Kings, Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) emerged victorious by 33 runs at the Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium in Hyderabad.
IPL 2026, Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Punjab Kings: Match summary
With an aim of chasing the target of 236 runs, Punjab`s Impact Player, Priyansh Arya, departed on one run off three balls, whereas fellow opening batsman Prabhsimran Singh was dismissed on three runs in four balls.
Captain Shreyas Iyer`s knock came to an end with a score of five runs in five balls, which also included a boundary. Facing 14 balls, burly all-rounder Marcus Stoinis registered 28 runs, including three boundaries and two maximums.
Suryansh Shedge also lost his wicket after scoring 25 runs in 17 balls, with the help of a boundary and two maximums. Shashank Singh was dismissed for four runs in three balls, which included a boundary.
Star batsman Cooper Connolly delivered an unbeaten 107 runs off just 59 deliveries. His knock was laced with seven boundaries and eight maximums. Despite his century, PBKS managed to reach 202 runs for the loss of seven wickets in 20 overs.
SRH`s skipper Pat Cummins returned with the figures of two wickets for 34 runs in four overs. Shivang Kumar also bagged two wickets. Nitish Kumar Reddy, Eshan Malinga, and Sakib Hussain also chipped in with one wicket each.
Earlier, having been put to bat first, SRH`s opening batsman Abhishek Sharma smashed 35 runs in just 13 balls, including two boundaries and four maximums. Fellow opening batsman Travis Head accumulated 38 runs in 19 deliveries, laced with three boundaries and the same number of maximums.
Wicketkeeper-batsman Ishan Kishan played an impressive knock of 55 runs off 32 deliveries. During his knock, the left-handed batsman smashed two boundaries and four maximums.
Later, Heinrich Klaasen and star all-rounder Nitish Kumar Reddy delivered stunning knocks. Facing 43 balls, Klassen smashed 69 runs, including three boundaries and four maximums. On the other hand, Nitish registered an unbeaten 29 runs in 13 balls, with the help of two boundaries and two maximums. With this, the Sunrisers posted a total of 235 runs for the loss of four wickets in 20 overs against the Kings.
PBKS` Lockie Ferguson, Arshdeep Singh, Vijaykumar Vyshak, and Yuzvendra Chahal managed to pick up one wicket each. Marco Jansen went wicketless in the IPL 2026 match against SRH.
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