Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) survived a huge scare to defeat Punjab Kings (PBKS) by two runs in the 23rd match of the ongoing IPL 2024. Chasing 183, PBKS finished their innings at 180/6.
PBKS began their 183-run chase in poor fashion, losing the wickets of Jonny Bairstow, Prabhsimran Singh and Shikhar Dhawan for just 20 runs in the powerplay. Sam Curran and Sikandar Raza shared a 38-run stand before a stunning catch by Pat Cummins saw the former depart for 29.
Raza (28) and Jitesh Sharma (19) could not get their team out of trouble as PBKS found itself reeling at 114 for 6 in the 16th over. Shashank Singh and Ashutosh Sharma tried their best to replicate their heroics against GT but ultimately failed. With 29 runs needed for the final over, the duo got 26 runs off Jaydev Unadkat’s final over.
Early in the game, Nitish Reddy’s brilliant half-century helped SRH recover from a disastrous start to post 182/9 in the allotted 20 overs after Shikhar Dhawan won the toss and opted to bowl first.
Abhishek Sharma and Travis Head shared a 27-run stand for the first wicket before Arshdeep Singh dismissed the latter and Aiden Markram in the fourth over. In the fifth over, Sam Curran also returned Sharma to reduce SRH to 39 for 3. It was followed by a 25-run stand between Reddy and Rahul Tripathi before Harshal Patel dismissed the latter for 11.
Heinrich Klaasen couldn’t do much with the bat and departed for just 9 to leave his team reeling at 100 for 5 in the 14th over. However, Reddy remained strong from one end and shared a crucial 50-run stand with Abdul Samad. Arshdeep Singh dismissed Reddy and Samad in the 17th over for 64 and 25 runs respectively. Shahbaz Ahmed and Jaydev Unadkat then helped SRH cross the 180-run mark.
IPL 2024 points table after PBKS vs SRH game:
With three wins and two losses, SRH is at fifth place in the IPL points table, while PBKS is at sixth place with two wins and three losses. Rajasthan Royals are on top of the standings with four wins out of four.
| equipment | Mat | Cattle | Lost | Tied | NR | points | NRR |
| Rajasthan Royals | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1.12 |
| Riders of the Knights of Calcutta | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1,528 |
| Lucknow Supergiants | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0.775 |
| Chennai Super Kings | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0.666 |
| Sunrise Hyderabad | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0.344 |
| Kings of Punjab | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -0.196 |
| Gujarat Titans | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -0.797 |
| Bombay Indians | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -0.704 |
| Royal Challengers Bangalore | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -0.843 |
| Capitals of Delhi | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1.37 |
IPL Orange Cap list after PBKS vs SRH match:
| Player | Mat | Careers | SA | average | boyfriend | MR | 100 | fifty | 4s | 6s |
| Virat Kohli | 5 | 316 | 113* | 105.33 | 216 | 146.29 | 1 | 2 | 29 | 12 |
| Sai Sudharsan | 5 | 191 | Four. Five | 38.2 | 148 | 129.05 | 0 | 0 | twenty | 2 |
| Heinrich Klaasen | 5 | 186 | 80* | 62 | 96 | 193.75 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 17 |
| Riyan Parag | 4 | 185 | 84* | 92.5 | 117 | 158.11 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 12 |
| Shubman Gill | 5 | 183 | 89* | 45.75 | 124 | 147.58 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 7 |
IPL Purple Cap list after PBKS vs SRH match:
| Player | Mat | Weeks | BBI | average | economy | MR | 4w |
| Mustafizur Rahman | 4 | 9 | 4/29 | 14.22 | 8 | 10.66 | 1 |
| Yuzvendra Chahal | 4 | 8 | 11/3 | 11.12 | 6.35 | 1/9 | 0 |
| Arshdeep Singh | 5 | 8 | 4/29 | twenty | 8.72 | 13.75 | 1 |
| Khaleel Ahmed | 5 | 7 | 2/21 | 24.28 | 8.5 | 1/16 | 0 |
| Kagiso Rabada | 5 | 7 | 2/23 | 24.71 | 8.65 | 17.14 | 0 |