Sunrisers Hyderabad Continue Good Run, Beat Punjab Kings By 7 Wickets

Sunrisers Hyderabad Beat Punjab Kings By 7 Wickets

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Another dominating performance by both ball and bat helped Sunrisers Hyderabad defeat Punjab Kings by seven wickets in the 28th match of the IPL 2022 played at Dr. DY Patil Sports Academy, Mumbai. 

Chasing a below-par total of 152, SRH lost Kane Williamson early in the third over but Abhishek Sharma and Rahul Tripathi added 48 runs in the next 31 balls to set a good platform for the run chase. 

Rahul Chahar struck twice in consecutive overs to get both Rahul (34 in 22) and Abhishek (31 in 25) to get PBKS in the game. 

However, Aiden Markram continued where he left off in the previous game and along with Nicholas Pooran, added 75 runs in 50 balls to finish the game with seven balls to spare. Markram smashed 41 in 27 balls with four fours and a six while Pooran made 35 in 30 balls including a six and a four. 

The win has also taken Sunrisers Hyderabad to the fourth spot in the IPL 2022 points table with eight points in six games. 

Earlier, Liam Livingstone's aggressive 66 helped Punjab Kings reach 151 in the first inning. 

Punjab didn't get the start they would have wanted and lost four wickets inside eight overs for 61 runs. Despite the situation, Livingstone attacked the SRH bowlers along with Shahrukh Khan and the duo added 71 runs in 49 balls. 

Shahrukh got out on 26 in the 17th over at the score of 132. After that, PBKS completely lost track. From 151/5 in 18.5 overs, Punjab got bowled without adding a run. 

Umran Malik picked up four wickets, including three wickets in the last over that was also a maiden. Bhuvneshwar Kumar picked three wickets as well. 

Brief Scorecard:

Punjab Kings - 151/10 in 20 overs 
Sunrisers Hyderabad - 152/3 in 18.5 overs