SRH vs PBKS – IPL 2022 Report: Punjab finish on a high!
SRH vs PBKS, Match 70 – IPL 2022 Report: Sunrisers Hyderabad could manage 157 runs in their full quota of overs. Spinner Harpreet Brar picked 3 wickets to dent SRH down to 96/5 in 14.4 overs. He got the wickets of Abhishek Sharma (43), Rahul Tripathi (20) and Aiden Markram (21). Washington Sundar and Romario Shepherd resurrected the innings with a 58-run stand in 4.5 overs for the sixth wicket to take the score over 150. 3 wickets fell in the 20th over of the innings with Nathan Ellis picking 2 wickets in 2 balls followed by a run out of Bhuvneshwar Kumar for 1 run.
Chasing 158 runs to win, Punjab Kings were always in attacking gear. Jonny Bairstow (23 off 15) smacked 5 fours in his brief stay till 3 overs – taking the team score to 28/1 before being bowled out to Fazalhaq Farooqi. He was dropped by Umran Malik in the bowling of Washington Sundar when he was on the score of 20 off 9 balls.
Shahrukh Khan walked in at No.3 which was usually the batting slot for Bhanuka Rajapaksa. He went attacking from the word go – as he smacked 10 ball-19 runs with the help of 2 fours & 1 six. Umran Malik removed Sharukh Khan as the scored read 66/2 in 6.3 overs.
PBKS were never below the required run rate as Shikhar Dhawan also unleashed himself in the powerplay scoring 24* off 14 balls. He was later joined by Mayank Agarwal who was rattled by Umran Malik’s rib crusher. He perished scoring just 1 run.
Liam Livingstone who walked in next – smacked a six the first ball he faced – a gigantic one! He was dropped by Sundar the next ball he faced off Umran Malik on the score of 6*(2). He was later dropped again when he was on 26*(15) once again by Washington Sundar off the bowling of Jagadeesha Suchith.
Shikhar Dhawan who kept the strike rotation going – was Farooqi’s second victim. In came Jitesh Sharma who unleash attack mode as it was dinner as usual for the Punjabi batters tonight! He smacked 3 fours and 1 six during his 7-ball stay – smacking 19 runs. Punjab were already 133/5 in 14 overs at his exit, needing 25 more runs to win in 36 balls.
Romario Shepherd was introduced in to the attack to bowl and Livingstone went nuts – wd-4-0-2-6-4-6 – a 23 run over including the tournament’s 1000th six this season! Debutant Prerak Mankad hit the winning runs off the very first ball he faced in IPL career. He hit lofted a length ball by Umran Malik over the covers to seal the game in style with a boundary!
Toss: Bhuvneshwar Kumar (SRH) won the toss and elect to bat
Playing XIs:
Sunrisers Hyderabad:
Abhishek Sharma, Priyam Garg, Rahul Tripathi, Aiden Markram, Nicholas Pooran (wk), Romario Shepherd, Washington Sundar, Jagadeesha Suchith, Bhuvneshwar Kumar (c), Fazalhaq Farooqi, Umran Malik
Punjab Kings:
Jonny Bairstow, Shikhar Dhawan, Liam Livingstone, Mayank Agarwal (c), Shahrukh Khan, Jitesh Sharma (wk), Prerak Mankad, Harpreet Brar, Nathan Ellis, Kagiso Rabada, Arshdeep Singh
Venue: Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai
SRH vs PBKS – IPL 2022 – Match Summary
SRH 157-8 in 20 overs
Abhishek Sharma 43 (32) – 5 fours & 2 sixes
Rahul Tripathi 20 (18) – 1 four & 1 six
Aiden Markram 21 (17) – 2 fours
Washington Sundar 25 (19) – 3 fours & 1 six
Romario Shepherd 26*(15) – 2 fours & 2 sixes
Kagiso Rabada 4-0-38-1
Nathan Ellis 4-0-40-3
Harpreet Brar 4-0-26-3
PBKS 160-5 in 15.1 overs
Jonny Bairstow 23 (15) – 5 fours
Shikhar Dhawan 39 (32) – 2 fours & 2 sixes
Sharukh Khan 19 (10) – 2 fours & 1 six
Liam Livingstone 49 (22) – 2 fours & 5 sixes
Jitesh Sharma 19 (7) – 3 fours & 1 six
Prerak Mankad 4*(1) – IPL DEBUT
Washington Sundar 2-0-19-1
Fazalhaq Farooqi 4-0-32-2
Jagadeesha Suchith 4-0-38-1
Imran Malik 2.1-0-24-1
Result: PBKS won by 5 wickets
Player of the Match: Harpreet Brar
POINTS TABLE:
Sunrisers Hyderabad – 12 points – 8th place
Punjab Kings – 14 points – 6th place
