PBKS Vs SRH, IPL 2024, Match 23: Sunrisers Hyderabad Win By Two Runs In Mullanpur - As It Happened

Here are the highlights of match 23 of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024 between Punjab Kings and Sunrisers Hyderabad at Chandigarh's Maharaja Yadavindra Singh International Cricket Stadium in Mullanpur. Punjab's Shashank Singh and Ashutosh Sharma pulled off an impossible-looking task while chasing 183-run target set by Sunrisers Hyderabad. The hosts were left two runs short of the target as Sunrisers Hyderabad defeated them in a high-octane thriller at Mullanpur. Catch the highlights of the PBKS Vs SRH match in the IPL 2024, here. (Scorecard | Preview)

The first night game at this venue in Chandigarh. The pitch looks rock hard with a fair covering of grass on it. It does look like a high-scoring pit. The square boundaries are 63 metres and 70 metres respectively. The straight boundary is at 72 metres. Not much dew is expected here so chasing the target may not be a bad option.

Punjab Kings have won the toss and have opted to field

Playing XIs:

Sunrisers Hyderabad: Travis Head, Abhishek Sharma, Aiden Markram, Heinrich Klaasen(w), Abdul Samad, Nitish Reddy, Shahbaz Ahmed, Pat Cummins(c), Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Jaydev Unadkat, T Natarajan

Punjab Kings: Shikhar Dhawan(c), Jonny Bairstow, Jitesh Sharma(w), Ashutosh Sharma, Sam Curran, Shashank Singh, Sikandar Raza, Harpreet Brar, Harshal Patel, Kagiso Rabada, Arshdeep Singh

Sunrisers Hyderabad: Umran Malik, Mayank Markande, Washington Sundar, Glenn Phillips, Rahul Tripathi

Punjab Kings: Prabhsimran Singh, Nathan Ellis, Tanay Thyagarajan, Rahul Chahar, Rishi Dhawan

Vijaykanth Viyaskanth has joined Sunrisers Hyderabad for the remainder of the IPL 2024 as a replacement for the injured Wanindu Hasaranga.

The dashing duo of Abhishek Sharma and Travis Head opened the batting for Sunrisers Hyderabad. Kagiso Rabada came to bowl the first over and Head faced the first ball. Rabada kept his length short and allowed Head to collect only a boundary in the first over.

SRH - 4/0 (1)

Travis Head smashed a hat-trick of fours in Kagiso Rabada's second over after a rather successful first over. Arshdeep Singh came in the next over and first dismissed Travis Head then Aiden Markram in the same over. Sam Curran was introduced in the next over and Abhishek Sharma welcomed him with a six then a four, but lost his wickets on the last delivery of the over.

SRH - 39/3 (5)

The partnership between Rahul Tripathi and Nitish Reddy could not survive longer as Harshal Patel dismissed him after Shikhar Dhawan took a successful review for caught behind. Heinrich Klaasen is the new batter at the crease.

SRH - 66/4 (10)

Nitish Reddy completed his half-century in style in the 15th over as he collected 22 runs from Harpreet Brar's over. He smashed two sixes and as many fours in his over.

SRH - 133/5 (15)

Abdul Samad and Nitish Reddy handled the innings in the middle-order and Shahbaz Ahmed displayed some shots in the end. Jaydev Unadkat came to face the last ball and smashed a six to finish the innings on a high note. Now, Punjab Kings need 183 runs to win the match in 120 balls.

SRH - 182/9 (20)

Brief Score: SRH - 182/9 (20)

Nitish Reddy - 64 (37), Abdul Samad - 25 (12) | Arshdeep Singh: (4-0-29-4)

Punjab Kings captain Shikhar Dhawan opened the innings with Jonny Bairstow. Bhuvneshwar Kumar came to bowl the first over and conceded just one run from that. Solid start from the Sunrisers.

PBKS - 1/0 (1)

Bhuvneshwar Kumar bowled three overs on the trot and conceding just 15 runs, took two crucial wickets. Pat Cummins also got rid of Jonny Bairstow. With three early wickets, SRH are in control.

PBKS - 20/3 (5)

Coming to bowl his second over, T Natarajan dismissed Sam Curran on the first delivery after Pat Cummins took a brilliant catch at mid-on. Shashank Singh joined Sikandar Raza at the crease. Punjab Kings still need 117 runs in 10 overs.

PBKS - 66/4 (10)

Punjab Kings' middle order gave some support as Sikandar Raza and Shashank Singh added valuable runs. Jitesh Sharma also played a quick 11-ball 21 to get the chase on. Last match's heroes, Shashank Singh and Ashutosh Sharma are at the crease with 67 runs still needed in the last four overs. Can they do it?

PBKS - 116/6 (16)

Shashank Singh and Ashutosh Sharma gave their everything to turn around the results but the target proved to be more than enough for Punjab Kings as they left two runs short of the target. Jaydev Unadkat came to bowl the last over with 29 runs needed and Ashutosh hit two sixes on the first two balls. He bowled three wides in the final over.

SRH - 180/6 (20)

I feel that Shashank and Ashutosh played a great knock, we restricted them to a good total, but we couldn't cash in on the first 6 overs, lost 3 wickets and that's where we fell behind and it cost us in the end. When the wicket wasn't offering a lot of bounce, every individual would have to look back and change their approach. We dropped a catch off the last ball, we could have kept them down by 10-15 runs, but batting let us down. It's great to see youngsters chipping in with such consistency (on Shashank and Ashutosh). There was always hope that they could finish the game, but we got so close and that'll give us confidence going into the future games, but we'll have to do better going ahead.

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Was a great game of cricket, they bowled really well at the start, we did well to get to 180. Got too close. Always tried to be positive. They bowled exceptionally with the new ball. With 150, you are going to lose nine out of ten times. We were pretty happy with 180. Conditions maybe (on taking the new ball). Bhuvi and I tried to take a couple of wickets with the new ball. (On Nitish) He was awesome, fantastic in the field, bowled three overs.

For me, it's like a big contribution to my team and myself. I have been telling myself that I should believe in myself. Seamers were bowling really well, I didn't want to take on them. I knew that the spinners would come and I wanted to attack them, I just did that. The whole tournament, they are bowling slow bouncers and it's really working. I also used the dimensions. I just want to continue to perform for my team.

With this win, Sunrisers Hyderabad moved up to fifth position in the points table and Punjab Kings are just below them. That's all for today. We will be taking your leave now, Goodnight!