SRH Vs PBKS, IPL 2024: Sunrisers Hyderabad Hand Punjab Kings A Proper Drubbing - As It Happened

Here's the highlights of Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Punjab Kings, IPL 2024 fixture. Sunrisers Hyderabad claimed second spot in the points table after beating Punjab Kings in their last league match at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium on Sunday, May 19. Pat Cummins-led side will now hope Kolkata Knight Riders do them a favour by defeating Rajasthan Royals. However, all eyes will on the weather in Guwahati as rain could play the spoilsport. Catch the highlights of the SRH Vs PBKS match of the IPL 2024, here

Sunrisers Hyderabad Squad: Travis Head, Nitish Reddy, Heinrich Klaasen(w), Abdul Samad, Shahbaz Ahmed, Sanvir Singh, Pat Cummins(c), Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Jaydev Unadkat, Vijayakanth Viyaskanth, T Natarajan, Abhishek Sharma, Umran Malik, Mayank Agarwal, Glenn Phillips, Washington Sundar, Marco Jansen, Mayank Markande, Aiden Markram, Rahul Tripathi, Anmolpreet Singh, Upendra Yadav, Jhatavedh Subramanyan, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Akash Maharaj Singh

Punjab Kings Squad: Prabhsimran Singh, Rilee Rossouw, Shashank Singh, Jitesh Sharma(w/c), Harpreet Brar, Harshal Patel, Nathan Ellis, Rahul Chahar, Arshdeep Singh, Vidhwath Kaverappa, Ashutosh Sharma, Tanay Thyagarajan, Rishi Dhawan, Harpreet Singh Bhatia, Shikhar Dhawan, Chris Woakes, Atharva Taide, Shivam Singh, Prince Choudhary, Vishwanath Singh

Royal Challengers Bengaluru's remarkable turnaround to win six games on the trot and barge into the Indian Premier League playoffs this year will inspire other teams in future, believes wicketkeeper-batter Dinesh Karthik.

RCB, who lost seven of their first eight games including six defeats in a row, came back roaring from the brink of elimination in the 17th edition of IPL to make the final four.

The Faf du Plessis-led side on Friday got the better of defending champions Chennai Super Kings by 27 runs to seal the fourth spot in the points table.

"People will always remember certain journeys. The way we have come back after eight games, we needed to win six, people will remember this team," Karthik was quoted as saying in a RCB release. (PTI)

Stand-in captain Jitesh Sharma called it right at the toss and opted to bat first at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Hyderabad.

Prabhsimran Singh, Atharva Taide, Rilee Rossouw, Shashank Singh, Jitesh Sharma(w/c), Ashutosh Sharma, Shivam Singh, Harpreet Brar, Rishi Dhawan, Harshal Patel, Rahul Chahar

Abhishek Sharma, Nitish Reddy, Rahul Tripathi, Heinrich Klaasen(w), Abdul Samad, Shahbaz Ahmed, Sanvir Singh, Pat Cummins(c), Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Vijayakanth Viyaskanth, T Natarajan

Sunrisers Hyderabad will look to control the controllables in their quest to Qualifier 1, while the Punjab Kings will be happy to gatecrash SRH's one final home party in 2024.

Atharva Taide guides one towards third man off Bhuvneshwar Kumar to get off the mark.

Prabhsimran comes down the track dancing to hit one back the bowler for four. Early signs of intent against a disciplined Bhuvneshwar Kumar.

Two boundaries, one under edge, one middled for Prabhsimran as Bhuvi struggles to find swing.

Taide starts to open up and show off his technical batting brilliance as the runs start to flow for Punjab.

PBKS openers have done a great job not to lose any wickets in the powerplay and still go at tens. Promising signs for the visitors.

Two young Indian batters, Prabhsimran and Taide have looked as comfortable as ever taking on the experienced Sunrisers bowling unit.

Nine gone, Punjab Kings are 97 for no loss.

Thangarasu Natarajan breaks through for the Sunrisers Hyderabad as Athrava Taide is taken at point for a well-made 46.

Prabhsimran Singh brings up his fifty in just 34 balls and has recorded his second of IPL 2024.

Rilee Rossouw has injected power and precision after Taide's departure as PBKS reach 150 in under 14 overs.

Prabhsimran departs for 71 after being given caught behind as Klaasen spotted the deflection to take a good catch.

Shashank Singh has been run out for just two after a bit of miscommunication in the middle as Rossouw was sprinting back for the second.

With already 187 on the board in 18 overs, can the Kings from Punjab breach the 220 mark at the Rajiv Gandhi International?

Jitesh Sharma might not have had a very productive IPL, but Punjab's stand-in skipper has given his bowlers something to defend on a good batting surface in Hyderabad.

The absolute perfect start for Arshdeep Singh and Punjab Kings as the dangerous Travis Head is gone for a duck. The Australian was late on the ball as Arshdeep takes advantage and goes through.

Sunrisers might have lost Head on the first ball but Tripathi has come to the party and has brought the gift called timing with him.

After getting hit for 22 runs in his first five balls, Harshal Patel trusts his ultimate weapon and foxes Tripathi with a slower one.

Abhishek Sharma has been scoring runs for fun and he did yet again to bring his third IPL 2024 fifty and seventh overall with an outrageous shot over Harshal Patel's head.

Abhishek Sharma is making six-hitting a bit of a habit and it is a pretty good watch.

First, Klaasen makes room for himself and deposits one deep into the stands. Next, goes onto his back foot and pastes one to the sight screen. Jaw-dropping to say the least.

Don't look towards Arshdeep, Harshal.

Shahbaz Ahmed pulls one straight to deep square leg as Harshal puts down a catch that he should have taken in his sleep. Arshdeep, on the other hand, is not very pleased with the effort.

Sunrisers Hyderabad are on their way to yet another IPL 2024 victory needing just 32 from 27 balls with six wickets in hand. Punjab are down, but are they out?

Arshdeep Singh sends Shahbaz Ahmed back to the hut in the 17th over with SRH needing just 18 more to win.

Abhishek Sharma's quick-fire 66 and Heinrich Klaasen's masterful 44 helped Sunrisers Hyderabad chase down 215 with four wickets in hand.

It's pretty cool, it's awesome. We have won 6 out of 7 here, it has been great. I didn't know many guys coming into this season, but we have played great cricket and had some fun. He (Abhishek) is amazing. I wouldn't want to bowl against him. He's scary. Nitish is a class player, looks mature beyond his age, he is perfect for the top-order. Really satisfying. I haven't played in finals before.

It's a matter of time for any batsman. My days are going good so I should utilize it for my team. I wanted to contribute as the target was big. I think I have told this before, during SMAT I was clear how I was going to play and dominate (during IPL).

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