SRH vs PBKS Match Highlights
Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) thrashed Punjab Kings (PBKS) by 7 wickets in the 28th match of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2022. With this victory, SRH has moved up to fourth place in the league standings, despite winning four of their six games so far. And, in this match, Umran Malik made headlines with a four-wicket haul, which also includes a maiden over bowled in his quota.
Despite winning the toss, Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) opted for the Punjab Kings (PBKS) to bat first. Punjab struggled to make a solid start to the innings, losing openers Shikhar Dhawan (8 off 11 balls) and Prabhsimran Singh (14 off 11 balls) in quick succession to Bhuvneshwar Kumar and T Natarajan, respectively.
However, Jonny Bairstow teamed with Liam Livingstone but struggled to establish a crucial wicket-to-wicket partnership, coming up short after hitting 12 off 10 balls. Later Jitesh Sharma arrived at the crease and hammered a couple of boundaries before being caught at (11 off 8 balls) for the swift Umran Malik.
Livingstone and Shahrukh Khan made every attempt to form the much-needed partnership to set a challenging objective for SRH but fell short when Shahrukh Khan became the first victim of veteran fast bowler Bhuvneshwar Kumar after hitting 26 off 28 balls. And Buvi’s picked his second victim, well-established batsman and top scorer of the innings Livingstone (60 off 33 balls), which placed Punjab in a tough spot.
‘PLAYER OF THE MATCH’ awarded to Umran Malik
Finally happened to come, Umran Malik, who bowled the final over of his quota to restrict the Punjab batters upon picking back-to-back 4 wickets in the over – Odean Smith (13 off 15 balls), Rahul Chahar & Vaibhav Arora went to the pavilion for a golden duck, and Arshdeep Singh in the shape of runout to take the complete dominance on PBKS batters, with a clean sweep and post a 151 target for SRH.
From the SRH bowling department, Umran Malik registered a four-wicket haul, and Bhuvneshwar Kumar took three crucial wickets from his bowling quota. T Natarajan and J Suchith, on the other hand, each hold one wicket with their consistency.
Following the chase of Punjab’s run, Hyderabad also got off to a sluggish start, losing their opening batsman Kane Williamson, who fell short for Kagiso Rabada, wherein Dhawan caught the catch. Abhishek Sharma and Rahul Tripathi looked impressive for the 2nd wicket, making a significant partnership until Rahul Chahar made a crucial breakthrough for PBKS, breaking the growing partnership upon bagging Abhishek (31 off 25 balls) and Tripathi (34 off 22 balls).
However, Aiden Markram and Nicholas Pooran stayed calm and composed to build an important partnership for SRH’s fourth wicket. With an outstanding effort and a crucial wicket-to-wicket partnership of 75 runs, Aiden Markram struck a finishing shot with a maximum to clinch SRH’s fourth win.
Meanwhile, On Apr 20th, Wednesday, Punjab Kings will play against Delhi Capitals, in the 32nd Match- at the Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium, Pune.
Whereas, On April 23rd, Saturday, Sunrisers Hyderabad will play against Royal Challengers Bangalore, in the 36th Match, at the Brabourne Stadium, Mumbai.
