While chasing the target of 183 runs, Punjab had a very bad start and Cummins gave the first blow to Punjab by bowling Jonny Bairstow on zero. At that time the team’s score was only two runs. After this, Prabhsimran Singh became the victim of Bhuvneshwar for four runs. Captain Shikhar Dhawan also could not stay at the crease for long and returned to the pavilion after scoring 14 runs. Sam Curran and Sikandar Raza tried to handle the innings. Sam Karan was out after scoring 29 runs in the 10th over. He hit two fours and two sixes in his innings. After this, Unadkat gave the fifth blow to Punjab by dismissing Sikandar Raza for 28 runs. He hit two fours and two sixes in 22 balls. Jitesh Sharma was out after scoring 19 runs. Shashank Singh scored unbeaten 46 runs in 25 balls, hitting five fours and one six. Whereas Ashutosh Sharma remained unbeaten after scoring 33 in 15 balls with the help of three fours and two sixes. Hyderabad bowlers displayed tight bowling and did not give Punjab batsmen a chance to play freely, although Shashank and Ashutosh took the team to the threshold of victory. But Punjab Kings could score only 180 runs for six wickets in the stipulated 20 overs and lost the match by two runs.

Bhuvneshwar Kumar got two wickets from Hyderabad. Pat Cummins, Thangarasu Natarajan, Nitish Kumar Reddy and Jaydev Unadkat dismissed one batsman each.

Earlier, Sunrisers Hyderabad had given a target of 183 runs to Punjab Kings to win. Today at the Maharaj Yadvindra Singh International Cricket Stadium, Punjab captain Shikhar Dhawan won the toss and decided to bowl first. Hyderabad, who came to bat, had a bad start and lost the wicket of opener Travis Head for 21 runs in the fourth over. In the same over, Aiden Markram also returned to the pavilion without opening his account. After that Nitish Kumar Reddy, who came to bat, tried to handle the innings. Abhishek Sharma departed after scoring 16 runs in the fifth over. Rahul Tripathi was out after scoring 11 runs, Heinrich Klaasen after scoring nine runs, captain Pat Cummins was out after scoring three runs. Nitish played an innings of 64 runs in 37 balls, hitting four fours and five sixes. Whereas Abdul Samad scored 25 runs in 12 balls hitting five fours. Bhuvneshwar Kumar was out after scoring six runs. Arshdeep dismissed both the top scorers of Hyderabad. Shahbaz Ahmed remained unbeaten on 14 runs and Jaydev Unadkat remained unbeaten on six runs. Unadkat hit a six on the last ball, taking Hyderabad’s score to 182 runs for nine wickets in 20 overs.