SRH vs PBKS: The 49th match of IPL 2026 was played between Sunrisers Hyderabad and Punjab Kings at the Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium. PBKS captain Shreyas Iyer won the toss and opted to bowl first and asked SRH to bat first.
SRH vs PBKS: Sunrisers Posted A Score of 235 runs
Batting first, the SRH team posted a big total of 235 runs with the loss of just 4 wickets. Abhishek Sharma and Travis Head gave a quick start to the team by adding 54 runs in 3.3 overs. Head smashed a total of 38 runs off 19 balls, while Abhishek Sharma lost his wicket on 35 runs, facing 13 balls. On the other hand, Ishan Kishan and Heinrich Klaasen smashed half-centuries; with the help of that, the team posted such a high score.
Cooper Connolly Steals The Show
Talking about the chase by PBKS, Cooper Connolly stole the show by smashing his maiden IPL hundred in the chase of 236 against Sunrisers Hyderabad. Rather than that, the whole Punjab Kings team collapses against Sunrisers Hyderabad. In the bowling department for SRH, Pat Cummins and Shivang Kumar claimed 2 wickets, whereas Nitish Kumar Reddy, Ishan Malinga, and Sakib Hussain got 1 wicket each.
With that, SRH clinched the win against PBKS by 33 runs and became the new table topper with 14 points, and the Shreyas Iyer-led team moved to the second spot. losing three matches in row.
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