Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) beat Punjab Kings (PBKS) by eight wickets in yesterday’s (April 9) Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023 match on the Rajiv Gandhi Worldwide Stadium in Hyderabad.
Bowling first after profitable the toss, SRH bowlers did a terrific job of limiting PBKS to 143/9. Mayank Markande stood out for Hyderabad with figures of 4/15. In reply, Rahul Tripathi guided the crew house with an unbeaten 74.
Punjab’s innings was a one-man present as skipper Shikhar Dhawan remained unbeaten on 99 off 66 balls. Sam Curran (22) was the one different batter to achieve double figures. PBKS received off to a horror begin as Prabhsimran Singh (0) was trapped lbw by Bhuvneshwar Kumar within the first ball. The dismissal set the tone for Punjab’s innings.
Marco Jansen caught Matthew Quick (one) in entrance of the stumps with a very good size supply. Jitesh Sharma (4) then miscued the left-arm pacer to mid-off. Curran got here in and took on the bowling to offer PBKS hope. Nevertheless, he miscued a googly from Markande to brief third man.
The choice to usher in Sikandar Raza because the Influence Participant additionally didn’t assist the batting aspect’s trigger. He was dismissed for 5, mistiming a bouncer off Umran Malik. Markande then dismissed Shahrukh Khan (4), Rahul Chahar (0) and Nathan Ellis (0), whereas Umran cleaned up Harpreet Brar as Punjab slumped to 88/9.
Dhawan, nevertheless, performed some incredible strokes to lend some respectability to the overall. He smacked T Natarajan for consecutive sixes within the sixteenth over. Boundaries flowed off the left-hander’s bat on a day when he loved loads of luck as effectively.
He was dropped thrice by Bhuvneshwar Kumar, twice off his personal bowling. Dhawan ended Punjab’s innings on a excessive, slamming the final ball from Natarajan for a most over midwicket.
Rahul Tripathi guides SRH to complete win
Chasing 144, SRH misplaced Harry Brook cheaply once more. Opening the innings, he was bowled by Arshdeep Singh for 13. Mayank Agarwal received one other begin, however once more didn’t convert it into an enormous rating. He reached 21 earlier than skying an tried large hit off Rahul Chahar.
Tripathi (74* off 48), nevertheless, seemed in nice contact from the phrase go. He smacked Chahar for consecutive boundaries instantly after Agarwal’s dismissal. Within the subsequent over, three consecutive fours got here off Brar’s bowling.
Tripathi introduced up a 35-ball fifty by launching Mohit Rathee over his head for a most. Tripathi and skipper Aiden Markram (37 not out off 21) added an unbroken 100-run stand for the third wicket.
Markram whacked Ellis for 4 fours within the seventeenth over. Tripathi then hit the profitable runs with a sq. minimize off Brar to the boundary.
SRH vs PBKS: Who Received Participant of the Match in yesterday’s IPL 2023 match?
Captain Dhawan performed a lone hand for Punjab. His 99* featured 12 fours and 5 sixes.
For SRH, Markande was excellent with a four-wicket haul, whereas Tripathi scored a high-quality half-century, smashing 10 fours and three sixes.
Regardless of ending up on the dropping aspect, Dhawan was named Participant of the Match.
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Edited by Renin Wilben Albert