TATA IPL 2022, Match 70: SRH Vs PBKS – Match Report
The Punjab Kings (PBKS) concluded their TATA Indian Premier League (IPL) 2022 marketing campaign with a 5-wicket victory over the Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) on Sunday on the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai.
Harpreet Brar shined with a three-wicket haul whereas Liam Livingstone slammed a quick-fire 49*(22) as PBKS efficiently chased down the goal with greater than 4 overs to spare.
Chasing 158 for victory, Jonny Bairstow hit the bottom working and bought PBKS off to a assured begin earlier than the opener was castled by Fazalhaq Farooqi within the third over.
Shikhar Dhawan and Shahrukh Khan guided PBKS to 62/1 on the finish of the powerplay after Dhawan clubbed consecutive sixes in opposition to Suchith. Nevertheless, PBKS misplaced Shahrukh’s wicket within the subsequent over after the right-handed batter miscued a shot in opposition to Umran Malik.
PBKS then misplaced Mayank Agarwal’s wicket within the subsequent over after the skipper was caught within the deep. Liam Livingstone, who joined Dhawan, didn’t take time to settle because the all-rounder introduced his entry by dispatching three sixes. SRH had been positioned at 97/3 on the 10-over mark.
The harmful 41-run partnership was put to an finish by Farooqi, who uprooted the off-stump to dismiss Dhawan on 39.
Subsequent batter Jitesh Sharma was off the mark with a 4 as he continued to play the attacking pictures earlier than the wicketkeeper-batter holed out to long-on in opposition to Suchith.
23 runs had been conceded within the 15th over after Livingstone hammered two sixes and as many fours in opposition to Romario Shepherd. Prerak Mankad hit the profitable runs and PBKS gained by 5 wickets with greater than 4 overs to spare.
Earlier, SRH, who opted to bat first, made two modifications – Romario Shephard and Jagadeesha Suchith had been named within the eleven in the meantime PBKS added Nathan Ellis, Shahrukh Khan and Prerak Mankad to their lineup.
Kagiso Rabada supplied the opening breakthrough for Punjab Kings after Priyam Garg was caught by Mayank Agarwal contained in the circle. Abhishek Sharma and Rahul Tripathi moved SRH to 43/1 after Tripathi smacked the primary six of the innings within the 6th over.
Harpreet Brar put an finish to the 47-run partnership after Tripathi was caught at brief positive leg.
SRH had been 71/2 on the midway mark earlier than Brar took his second wicket to dismiss Abhishek Sharma on 43, courtesy a splendid catch within the outfield by Liam Livingstone.
SRH had been in hassle after shedding the subsequent two wickets in fast succession. Whereas Nicholas Pooran was caught behind off Nathan Ellis, Brar claimed his third wicket within the type of Aiden Markram after Jitesh Sharma produced a positive stumping behind the stumps.
SRH had been 99/5 on the finish of 16 overs earlier than Romario Shepherd and Washington Sundar stitched a significant partnership and had been on the assault by including 36 runs within the subsequent two overs.
The fifty partnership was up for the 6th wicket earlier than Ellis claimed two wickets on consecutive deliveries within the last over. Skipper Bhuvneshwar Kumar was run-out for 1 as SRH reached 157-8 within the first innings.
Transient Scores: Punjab Kings 160/5 (Liam Livingstone 49*, Shikhar Dhawan 39; Fazalhaq Farooqi 2-32) beat Sunrisers Hyderabad 157/8 (Abhishek Sharma 43, Romario Shepherd 26*; Harpreet Brar 3-26) by 5 wickets.
