SRH vs PBKS IPL 2022: Punjab Kings managed to register a win in the last league stage match of the season, defeating Sunrisers Hyderabad by 5 wickets.
Chasing a target of 158, opener Shikhar Dhawan scored 39 runs in 32 deliveries while Jonny Bairstow scored 23 runs in 15 bowls with 5 fours.
Liam Livingstone scored an unbeaten 49 runs off 22 deliveries with 2 fours & 5 sixes as Punjab Kings chased down the target with 29 deliveries in hand.
For SRH, Fazalhaq Farooqi picked up 2 wickets while Washington Sundar, Jagadeesha Suchith & Umran Malik picked up 1 wicket each.
In the first innings, In the last league stage match of IPL 2022, Sunrisers Hyderabad managed to post 157/8 against Punjab Kings after spinner Harpreet Brar picked up 3 wickets in the first half.
For SRH, Abhishek Sharma was the top scorer with 43 runs in 22 deliveries with 5 fours & 2 sixes. Rahul Tripathi, Aiden Markram & Washington Sundar contributed with 20, 21 & 25 runs respectively, while Shepherd remained unbeaten on 26 runs in 15 deliveries with 2 fours & 2 sixes.
Harpreet Brar picked up 3 wickets in the first half of the innings while Nathan Ellis registered 3 wickets in the latter half of the innings. Kagiso Rabada also chipped in with a wicket.
Earlier, SRH captain Bhuvneshwar Kumar won the toss & opted to bat first against PBKS in the 70th match of IPL 2022. This match is being played at Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai.
Brief Score:
- Sunrisers Hyderabad - 157/8 (Abhishek - 43(32), Brar - 3/26)
- Punjab Kings - 160/5 in 15.1 overs (Livingstone - 49*(22), Fazalhaq - 2/32)
