Punjab Kings vs Sunrisers Hyderabad, Match 23 - Live Cricket Score
Indian Premier League, 2024 | 9 Apr 2024, Tue, 7:30 PM IST | Maharaja Yadavindra Singh International Cricket Stadium, Mullanpur
SRH
182/9 (20 ov)
PBKS
180/6 (20 ov)
Player of the Match: Nitish Kumar Reddy
POTM Nitish Reddy said:
"For me it's like a big contribution for my team and myself. I have been telling myself that I should believe in myself. Seamers were bowling really well, I didn't want to take on them. I knew that the spinners would come and I wanted to attack them, I just did that. The whole tournament, they are bowling slow bouncers and it's really working. I also used the dimensions. I just want to continue to perform for my team," Reddy said.
Winning skipper Pat Cummins said:
"Was a great game of cricket, they bowled really well at the start, we did well to get to 180. Got too close. Always tried to be positive. They bowled exceptionally with the new ball. With 150, you are going to lose nine out of ten times. We were pretty happy with 180. Conditions maybe (on taking the new ball). Bhuvi and I tried to take a couple of wickets with the new ball. (On Nitish) He was awesome, fantastic in the field, bowled three overs," Cummins said.
Losing skipper Shikhar Dhawan said:
"I feel that Shashank and Ashutosh played a great knock, we restricted them to a good total, but we couldn't cash in on the first 6 overs, lost 3 wickets and that's where we fell behind and it cost us in the end. When the wicket wasn't offering a lot of bounce, every individual will have to look back and change their approach. We dropped a catch off the last ball, we could have kept them down by 10-15 runs, but batting let us down. It's great to see youngsters chipping in with such consistency (on Shashank and Ashutosh). There was always hope that they could finish the game, but we got so close and that'll give us confidence going into the future games, but we'll have to do better going ahead," Dhawan said.
SRH WIN BY TWO RUNS
Brilliant over for Punjab but SRH had the last laugh as they won it by just two runs. What a finish. Shashank Singh hit it for a fix on the final delivery but couldn't get the job done for the hosts.
WHAT IS HAPPENING!!!
Two sixes and two wides in two balls. Boy we are up for a treat!
29 RUNS NEEDED IN THE FINAL OVER
Well, we need a Rinku Singh here!
11 runs off the over
Cummins leaked 11 runs in his overs as PBKS are 144/6 after 18 overs.
Consecutive boundaries
This time Ashutosh Sharma is walking the walk. Back-to-back boundaries against Cummins.
4,4,1,1,4,WD,WD,1
17 runs off the over. PBKS are 133/6 after 17 overs. 50 runs are needed to win in three overs.
Back-to-back boundaries
Shashank Singh hit two consecutive boundaries. Can he do it again?
11 runs off the over
PBKS are 116/6 after 16 overs. 67 runs are needed in four overs.
Jitesh Sharma departs!
Jitesh Sharma departed for 19 runs. Nitish Reddy takes his first wicket as PBKS are 116/6
DROPPED!
Natarajan dropped a simple catch of Jitesh Sharma.
Eight runs off the over
SRH won't bother that. PBKS are 105/5 after 15 overs. 78 runs needed to win in five overs.
Six runs off the over
Another good over for SRH. PBKS are 97/5 after 14 overs.