SRH vs PBKS, IPL 2023 | Highlights: Sunrisers Hyderabad beat Punjab Kings by 8 wickets

Shikhar Dhawan has been named the player of the match for his unbeaten 99 off 66 balls. His team couldn't win the match but Dhawan still won the POTM. 

Sunrisers Hyderabad defeated Punjab Kings win by 8 wickets.

Rahul Tripathi smashed a fifty for Sunrisers Hyderabad to help the side with the chase against Punjab Kings.

Rahul Chahar dismissed Mayank Agarwal for 21 off 20 balls. Sunrisers Hyderabad 45/2 in 8.3 overs. 

Arshdeep Singh dismantled Harry Brook's stumps in the 4th over, to dismiss him on 13 off 14.

Mayank Agarwal hit the first boundary of the SRH innings in the second over. SRH were 8/0 in 1.2 overs.

Shikhar Dhawan remained unbeaten on 99 off 66 after smashing a six to T Natarajan in the last ball of the innings, taking PBKS' total to 143/9 in 20 overs.

Shikhar Dhawan reached the individual score of 82 runs off 55 balls by hitting two sixes and a four in the 18th over. PBKS were 126/9 in 18 overs.

With wickets falling around him, Shikhar Dhawan completed his fifty in 42 balls by hitting a six, before hitting another maximum in the very next ball. PBKS' total went across 100 runs with Dhawan taking a single in the final ball of the 16th over.

Mayank Markande registered his fourth wicket of the match by removing Nathan Ellis in the 15th over.

PBKS lost their eighth wicket after Mayank Markande dismissed Rahul Chahar in the 13th over, reducing PBKS to 78/8.

Umran Malik has dismissed Harpreet Brar for 1 off 2 balls. Punjab Kings are 11.2 overs. 

Mayank Markande dismissed Shahrukh Khan for 4 off 3 balls. Punjab Kings are 74/6 in 10.4 overs. 

Umran Malik dismissed Sikandar Raza for 5 off 6 balls. Punjab Kings in trouble as they lose another wicket.

Mayank Markande dismissed Sam Curran for 22 off 15 balls. Punjab Kings are 63/4 in 8.5 overs. 

Punjab Kings reached 58/3 in 8 overs with Shikhar Dhawan batting on 32 off 23 and Sam Curran on 18 off 11.

Bhuvneshwar Kumar got the wicket of in-form Prabhsimran Singh. The bowl was angeling in and was hitting the stumps. Punjab - 0/1

After losing Prabhsimran Singh in the first ball of the match, Matthew Short was dismissed lbw by Marco Jansen in the 2nd over. Jansen then dismissed Jitesh Sharma on 4 off 9, reducing PBKS to 22/3.

Sunrisers Hyderabad (Playing XI): Mayank Agarwal, Harry Brook, Rahul Tripathi, Aiden Markram(c), Heinrich Klaasen(w), Washington Sundar, Marco Jansen, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Mayank Markande, Umran Malik, T Natarajan

Punjab Kings (Playing XI): Shikhar Dhawan(c), Prabhsimran Singh, Matthew Short, Jitesh Sharma(w), Shahrukh Khan, Sam Curran, Nathan Ellis, Mohit Rathee, Harpreet Brar, Rahul Chahar, Arshdeep Singh

Sunrisers Hyderabad win the toss and elect to bowl first against Punjab Kings. 

Aiden Markram and Shikhar Dhawan will walk out for the toss at 7 PM IST, while live action begins 30 minutes later.

SRH Probable XI: Abhishek Sharma, Mayank Agarwal, Rahul Tripathi, Aiden Markram (C), Harry Brook, Heinrich Klaasen (WK), Washington Sundar, Adil Rashid/Marco Jansen, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, T Natarajan, Umran Malik
 

PBKS Probable XI: Shikhar Dhawan (C), Prabhsimran Singh, Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Jitesh Sharma (WK), Sikandar Raza, Shahrukh Khan, Sam Curran, Harpreet Brar, Rahul Chahar, Nathan Ellis, Arshdeep Singh
 

The surface at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Hyderabad is known to be a balanced pitch, with the average 1st innings score at the venue in the last 20 games being 157 runs. Both batters and bowlers are expected to receive assistance from the pitch.

Cricket fans can expect to witness a full match on April 9, between Sunrisers Hyderabad and Punjab Kings at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium. No rain has been predicted during the game, with no cloud cover as well. The temperature is expected to be around 28 to 33 degrees celsius, with 40% humidity.

Punjab Kings IPL 2023 squad 

Shikhar Dhawan (c), Shahrukh Khan, Prabhsimran Singh, Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Jitesh Sharma, Raj Bawa, Rishi Dhawan, Liam Livingstone, Atharva Taide, Arshdeep Singh, Baltej Singh, Nathan Ellis, Kagiso Rabada, Rahul Chahar, Harpreet Brar, Sam Curran, Sikandar Raza, Harpreet Bhatia, Vidwath Kaverappa, Mohit Rathee, Shivam Singh.

SRH IPL 2023 Squad:

Abdul Samad, Aiden Markram, Rahul Tripathi, Glenn Phillips, Abhishek Sharma, Marco Jansen, Washington Sundar, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Karthik Tyagi, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, T Natarajan, Umran Malik, Harry Brook, Mayank Agarwal, Heinrich Klaasen, Adil Rashid, Mayank Markande, Vivrant Sharma, Samarth Vyas, Sanvir Singh, Upendra Singh Yadav, Mayank Dagar, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Akeal Hosein, Anmolpreet Singh

Rashid Khan is currently leading Gujarat Titans against KKR in Ahmedabad, as Hardik Pandya has been ruled out of the game due to sickness. 

SRH and PBKS last played a match against each other on May 22 in match no. 70 of IPL 2022. PBKS won the match by five wickets after Liam Livingstone scored 49 off 22 and helped the team chase down the target of 158 runs.

• Total matches played - 19
• SRH won - 13
• PBKS won - 6
• Last 5 games - SRH won 3-2

Top run-scorers so far for Sunrisers Hyderabad

• Abdul Samad - 53 runs in 2 games
• Mayank Agarwal - 35 runs in 2 games
• Rahul Tripathi - 34 runs in 2 games

Top run-scorers so far for Punjab Kings

• Shikhar Dhawan - 126 runs in 2 games
• Simranjit Singh - 83 runs in 2 games
• Bhanuka Rajapaksa - 51 runs in 2 games

Top wicket-takers so far for Sunrisers Hyderabad

• Fazalhaq Farooqi - 3 wickets in 2 games
• T Natarajan - 2 wickets in 2 games
• Adil Rashid - 2 wickets in 2 games

Top wicket-takers so far for Punjab Kings

• Nathan Ellis - 5 wickets in 2 games
• Arshdeep Singh - 5 wickets in 2 games 
• Rahul Chahar - 1 wicket in 2 games

SRH clearly lost the first two games of the season due to their poor show with the bat. Interestingly, Rahul Tripathi has hit the maximum runs for SRH in an innings, courtesy of his 34-run knock against LSG in the last game.

Before SRH and PBKS lock horns in the second matchup for the day, defending champions GT will face KKR earlier in the day.

Called it. Did it. 🔝

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— Punjab Kings (@PunjabKingsIPL) April 9, 2023

Punjab Kings are still now unbeaten in the IPL 2023 and are placed at the number 5 position in the points table. With their match against the Sunrisers Hyderabad, they would look to score a hat trick of wins. 

Aiden Markram who joined the team after completing his national duties was not able to lead his team to their first victory in IPL 2023. Markram is known to be a very excellent leader and will hope to take his team to their first victory against Punjab Kings. 

In match 11 of the Indian Premier League 2022, Rajasthan Royals beat Delhi Capitals by 57 runs in Guwahati. 

Aiden Markram-led Sunrisers Hyderabad will take on Shikhar Dhawan's Punjab Kings in the match 14 of the Indian Premier League 2023. 

Punjab Kings are still unbeaten in the tournament whereas Sunrisers Hyderabad is still searching for their first win. With both the teams having balanced squads, its hard to predict who wins the match. 

Sunrisers Hyderabad are yet to get off the mark in the tournament and are placed at the bottom of the table. With the team having a balanced squad, will they be able to grab their first win?