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On Saturday, April 12, Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) earned a comfortable eight-wicket win over Punjab Kings (PBKS) in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 clash at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Hyderabad. Coming into this fixture on the back of four straight defeats in the season after winning their opening clash against the Rajasthan Royals, SRH finally triumphed over a strong looking Punjab side with nine balls to spare.
For the unversed, Shreyas Iyer, the captain of PBKS, won the toss and decided to bat first. With a brisk start from their opening pair of Priyansh Arya and Prabhsimran Singh, PBKS added 66 runs before the former was dismissed having scored 36 off 13 balls. With Shreyas Iyer in the middle as a new batter, the duo then stitched a crucial stand before Eshan Malinga removed Prabhsimran Singh. Thereafter, none of the batters could much make an impact with Nehal Wadhera adding 27 runs whereas Marcus Stoinis played a 11-ball 34* to put up 245 runs on the board.
For the hosts, Harshal Patel was the wrecker-in-chief, picking four wickets, Eshan Malinga got two in his bag whereas others struggled with the ball. Mohammed Shami also struggled as he bowled the second most expensive spell in IPL 2025 after Jofra Archer.
SRH pull off second highest chase in IPL history; win by 8 wickets
In pursuit of the 246-run target, Travis Head and Abhishek Sharma gave an unexpected start at the top of the order, adding 171 runs for the first wicket. However, the side lost Travis Head after adding 66 runs, Heinrich Klaasen joined Sharma, adding 21 quick runs to help the hosts cross the winning line.
The Orange Army on the back of Abhishek Sharma’s 55-ball 141-run knock, register their second highest chase in the IPL history with nine balls to spare. With a comprehensive win, which saw Sharma etch several feats while SRH jumped up two places to go to eighth spot in the IPL 2025 standings.
