Punjab Kings (4/29) won the toss and elected to bowl first against Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) in their IPL 2024 faceoff on April 9 (Tuesday). SRH ended up winning the contest by 2 runs. But it was a match that could have gone either ways. Arshdeep Singh helped PBKS take early wickets.. (Image Source: PTI)
PBKS dominated the first half of the SRH innings. But then Nitish Kumar Reddy upped the ante and played a fine knock as SRH managed to post 182/9. Reddy scored 64 off 37. (Image Source: PTI)
In response, SRH got off to a superb start with the ball. Bhuvneshwar Kumar started off the innings with a maiden, eventually finishing with figures of 2/32. SRH got wickets at regular intervals. (Image Source: PTI)
However, Ashutosh Sharma (33* off 15) helped PBKS get close. (Image Source: PTI)
Shashank Singh also scored 46* off 25. PBKS scored 26 runs off the final over but fell short by a whisker. The result means SRH now have 6 points while PBKS continue to stay at 4 points. (Image Source: PTI)
Published at : 10 Apr 2024 12:06 AM (IST)
