Punjab Kings defeated Sunrisers Hyderabad by six wickets in the 17th match at the New PCA Stadium, Mullanpur. 2026 indian premier league.
When invited to bat, Sunrisers got off to a great start with star openers Abhishek Sharma and Travis Head performing brilliantly. The pair scored 105 runs in the powerplay and made a huge opening partnership of 120 runs in just 50 balls. Abhishek performed brilliantly by scoring 74 runs on 28 balls.
However, both the openers fell victim to Shashank Singh's medium pace and after that, Sunrisers lost momentum, scoring just 99 runs off the next 70 balls. Captain Ishan Kishan was out after scoring 27 runs with a brilliant one-handed catch by Marco Johnson. Heinrich Klaasen scored 39 runs in 33 balls, but could not make any moves and Sunrisers were out at 219 for 6 wickets.
In reply, Punjab's openers performed in the same style as they scored 93 runs in the powerplay. Priyansh Arya scored 50 off just 16 balls, the second-highest in the 2026 edition, while Prabhsimran Singh scored 51 as the pair put on 99 off just 38 balls.
After this the Kings lost three consecutive wickets in quick succession, but the captain Shreyas Iyer Steady the ship and batted till the end, remaining unbeaten on 69 off 33. The Kings completed the chase with seven balls remaining, the tenth time they have chased a target of over 200 in the IPL, the highest by any team.
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