IPL 2022, PBKS vs SRH: On Sunday, April 17, Sunrisers Hyderabad faced Punjab Kings in the first match of the double header. In the 28th match of IPL 2022, Hyderabad team defeated Punjab by 7 wickets. This is Punjab’s third loss in the 15th season of the IPL, while Hyderabad has won the fourth match in a row.
In this match, winning the toss and bowling first, the Hyderabad team restricted Punjab to 151 runs. Hyderabad team achieved this target by losing 3 wickets in 18.5 overs. The first blow to Hyderabad came in the form of captain Kane Williamson (3). In the powerplay, Hyderabad scored 39 runs for the loss of 1 wicket. Rahul Tripathi was dismissed after scoring 34 runs. The third wicket fell in the form of Abhishek Sharma (31). Aidan Markram 41 and Nicholas Pooran were dismissed for 35 for Hyderabad.
In the 29th match of the season at the DY Patil Stadium in Navi Mumbai, Hyderabad won the toss and elected to bowl and bundled out Punjab for 151 runs, which included sharp bowling from Umran Malik and Bhuvneshwar Kumar. In this match, Shikhar Dhawan (8), Prabhsimran Singh (14), Jonny Bairstow (12) and Jitesh Sharma (11) returned to the pavilion. Shahrukh Khan got out for 26, Liam Livingstone 60 and Odeon Smith scored 13 runs.