Pooran and Markram close it out
The pair seal another chase for Sunrisers as they romp to their fourth successive victory. Pooran and Markram put together an unbroken 75-run stand off only 50 balls to finish it off with seven wickets and seven balls to spare. The result moves SRH up to fourth on the points table. Only NRR separates the top four on the table.
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R Chahar's double-strike buoys Kings
Rahul Tripathi kept nailing the lofted drive against Varun Chakravarthy in SRH's previous game, but it doesn't quite come off against Rahul Chahar this evening. Chahar drifts it towards middle and gets some turn and dip, ensuring it creates some distance between the bat and pitch of the ball. Chahar tricks Tripathi into slicing a catch to Shahrukh at long-off for 34 off 22 balls. In his next over, Abhishek charges at Chahar, only to pick out Shahrukh at long-on. SRH are 77 for 3 in the 11th over.
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SRH steady despite the loss of Williamson
Kagiso Rabada gets one to stick in the DY Patil pitch and has Williamson chipping a weak drive to mid-off for 3 off 9 balls. However, Tripathi brings with him elite intent and zooms to 23 off 14 balls, allowing Abhishek Sharma, the other opener, to get his eye in. SRH are 53 for 1 in seven overs.
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T20 Time Out with Bishop, Manjrekar
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A four-wicket maiden in the last over
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That's the last over bowled by speed sensation Umran Malik. This is only the third time last-four wickets (7 to 10) have fallen in a T20 game without adding a run, says our stats whiz Shiva Jayaraman. The target of 152 falls into SRH's comfort zone. Win probability for SRH: 68.93%.
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Bhuvneshwar bests Livingstone
After slamming a Natarajan full-toss for four is starved of strike for the next five balls. When Livingstone comes back on strike, Bhuvneshwar hides a slower short ball away from his reach and has him slicing a low catch to Williamson at short cover for 60 off 33 balls. Bhuvneshwar comes away with 4-0-22-3. Natarajan combined well with the senior seamer to limit the damage in the end overs.
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That's the 16th over from Natarajan that cost SRH 10 runs. The plan from Natarajan was to hide yorkers away from the reach of Livingstone and Shahrukh, but he sprayed a few past the tramline on the off side. Nevertheless, Natarajan closes out the over well and in the next, Bhuvneshwar has Shahrukh skewing a catch to cover for 26 off 28 balls. Kings are 132 for 5 in 17 overs. According to ESPNcricinfo's Forecaster, Kings will finish with 171.
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Natarajan vs Shahrukh
Natarajan became IPL's yorker sensation in 2020, but this season he's shown that there's more to him than just the yorker. He has been swinging the ball upfront and using the bouncer as a surprise weapon in the middle overs. He hikes his pace up to 137kph, rushes his Tamil Nadu team-mate Shahrukh on the hook, and pings his helmet. The ball then balloons into the hands of point. Shahrukh was originally given out caught by Paschim Pathak, but he survives after successfully reviewing the on-field out decision. You can revisit Natarajan's profile on TCM: The miracle man of Chinnappampatti
Natarajan goes for the yorker next ball, but Shahrukh stays deep in the crease and converts it into a half-volley. He gets underneath the length and smites a big six over midwicket. Kings are 114 for 4 in 14 overs. According to ESPNcricinfo's Forecaster, Kings will end up with 171.
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Livi lets fly
Despite wickets falling around him, Livingstone continues to find the boundary - or clear them - regularly. He upper-cuts Malik for six in the tenth over and then cranks it up even further in the 12th, mowing Malik over midwicket for six and then belting a four down the ground. Kings are 88 for 4 in 12 overs. According to ESPNcricinfo's forecaster, they will end up with 160.
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Suchith, Malik strike to leave Kings four down
Williamson tosses the ball to Suchith after the powerplay and he responds by trapping Bairstow lbw second ball for 12 and in the very next over, Malik bounces out Jitesh Sharma for 11. Malik gave away two fours in that over, but then bowled two special balls, including the one that brought the wicket. With five men behind square on the boundary, he bluffed second ball with a toe-crusher, which Jitesh somehow kept out. Then comes the bouncer that takes of Jitesh. Another all-action over from Malik
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Livingstone scoops Jansen for a four and a six in the last over of the powerplay to haul PBKS closer to 50 in the first six overs. PBKS' 48 for 2 in their second-lowest powerplay score this season.
PBKS' powerplay scores in IPL 2022
March 27 vs RCB: 63 for 0
April 1 vs KKR: 62 for 3
April 3 vs CSK: 72 for 2
April 8 vs GT: 43 for 2
April 13 vs MI: 65 for 0
April 17 vs SRH: 48 for 2
April 1 vs KKR: 62 for 3
April 3 vs CSK: 72 for 2
April 8 vs GT: 43 for 2
April 13 vs MI: 65 for 0
April 17 vs SRH: 48 for 2
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Bizarre play
Prabhsimran aims for the swipe over the leg side, Natarajan finds some inswing in his first over and pings the back pad of the batter. The ball then loops behind Pooran who catches it and then attempts a stumping. Natarajan, Williamson, Pooran look at each other before Williamson calls for a review just in the nick of time. Replays indicate that the ball scratched the inside edge before carrying behind to Pooran. Natarajan strikes in his first over once again. Kings are 33 for 2 in five overs
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After going down in Bhuvneshwar's first over, Dhawan holes out in his second. He charges at Bhuvneshwar once again, he goes shorter and has Dhawan flapping a weak pull to mid-on for 8 off 11 balls. Bhuvneshwar surpasses Zaheer Khan and Sandeep Sharma to become the top wicket-taker in the powerplays in IPL history. Don't believe me? Okay, AskCricinfo. Bairstow comes in at No.3, joining Prabhsimran, the other opener
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Man down
After venturing out of the crease and chipping a four off the pads over midwicket, Dhawan looks to repeat the dose, but Bhuvneshwar drags his length back and finds more inswing to hit Dhawan on the box. Kings' stand-in captain lies flat on the ground and waits for attention from the physio. After a fairly long delay, Dhawan gets up, and is ready to resume his innings.
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Tall totals
Today's Maruti Suzuki ASKcricinfo stat: Which team has scored 180+ most often at IPL 2022?
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Agarwal-less Punjab Kings asked to bat
Williamson wins another toss and opts to chase, saying it's something SRH have done well. Kings' stand-in captain Dhawan says Agarwal copped a blow on his toe on Saturday during training and will hence miss this game. Dhawan reckons Agarwal could be fit again for PBKS' next game. Prabhsimran Singh replaces the injured Agarwal. Left-arm fingerspin-bowling allrounder J Suchith gets another go for SRH ahead of leggie Shreyas Gopal
SRH: 1 Abhishek Sharma, 2 Kane Williamson (capt), 3 Rahul Tripathi, 4 Aiden Markram, 5 Nicholas Pooran (wk), 6 Shashank Singh, 7 J Suchith, 8 Bhuvneshwar Kumar, 9 Marco Jansen, 10 Umran Malik, 11 T Natarajan
PBKS: 1 Shikhar Dhawan (capt), 2 Jonny Bairstow, 3 Prabhsimran Singh, 4 Liam Livingstone, 5 Jitesh Sharma (wk), 6 M Shahrukh Khan, 7 Odean Smith, 8 Kagiso Rabada, 9 Rahul Chahar, 10 Vaibhav Arora, 11 Arshdeep Singh
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For the lucky ones in the US
Those of you in the US can watch the action live on ESPN+ in English or in Hindi.
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Batting powerhouse vs bowling powerhouse
It's Match 28 in IPL 2022: Punjab Kings vs Sunrisers Hyderabad. Liam Livingstone, Johnny Bairstow, Shahrukh Khan and Odean Smith on one side. Bhuvneshwar Kumar, T Natarajan, Umran Malik and Marco Jansen on the other. Washington Sundar's injury-enforced absence has messed with the balance of SRH, but they still found a way to topple KKR in their last game. The winner of this game will move to the top half of the points table with eight points, drawing level with GT, LSG and RCB.
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