IPL 2026 SRH vs PBKS: Captain Shreyas Iyer guided Punjab Kings’ chase of 220 home against Sunrisers Hyderabad with an unbeaten 69 off 33 balls in an IPL 2026 game that saw both sets of opening pairs smash bowling attacks in the first eight overs of the game.
In the first innings it was Abhishek Sharma (74 off 28 balls) and Travis Head (38 off 23 balls) who took SRH to 120/0 in eight overs, while in the chase for PBKS it was Priyansh Arya (57 off 20 balls) and Prabhsimran Singh (51 off 25 balls) to take them to 117/1.
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While SRH had scored 105/0 in their powerplay overs, PBKS had responded with 93/0 in the powerplay. While Arya had smashed a 16-ball half century, Abhishek scored his half century in 18 balls.
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Earlier, Sunrisers Hyderabad had set a target of 220 for the Punjab Kings after losing steam in the second half of their innings. Abhishek Sharma (74 off 28 balls) and Travis Head (38 off 23 balls) had taken SRH to 120/0 in eight overs, but Shashank Singh picked up both Sunrisers Hyderabad openers over the space of three balls.
Shreyas Iyer had asked Hyderabad to bat first in their Indian Premier League 2026 clash at the Maharaja Yadavindra Singh International Cricket Stadium in Mullanpur (New Chandigarh) on Saturday.
Punjab Kings thus continue their winning streak going in IPL 2026. PBKS began their season with a comfortable win over Gujarat Titans at home before thrashing Chennai Super Kings at Chepauk. Their tie against Kolkata Knight Riders at Eden Gardens resulted in a no-result (NR) after it was washed out due to rain.
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On the other hand, SRH find themselves in sixth place with one win from four games. SRH were handed a loss by Royal Challengers Bengaluru in the season opener, but then they bounced back to beat KKR before falling to Lucknow Super Giants.
Match EndedIndian Premier League, 2026 – Match 17
Punjab Kings
223/4 (18.5)
vs
Sunrisers Hyderabad
219/6 (20.0)
Match Ended ( Match 17 )
Punjab Kings beat Sunrisers Hyderabad by 6 wickets
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With strike rate of 138, Punjab Kings opener Prabhsimran dreams big: ‘Scoring 250 runs is not that difficult anymore’
Having first been picked by the Punjab franchise in 2019, Singh has so far amassed a total of 1776 runs in 71 matches in IPL at a strike rate of 149.37.
With his tally of 549 runs in 17 matches in last year’s Indian Premier League, Punjab Kings opener Prabhsimran Singh had a prolific season in the tournament last season. This IPL season, the Patiala cricketer has so far scored a total of 80 runs in three matches during Punjab King’s campaign which has seen the team score two wins with one match being washed out due to rain. With scores close to 200 or more coming in T20 format often nowadays, the opener has been playing attacking game with his strike rate this season being 137.93 and 160.53 in last year’s IPL.
When asked about the approach to play fearless cricket with the T20 format demands in the present scenario, Singh said, “Absolutely, the game has become so fast now. Earlier, targets of 170-180 runs used to get defended. Such targets also get defended at present but if we look at the percentage in cricket, it has moved to 200-plus. And to score 200-plus runs, I feel one has to come in and play with an attacking approach right from the power play. One also gets clarity from the team management, coach to go all out and play freely as one sees clearly. If you have to hit, then you have to go for it. Obviously, cricket has definitely become faster, so scoring 250 runs is not that difficult anymore,” said Singh, replying to a question by The Indian Express in a media roundtable organised by Punjab Kings. (READ MORE)
