PBKS chase down SRH

Punjab Kings overhauled 220 against Sunrisers Hyderabad on April 11, reaching 223 for 4 in 18.5 overs at New Chandigarh. (espncricinfo.com) Sunrisers Hyderabad had made 219 for 6 after Abhishek Sharma hit 74 off 28 balls and Travis Head added 38 off 23 in a 120-run opening stand. Shashank Singh then broke that surge with 2 for 20 in three overs, while Arshdeep Singh took 2 for 50. (cricbuzz.com) Punjab’s chase was moving inside the powerplay because Priyansh Arya made 57 off 20 and Prabhsimran Singh scored 51 off 25. Punjab Kings were 93 for 0 after six overs and 117 for 2 after 8.5 overs, keeping the required rate within reach. (cricbuzz.com) Shreyas Iyer finished it unbeaten on 69 from 33 balls, with five fours and five sixes, and Punjab won with seven balls left. Shashank Singh stayed with him at the end on 16 not out from nine. (espncricinfo.com) The result gave Punjab Kings their third win in four matches in the 2026 Indian Premier League season. ESPNcricinfo’s match report said Punjab had now completed another chase above 200, underlining how quickly their batting order has scored this month. (espncricinfo.com) For Sunrisers Hyderabad, the total still looked enough at the innings break because they had 105 in the powerplay and 169 for 3 after 14 overs. Heinrich Klaasen’s 39 off 33 helped them push past 200, but they added 50 runs in the last six overs after racing to 120 without loss in 8.1 overs. (cricbuzz.com) Sunrisers did find one route back through Shivang Kumar, who took 3 for 33 and removed Arya, Prabhsimran and Cooper Connolly. But Punjab still needed only 23 balls to move from 197 for 4 to the target, with Iyer controlling the finish. (cricbuzz.com) The match was played at Maharaja Yadavindra Singh International Cricket Stadium in Mullanpur, also listed as New Chandigarh. By the close, Punjab had turned a 220-run chase into another statement win built on early hitting and a calm finish. (sportstar.thehindu.com)