Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) edged past Punjab Kings (PBKS) by 4 wickets in the 69th match of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024, played at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium on Sunday.
Punjab Kings Set Up Big Total
Electing to bat first, PBKS posted a formidable total of 214/5 on the board. Openers Prabhsimran Singh (71 runs) and Atharva Taide (46 runs) provided a solid foundation with a brisk partnership. Later, cameos from Rilee Rossouw (49 runs) and Jitesh Sharma (32 runs) propelled the score further.
For SRH, the bowling attack lacked bite, with only T Natarajan (2 wickets), Pat Cummins and Vijayakanth Viyaskanth (1 wicket) managing breakthroughs.
SRH Chase Down Target in Style
In reply, SRH chased down the target with an over to spare, showcasing their strong batting depth. Abhishek Sharma (66 runs) was the star of the show, smashing six sixes and five fours in a blistering knock. Nitish Kumar Reddy (37 runs) and Heinrich Klaasen (42 runs) provided valuable contributions in the middle order.
The Punjab Kings bowlers struggled to contain the SRH batsmen, with only Arshdeep Singh and Harshal Patel managing two scalps. Rahul Chahar and Rishi Dhawan proved ineffective, conceding 43 runs and 35 runs respectively without taking a wicket.
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Here’s how Twitter reacted:
ABHISHEK SHARMA has hit most sixes by an Indian in a single season in IPL history. 🫡 pic.twitter.com/MA7pF7cXOL
— Johns. (@CricCrazyJohns) May 19, 2024
Fifty celebration between Abhishek Sharma and his sister. ❤️ pic.twitter.com/MRZGZd89rM
— Mufaddal Vohra (@mufaddal_vohra) May 19, 2024
Watching Abhishek Sharma bat this season:
Against others Against us pic.twitter.com/mwdw6hKMRX
— Punjab Kings (@PunjabKingsIPL) May 19, 2024
A sensational win in front of our #OrangeArmy to finish off our #IPL2024 league stage 🧡🔥#PlayWithFire #SRHvPBKS pic.twitter.com/bxSiuuPcwc
— SunRisers Hyderabad (@SunRisers) May 19, 2024
Abhishek Sharma has taken has game to the next level in this IPL. Not far away from India Cap. pic.twitter.com/zciAMbJRBi
— R A T N I S H (@LoyalSachinFan) May 19, 2024
Another quickfire knock from Abhishek Sharma #cricket #IPL2024 #SRHvPBKS #CricketTwitter pic.twitter.com/zdSSupXxN1
— CricketTimes.com (@CricketTimesHQ) May 19, 2024
Well Played Abhishek Sharma ❤️⭐
Take a bow pic.twitter.com/fVV8MvW1Ld
— KrrishnaTweets (@KAakrosh) May 19, 2024
It’s Abhishek’s world and we are living in it 🙌#SRHvPBKS #TATAIPL #IPLonJioCinema #AbhishekSharma pic.twitter.com/MO5nnsU1Tg
— JioCinema (@JioCinema) May 19, 2024
Klaasen Klaasen… 💪 pic.twitter.com/82fSKJRmia
— Rampy (@RiserTweex) May 19, 2024
23-Year old Abhishek Sharma in this IPL 2024:
– 13 innings.
– 467 runs.
– 38.92 average.
– 209.42 strike rate.
– 41 Sixes.
– 35 fours.
– 3 fifties.He has best strike rate and most sixes in this IPL – The future is here. ⭐ pic.twitter.com/eQ8hLd3e4a
— Tanuj Singh (@ImTanujSingh) May 19, 2024
Heinrich Klaasen’s backfoot game has got levels man😮💨
— Pranav Mohan Lal (@pranavlal21) May 19, 2024
A touch of 𝗞𝗟𝗔𝗔𝗦 in this chase 🤌🔥#PlayWithFire #SRHvPBKS pic.twitter.com/s1RnOl9guV
— SunRisers Hyderabad (@SunRisers) May 19, 2024
HEINRICH KLAASEN LEADING THE CHARGE AT RAJIV GANDHI STADIUM 🏟️ AND SRH ARE WELL AHEAD …!!!#SRHvPBKS #SRHvsPBKS pic.twitter.com/7DRWzGtevz
— USMAN CHAUDHARY (@Usman_C786) May 19, 2024
