🏏IPL 2026: PBKS vs SRH, 17th Match, New Chandigarh🏏 - Page 16

Well played Punjab. I hope they win ipl this year. 🤩

Sunrisers Hyderabad

#6

219/6

Punjab Kings

#2

(18.5/20 ov, T:220) 223/4

PBKS won by 6 wickets (with 7 balls remaining)

Congratulations to PBKS for winning the match.

Punjab wins every other game except for finals

Ishan Kishan | SRH captain: A big score but not big enough today. In the middle, we could have ended up with a total of 250 at least the way we got started. But, the things happen. We did not end up getting those runs. But at the same time, they did actually bat well in the beginning and they also had the powerplay on their side. At the same time, I feel we were not so good with the execution. Like I said earlier, in T20 cricket, the most important thing is execution of your good balls. So we were not that great today. Par, to be very honest, I thought 219 was a good total anyway because we started in a very good manner, we thought we could end up getting 240. But I think 219 was a very good total, especially having six or seven bowlers in your side who can bowl. We need to just, you know, understand the batters, how they're going to bat, what they're going to do. But I think we were lacking at that point of time. And that showed in their batting that it was pretty easier for them to score runs in the end. I think in today's scenario, you don't have to plan much. You just do it before the game. You know which batter is used to hitting where. You just know which areas if one side was longer, we were trying to use that boundary. But like I said earlier, when you don't execute balls, you have nothing and you just end up giving those 10-20 runs in every over. So it also depends on how they bat and they were pretty good tonight. No, to be very honest, we don't think so much. Like I said, it's very simple cricket. You know, you go into bat, you score runs. Your bowlers have a total. You try to defend it. But at the same time, if you don't bowl in the right areas, if you're not planning properly, then you can't stop runs in the middle. So, yeah, it all depends on your planning and execution, to be very honest.

Punjab Kings have successfully chased down a 200+ target for the 10th time. After opting to bowl, they looked bewildered when Abhishek Sharma's 18-ball fifty powered SRH to 105/0 in the powerplay. Shashank Singh removed both the openers in the same over and the Kings staged an excellent comeback with the ball to keep SRH's total down to 219. In reply, Priyansh Arya and Prabhsimran Singh almost replicated what Travishek did. The hosts scored 93 in the powerplay and both the openers raised their respective fifties. There was a slight stutter as they lost three wickets to Shivang Kumar. At 128/3 in the 11th over, SRH would have hoped they still had a chance to defend their total. But captain Shreyas Iyer had other ideas. The captain played a fine knock and was in total control of the proceedings. He hit boundaries at regular intervals, struck at 200+ strike rate and remained unbeaten till the end. Shashank, who picked two crucial wickets in the first innings, fittingly hit the winning runs.

Brad Haddin | PBKS assistant coach: Well, I'm glad I'm not a bowler in the first six overs. That's for sure. I'd say everyone got their money's worth tonight. It was entertainment. But I think the one thing we did really well after those first six overs, we stayed calm, and we got the game back, a little bit of momentum back in those middle overs. And having a look at both sides, the way they played in those middle overs, that's where it was won. Well, that's exactly what Ricky spoke to the players about. They know their plans and just to stay calm. You might be moving your feet quickly on the inside and things might be bubbling up, but just stay calm, you know your plans, just execute those. And if you get one chance, then we jump on the game and try to pull it back, which we did in those middle overs.

Shreyas man of the match? Wth

Shreyas Iyer: We got a phenomenal start. It was magnificent to watch, was proper cricketing shots. It wasn't easy. I had to give myself some time and thankfully it worked out. All of us came together and Shashank approached me. I needed someone who bowls at 120. He lived up to his expectations. Kudos to him and his thought process. We want to maintain the same rhythm going forward. All of us know that we've got the skills. Openers, they don't need to curb their instincts. It's easy for us. We've been magnificent with our work ethics. I am very ecstatic.

Pitch report robbed my 150 pts today

Congrats Redflag for winning 17th match prediction