Punjab Kings players wore black armband during today's match against Sunrisers Hyderabad at New International Cricket Stadium, New Chandigarh on Saturday, as a mark of respect for those affected by the tragic boat accident in Vrindavan. The franchise stands in solidarity with the grieving families and the community during this difficult time.
The biggest scare for any team ahead of taking on SRH is, what happens if Abhishek Sharma and Travis Head, both have a good day. Unfortunately for PBKS, the fear has come truly alive for them. Abhishek Sharma and Travis Head have taken the powerplay by storm and powered SRH to a towering 105/0 in just 6 overs. Abhishek was the one who started the assault and later Head joined in. Shreyas Iyer has found no measures to counter them.
Sunrisers Hyderabad are off to a solid start in the powerplay. There is still two overs left and they have raced to a score of 60 in just 4 overs. In the previous three overs, Travis Head was silent and Abhishek Sharma was the one who was taking on the bowlers. But in the fourth over, Head took his turn and took down Marco Jansen. Earlier, Arshdeep Singh lost his rhythm and struggled with his over against Abhishek. SRH on top here.
The conditions look batting friendly although it being a day game there is some dryness in the pitch. Travis Head and Abhishek Sharma has looked to start off with some pace and Abhishek is the one who got hold of three boundaries so far off Arshdeep Singh and Xavier Bartlett. SRH will look to get a headstart in the powerplay.
Sunrisers Hyderabad Impact subs: Jaydev Unadkat, Liam Livingstone, Shivam Mavi, Praful Hinge, Kamindu Mendis
Punjab Kings Impact subs: Nehal Wadhera, Vishnu Vinod, Suryansh Shedge, Yash Thakur, Harpreet Brar
Punjab Kings: Priyansh Arya, Prabhsimran Singh(w), Cooper Connolly, Shreyas Iyer(c), Shashank Singh, Marcus Stoinis, Marco Jansen, Xavier Bartlett, Vijaykumar Vyshak, Arshdeep Singh, Yuzvendra Chahal
Sunrisers Hyderabad: Travis Head, Abhishek Sharma, Ishan Kishan(w/c), Heinrich Klaasen, Salil Arora, Aniket Verma, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Harsh Dubey, Shivang Kumar, Harshal Patel, Eshan Malinga
Punjab Kings captain Shreyas Iyer has won the toss and has opted to bowl first.
The Rajasthan Royals registered their 4th win to go on 8 points at the summit of the standings. Punjab Kings, despite 2 points today, will remain 2nd all because of the 1 point they had to settle with in their previous game in Kolkata that was washed out.
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Welcome to our live coverage of match number 17 of the Indian Premier League. A warm and sunny afternoon in Mullanpur will test both Punjab and Hyderabad, who will be vying for 2 crucial points today.
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