Abhishek Sharma's stormy century helped Sunrisers Hyderabad chase down a huge target of 246 runs with 11 balls to spare, and that too with 8 wickets in hand. After four consecutive losses, Hyderabad finally returned to victory with this match.
He was dismissed for 28 runs by Yash Thakur. But despite being dismissed, he survived due to a no-ball. And this Sunrisers Hyderabad batsman made no mistake in utilizing this opportunity. He made a century in 40 balls, making the Punjab Kings bowlers cry. In the end, he was stopped by 141 runs in 55 balls. Abhishek's innings is the highest innings by an Indian batsman in the IPL.
Punjab batted first and scored 245 runs for the loss of 6 wickets in Hyderabad on Saturday night. However, Hyderabad made even this run-mountain of Preity Zinta's team look simple. After Abhishek's century, Hyderabad won the match by 8 wickets. They had 9 more balls in hand.
Hyderabad's two openers, Travis Head and Abhishek, were aggressive from the start in chasing a big target. Together, the two of them crushed the Punjab bowlers. With this pair, Hyderabad crossed the 100-run mark in the 8th over. At one stage, it seemed that both openers would end the match.
However, Head returned to the team for 171 runs. Before returning, Head's bat came to 66 runs in 37 balls with 9 fours and 3 sixes. After Head's departure, Abhishek reached his century. However, this opener did not stop easily even after scoring a century. He finally made his way to the pavilion after keeping the team on the verge of victory in the batting storm. Before returning, he scored a dazzling 141 runs with 14 fours and 10 sixes. After Abhishek's departure, Heinrich Klaasen (21*) took care of the rest of the work.
Earlier, Punjab's two openers Priyansh Arya and Prabhsimran Singh stormed from the start after winning the toss and opting to bat. The two made 66 runs together. Priyansh was dismissed for 36 runs off 13 balls.
Then Prabhsimran returned to the team with 91 runs. He made 42 from 23 balls. However, the real storm for Punjab was created by Shreyas Iyer. He scored 82 runs off 36 balls with 6 fours and 6 sixes. And in the end, Marcus Stoinis scored an unbeaten 34 runs off 11 balls. After Stoinis' storm, Punjab was finally stopped at 245 runs.
But even this run was not enough for Punjab to win the match. They had to leave the field disappointed with the loss. This is Punjab's second loss in the fifth match. On the other hand, Hyderabad has risen from the bottom to eight with their second win in the sixth match.
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