IPL 2021 PBKS vs SRH Highlights: After losing three consecutive matches SRH set to face the Punjab Kings for their 4th league match of the IPL 2021. While Punjab Kings after starting the campaign with a victory loses two consecutive matches and in need to get back on the winning track.
Match: Punjab Kings vs Sunrisers Hyderabad
Venue: MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai
Toss Details: Punjab Kings won the toss and opt to bat
#PBKS have won the toss and will bat first against #SRH.
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KL Rahul | Punjab Kings Skipper
We will bat first. Pretty obvious decision, put the runs on the board and defend it. Two changes for us – Meredith and Jhye Richardson miss out; Fabian Allen and Moises Henriques in – we are petty clear, everyone have been given responsibilities – we’re a new team this season, will take time for the roles to sink in for everyone. A couple of wins and the belief will be back.
David Warner | SRH Skipper
Everyone in this franchise are positive – need to learn from the mistakes, those little things in the game. Kane Williamson is in, he replaces Mujeeb. Samad is out with a hamstring pull, Kedar replaces him, Manish misses out as well, replaced by Siddarth Kaul.
Conditions over here are very different to what we encountered in Dubai last season. Need to bowl well and get back to winning ways.
Playing XI
Punjab Kings(PBKS)
KL Rahul(w/c), Mayank Agarwal, Chris Gayle, Moises Henriques, Nicholas Pooran, Deepak Hooda, Shahrukh Khan, Fabian Allen, Murugan Ashwin, Mohammed Shami, Arshdeep Singh
Sunrisers Hyderabad(SRH)
David Warner(c), Jonny Bairstow(w), Kane Williamson, Virat Singh, Vijay Shankar, Abhishek Sharma, Kedar Jadhav, Rashid Khan, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Khaleel Ahmed, Siddarth Kaul
IPL 2021 PBKS vs SRH Highlights
Punjab Kings(PBKS) Batting
KL Rahul and Mayank Agarwal gets into the crease to lead Punjab Kings while Abhishek Sharma opens the bowling attack onbehalf of Sunrisers Hyderabad.
Though PBKS made a slow start they lose their skipper’s wicket at an early stage of the game. Bhuvi dismissed KL Rahul for 4 runs in the 3rd over of the first innings. All though PBKS has a strong batting order which includes Agarwal, Gayle, and much more star players PBKS struggles to make a partnership.
At the end of the powerplay #PBKS are 32/1
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Pooran again made an unwanted moment by dismissing for 0 run without even facing a single ball. Pooran’s performance has been never changed in the past 4 games of the IPL 2021.
Without making a descent partnership Punjab Kings loses all their 10 wickets after scoring 120 runs with 2 balls remaining.
Sunrisers Hyderabad Batting
To chase an easy target of 121 runs SRH’s Warner and Bairstow gets into the crease while Shami opens the bowling attack for Punjab Kings.
SRH strikers start the game without any pressure. Punjab Kings bowlers need to make early wickets to increase their winning percentage. But the strong opening duo never gave a chance to draw the first blood for SRH.
FIFTY!
A hard fought half-century for Jonny Bairstow. Will he turn this into a match-winning knock?#VIVOIPL #PBKSvSRH pic.twitter.com/03ZeyqLtH9
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After making a 73 runs partnership David Warner loses his wicket to Fabian Allen after scoring 37 runs off 37 deliveries. Bairstow then join hands with Kane Williamson and leads SRH to taste their first victory of the IPL 2021 by beating PBKS by 9 wickets.
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Man of the Match
- Name: Jonny Bairstow
- Team: Sunrisers Hyderabad
- Role: Batsman
- Stats: 63 runs from 56 deliveries
Hello and welcome to the post-match presentation for Match 14 and 15 of #VIVOIPL.
For Match 14 Jonny Bairstow bagged the Man of the Match award for his match-winning knock of 63* as #SRH won by 9 wickets.#PBKSvSRH pic.twitter.com/9b3eBiNDpe
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It’s pretty humid, it’s pretty hot especially with the day game. I am just absolutely over the moon to get over the line. It’s been a tricky start for us. We’ve been very close in most of the games, just haven’t got over the line, probably a bit of carelessness.
To be there till the end was really pleasing. It was tricky …. powerplay, we had to take it on. In each game we’ve seen, it’s gotten harder and harder as the game progressed specially in the second innings.
We made sure we made full advantage of it (powerplay). Fifty off the first six was pleasing. From there, if you get ahead and if you got people in the end, it’s always handy. I don’t really need not talk about how good Kane is.
The way in which he manipulates the ball and rotates strikes is great. It’s great to get off the mark.
