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The Sunrisers Hyderabad team finally registered their first win of the season in match 14 of the TATA IPL 2023 as they beat the Punjab Kings by eight wickets at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Hyderabad. This victory was a result of a collective effort by the bowlers led by Mayank Markande, who took four wickets for 15 runs, restricting the PBKS to a total of 143/9. In response, the SRH team chased down the target comfortably with 17 balls to spare, with Rahul Tripathi playing a brilliant counter-attacking knock of 74 not out off 48 balls.
Match Summary
The Sunrisers Hyderabad won the toss and elected to bowl first. They made three changes to their side, bringing in Heinrich Klassen, Marco Jansen, and Mayank Markande in place of Adil Rashid, Anmolpreet Singh, and Abdul Samad. The Punjab Kings made two changes, with Matthew Short and Mohit Rathee replacing Bhanuka Rajapaksa and Sikandar Raza.
The SRH pacers got off to a perfect start with Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Marco Jansen ripping through the PBKS top order inside the Powerplay. Mayank Markande and Umran Malik continued the momentum in the middle overs and scythed through the middle and lower-middle order. However, Shikhar Dhawan played a splendid fighting knock of 99 not out off 63 balls and took the score to a respectable 143/9.
Chasing the target of 144, openers Mayank Agarwal and Harry Brook got the Sunrisers off to a brisk start, hitting six fours in the first 20 balls. However, Arshdeep cleaned up Brook (13 off 14) with a knuckleball. PBKS could have had another wicket in the next over, but keeper Jitesh Sharma put down a tough catch of Rahul Tripathi off the bowling of Nathan Ellis.
The PBKS bowlers pulled things back, conceding just seven runs off the next two overs, as SRH reached 34/1 at the end of the Powerplay. Two more tight overs followed, building pressure that resulted in a wicket as Mayank Agarwal (21 off 20) miscued a big shot to long on.
However, Tripathi changed the course of the match with a stunning counter-attack. He cut a couple of balls behind square for consecutive fours off Chahar in the same over and then took the attack to Harpreet Brar, hitting three consecutive fours as SRH reached 67/2 at the end of 10 overs. Tripathi brought up his fifty off 35 balls with a six straight down the ground off Mohit Rathee.
With 47 needed off 36, Markram and Tripathi took on Mohit and hit him for three fours and a six to bring the equation down to 26 off 30. The SRH team cruised from then on, with Markram hitting four fours off Eliis, and Tripathi finishing it off with another four to win the match by eight wickets.
Tripathi remained unbeaten on 74 off 48 balls, while Markram remained not out on 37 off 21 balls, as the pair stitched a match-winning 100-run stand off 52 balls.
Key Highlights of the Match
Here are the key highlights of the match:
Hyderabad’s bowling performance
The Sunrisers Hyderabad team bowled brilliantly, with the pacers ripping through the top order of the Punjab Kings. Bhuvneshwar
…LBW in the second over. PBKS were reeling at 2/2 as Mayank Agarwal and Mandeep Singh looked to steady the ship. The duo managed to rotate the strike and hit a few boundaries to get PBKS back on track. However, just when they were looking good, Bhuvneshwar Kumar struck again, getting Mandeep caught behind for 17 off 16 balls.
PBKS skipper KL Rahul walked in at number four and started off slowly, taking time to settle in. Mayank Agarwal looked in good touch and hit a few boundaries, but he was dismissed in the ninth over as he miscued a pull shot off the bowling of Markande, giving a simple catch to Bhuvneshwar Kumar at mid-on.
Rahul and Deepak Hooda then tried to build a partnership and took PBKS to 79/4 at the halfway mark. However, just when they were looking to accelerate, Umran Malik got the breakthrough, dismissing Hooda for 16 off 15 balls. PBKS kept losing wickets at regular intervals and never really got going in the innings.
Rahul tried to take the attack to the SRH bowlers towards the end of the innings but was dismissed for 34 off 35 balls by Jansen. Markande then ran through the PBKS lower order, picking up three wickets in the final over to finish with figures of 4/15.
In reply, SRH got off to a good start, with Mayank Agarwal and Harry Brook hitting six fours in the first 20 balls. However, PBKS fought back and picked up wickets at regular intervals to keep themselves in the game. Rahul Tripathi was the standout performer for SRH, playing a brilliant knock of 74* off 48 balls to take his team over the line with 17 balls to spare.
Overall, it was a dominant performance from SRH, who finally managed to register their first win of the season. Here’s a more detailed breakdown of the match
Match Overview:
Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) won the toss and chose to bowl first. They made three changes to their side, bringing in Heinrich Klassen, Marco Jansen, and Mayank Markande to replace Adil Rashid, Anmolpreet Singh, and Abdul Samad. Meanwhile, Punjab Kings (PBKS) made two changes, with debutant Matthew Short and Mohit Rathee replacing Bhanuka Rajapaksa (injured) and Sikandar Raza.
The SRH pacers got off to a great start, with Bhuvneshwar Kumar taking the wicket of Prabhsimran Singh LBW on the first ball of the innings. Marco Jansen also made an impact in his first over, trapping Matthew Short LBW in the second over. With PBKS at 2/2, Mayank Markande continued the momentum, taking the wicket of Mayank Agarwal in the fourth over.
The partnership between PBKS skipper KL Rahul and Chris Gayle tried to stabilize the innings, but the latter was caught by Rashid Khan off the bowling of Khaleel Ahmed. Deepak Hooda then joined Rahul at the crease and they put together a 77-run partnership before Hooda was dismissed by Siddarth Kaul.
In the end, KL Rahul remained unbeaten on 91 off 57 balls, including seven fours and five sixes, as PBKS posted a total of 125/7 in their 20 overs. The SRH bowlers were impressive, with Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Khaleel Ahmed, Siddarth Kaul, and Mayank Markande taking one wicket each.
In response, SRH got off to a poor start, with opener David Warner dismissed by Arshdeep Singh in the second over. However, Jonny Bairstow and Kane Williamson put together a 73-run partnership to put SRH in a good position. However, the dismissal of Bairstow and Williamson in quick succession put PBKS back in the game.
Despite the best efforts of Abdul Samad and Vijay Shankar, who both scored 20 runs each, SRH fell short of the target, finishing on 120/7 in their 20 overs. Arshdeep Singh was the pick of the bowlers for PBKS, taking 3/35 in his four overs, while Mohammed Shami, Chris Jordan, and Harpreet Brar all chipped in with one wicket each.
