On Tuesday, April 9, at Maharaja Yadavindra Singh International Cricket Stadium, Mullanpur, Chandigarh, Sunrisers Hyderabad defeated Punjab Kings in Match 23, earning their second straight victory in the Indian Premier League 2024 (IPL 2024). Nitish Reddy’s half-century helped SRH, who were given the opportunity to bat first, achieve a respectable 182/9 in the allowed 20 overs.
In response, Punjab came agonizingly close to capturing the objective, with Shashank Singh persevering all the way through. They lost the match by two runs after ultimately concluding their innings at 180/6 in 20 overs. After winning, Punjab also held onto sixth place in the points table with four points from five games, while SRH remained in fifth place with six points from five games.
Now, let’s examine the game’s highlights:
1. Arshdeep Singh is a ball player.
The left-arm seamer, who took wickets at pivotal moments in the game, was his team’s best bowler. In the powerplay, Arshdeep took a crucial wicket in Travis Head and then removed Aiden Markam in the same over. When the 25-year-old returned in the 17th over to remove both set batters, he broke the brilliant partnership between Abdul Samad and Nitish Reddy. In four overs, he concluded with 4/29 figures.
Also read: Watch: Shikhar Dhawan dismisses Head with a spectacular running behind catch
A double-wicket over from @arshdeepsinghh👌 👌
A brilliant running catch from @PunjabKingsIPL captain @SDhawan25 🙌 🙌
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2️⃣ set batters 🔙 in the pavilion ✅
Arshdeep Singh with another 𝙙𝙤𝙪𝙗𝙡𝙚 𝙙𝙚𝙡𝙞𝙜𝙝𝙩 over of the night 👏👏
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2. Nitish Reddy commands attention with a sophisticated fifty
After 3.4 overs, the 20-year-old approached the crease with his side reeling at 27/2. Reddy faced the PBKS bowlers despite the risky circumstances. With four fours and five sixes in his impressive 64-run (37) innings, the right-hander achieved his first half-century in the Indian Premier League.
A special counter attacking innings from Nitish Kumar Reddy 🙌
He is leading #SRH‘s fightback with some glorious shots 👌
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5️⃣0️⃣ up for Nitish Reddy 💪
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3. Punjab’s top order disappears with the new ball, thanks to Bhuvneshwar Kumar.
With a first-up maiden, the right-arm seamer set the tone for SRH’s defence perfectly. Later, as he holed out to point in his second over, he dismissed Prabhsimran Singh. In his third over, Bhuvneshwar Kumar was set up for a brilliant stumping dismissal, and Bhuvneshwar took another major scalp. After four overs, the seamer for SRH concluded with figures of 2/32.
Here are some additional highlights from SRH’s third-season victory:
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𝗤𝘂𝗶𝗰𝗸 𝗛𝗮𝗻𝗱𝘀 𝘅 𝗦𝘂𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗯 𝗥𝗲𝗳𝗹𝗲𝘅𝗲𝘀 ⚡️
Relive Heinrich Klaasen’s brilliant piece of stumping 😍👐
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Keeps his eyes on the ball ✅
Times his jump to perfection ✅
Takes a stunning catch ✅That was some grab from @SunRisers captain @patcummins30 👏 👏
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A Fantastic Finish 🔥
Plenty happened in this nail-biter of a finish where the two teams battled till the end🤜🤛
Relive 📽️ some of the drama from the final over ft. Jaydev Unadkat, Ashutosh Sharma & Shashank Singh 👌
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