Hyderabad Vs Punjab Live Cricket Score - Live Cricket Score, Match 49 - Commentary

5 wickets down for SRH. Out batsman is Heinrich Klaasen 3 wickets for Vijaykumar Vyshak. Vijaykumar Vyshak is on a roll. 19.6Vijaykumar Vyshak to Heinrich Klaasen. out, OUT! c Marco Jansen b Vijaykumar Vyshak.

Halt in play as one of the floodlight towers has gone off. And almost within a minute, the issue has been sorted out. Good to continue. Final ball coming up. 

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19.5Vijaykumar Vyshak to Heinrich Klaasen. FOUR, FOUR! Smart batting! Full and at the sticks by Vyshak, Klaasen knows that fine leg and square leg are both inside the circle. Heinrich plants his front foot across the stumps and helps it over the man at short fine leg to pick up a boundary.

19.4Vijaykumar Vyshak to Heinrich Klaasen. 2 runs, From around the wicket now, back to bowling the yorker, outside off. Klaasen hurriedly drops his bat down. The ball dribbles in front of long off and the batters come charging back for the second run.

19.3Vijaykumar Vyshak to Heinrich Klaasen. SIX, SIX! Clean as a whistle! Vijaykumar Vyshak moves away from the yorker plan and pays the price. Serves a length ball, wide on off. Heinrich Klaasen keeps a still head and opens up the front hip to pump it over wide long off for a six.

19.2Vijaykumar Vyshak to Heinrich Klaasen. no run, Top delivery. Seam-up ball and the yorker is executed, outside off. Heinrich Klaasen digs it out back to the bowler.

19.1Vijaykumar Vyshak to Nitish Kumar Reddy. 1 run, Vyshak lands it full and outside off. Nitish Kumar Reddy walks across and swings a bit too hard. He loses his shape and miscues it off the inner half through mid-wicket. They cross.

That was an excellent penultimate over from Arshdeep. Just one boundary from it. And sometimes, who knows, these one or two quiet overs might prove to be the point of difference. Vijaykumar Vyshak will bowl the final over of the first innings. 3-0-41-0 are his bowling figures so far.

18.6Arshdeep Singh to Nitish Kumar Reddy. 1 run, Going away, very full. This is carved to deep backward point for one. The 50-run stand comes up between these two batters. Nelson on the board for SRH.

18.5Arshdeep Singh to Heinrich Klaasen. 1 run, Dipping low full toss, on off. Heinrich Klaasen tries to pick it up and park it in the stands. Gets it off the toe end towards mid-wicket for just a single.

18.4Arshdeep Singh to Heinrich Klaasen. 2 runs, Arshdeep goes short, on off. Heinrich Klaasen flat bats it down the ground and the umpire is quick to get out of the way. Marco Jansen tidies up after moving to his left from long on. A couple of more runs.

18.3Arshdeep Singh to Nitish Kumar Reddy. 1 run, Reddy walks across the stumps before the ball is released. Arshdeep slips in a low full toss, on the off stump. NKR shapes up for the reverse but then adjusts to the line and angles the bat face to guide it through point for one.

18.2Arshdeep Singh to Nitish Kumar Reddy. FOUR, FOUR! Nicely done! Not a great option with backward point and third man both up inside the circle. Arshdeep attempts the wide yorker, Reddy reaches out and slices it with an open bat face. Threads the gap between backward pointa nd short third for a boundary.

18.1Arshdeep Singh to Heinrich Klaasen. 1 run, Nails the wide yorker, Klaasen is made to reach out. It goes off the toe end to short third for a single.

Lockie Ferguson ends his spell with figures of 4-0-41-1. Arshdeep Singh (3-0-33-1) will bowl the penultimate over.

17.6Lockie Ferguson to Nitish Kumar Reddy. SIX, SIX! Into the stands! A six off the last ball spoils the over from Punjab's perspective. Ferguson takes pace off and lands it on a back of a length, on middle. Reddy waits on the back foot for the ball to arrive and clobbers it over square leg for a biggie. 13 runs off the over.

17.5Lockie Ferguson to Heinrich Klaasen. 1 run, Ferguson goes full, following the batter. Heinrich Klaasen drills it back past the bowler. The ball is past Lockie before he can react. Shreyas Iyer moves swiftly to his left and keeps the batters down to a single.

17.5Lockie Ferguson to Heinrich Klaasen. wide, 1 run, Wide! Another bumper, too high this time, over middle. Heinrich looks to make contact with the ball and tap it down on the leg side but misses.

17.4Lockie Ferguson to Heinrich Klaasen. 2 runs, Into the deck, on off. Klaasen rises with the bounce and helps the pull to the right of deep mid-wicket for a couple of runs.

17.3Lockie Ferguson to Heinrich Klaasen. no run, Klaasen misses out. Ferguson spots the batter backing away and he follows him with a full ball. The mid off is up inside the circle and Klaasen drills it down the ground but can't pick the gap and hits it straight to mid off.

50 runs for Heinrich Klaasen 17.2Lockie Ferguson to Heinrich Klaasen. 2 runs, FIFTY FOR KLAASEN! A stellar run of form this IPL continues for Heinrich. His 12th IPL half-century to go with two hundreds. Another off-pace ball at the sticks, on a nagging length. Klaasen nudges it in the vacant mid-wicket region and comes charging back for the second run.

200 runs for SRH 17.1Lockie Ferguson to Nitish Kumar Reddy. 1 run, Lockie takes pace off and bowls it on a good length, on off and middle. Reddy hangs back and punches it to long on for a single. 200 UP FOR SUNRISERS HYDERABAD??????!

Lockie Ferguson will bowl out from the other end now.

16.6Marco Jansen to Heinrich Klaasen. 2 runs, Jansen serves the bumper at the bodyline of the batter, Klaasen gets his hands high and pulls it behind square leg. Arshdeep Singh moves to his left in the deep and mops it up by lobbing the ball towards the converging deep square leg fielder. Two runs taken. End of a rough night for Jansen, conceding 61 runs off his 4 overs.

16.5Marco Jansen to Nitish Kumar Reddy. 1 run, Keeps it away from the batter's arc, it is the slower, short ball. NKR reaches out and drags it through mid-wicket. They cross.

16.4Marco Jansen to Heinrich Klaasen. 1 run, Pace taken off and bowled into the surface, over middle. Heinrich pulls it through mid-wicket and crosses over.

16.3Marco Jansen to Heinrich Klaasen. SIX, SIX! That has gone back a long way. Pitched up by Jansen in line with the leg stump. Klaasen is quick to get the front leg out of the way and he whips it way over deep mid-wicket for half a dozen. 900th six of IPL 2026.

16.2Marco Jansen to Nitish Kumar Reddy. 1 run, From over the wicket now, dug in short, on off. Reddy drags it with a flat bat to long on for a single.

16.1Marco Jansen to Nitish Kumar Reddy. SIX, SIX! Banged away! Angled in, fractionally short at 129 kph, on middle. Reddy swivels a bit and dispatches it over mid-wicket for a six.

STRATEGIC BREAK! A good last couple of overs for the Punjab. They have not bowled badly this evening and, had they held onto their chances in the middle phase, it could have been a very different story. They will ideally want SRH to be kept under 220. Heinrich Klaasen is key going into the death overs for SRH, and they still have Salil Arora to come, who can hit the ball a long way. Yuzvendra Chahal has been subbed out. Priyansh Arya comes in as Punjab's Impact Sub. Marco Jansen to bowl after the break.

Yuzvendra Chahal is substituted by Priyansh Arya

15.6Yuzvendra Chahal to Nitish Kumar Reddy. 1 run, Much fuller, around off, Nitish Kumar Reddy pushes it wide of long on for a single. Yuzvendra Chahal ends his spell with figures of 4-0-32-1.

15.5Yuzvendra Chahal to Nitish Kumar Reddy. FOUR, FOUR! That's a good shot from Nitish Kumar Reddy! Drifting onto the pads, Nitish Kumar Reddy gets low and sweeps it in the gap through backward square leg for a boundary.

15.4Yuzvendra Chahal to Heinrich Klaasen. 1 run, Another single. A good over so far from Yuzvendra Chahal. Full, on leg, Heinrich Klaasen drills it to long on for just a single.

15.3Yuzvendra Chahal to Nitish Kumar Reddy. 1 run, Yuzvendra Chahal fires it up, on middle, Nitish Kumar Reddy knocks it down the ground for a single.

15.2Yuzvendra Chahal to Heinrich Klaasen. 1 run, Short, on off, Heinrich Klaasen shuffles across and chips it uppishly through the left of the bowler for a single. 

15.1Yuzvendra Chahal to Heinrich Klaasen. no run, Nice and full, on leg, Heinrich Klaasen plays a reverse sweep to the fielder at point. Dot.

14.6Arshdeep Singh to Heinrich Klaasen. 1 run, Much fuller, around off, Heinrich Klaasen flicks it to mid-wicket for one more.

14.5Arshdeep Singh to Nitish Kumar Reddy. 1 run, Hard length, on off, Nitish Kumar Reddy punches it to cover for a single.

Out goes Ishan Kishan and in walks Nitish Kumar Reddy.

3 wickets down for SRH. Out batsman is Ishan Kishan 14.4Arshdeep Singh to Ishan Kishan. out, OUT! TAKEN! A terrific innings comes to an end from Ishan Kishan. Arshdeep Singh bangs it short, on off, and slower too. Ishan Kishan swivels and looks to pull it, but gets no power on the shot. It goes only as far as deep mid-wicket. Suryansh Shedge moves to his left and takes a comfortable catch near the fence.

14.3Arshdeep Singh to Heinrich Klaasen. 1 run, Hard length, on off, Heinrich Klaasen punches it wide of long off for a single.

14.2Arshdeep Singh to Ishan Kishan. 1 run, A yorker again, on middle, Ishan Kishan knocks it down to long on for a single.

14.1Arshdeep Singh to Ishan Kishan. 2 runs, A yorker, down leg following the batter, Ishan Kishan shuffles across and digs it to mid-wicket for a single.

Arshdeep Singh (2-0-27-0) returns to the attack.

13.6Vijaykumar Vyshak to Ishan Kishan. 1 run, Too full, outside off, Ishan Kishan reaches out to it and sweeps it to mid-wicket for a single. 21 off the over.

50 runs for Ishan Kishan 13.5Vijaykumar Vyshak to Ishan Kishan. SIX, SIX MORE! A hat-trick of sixes from Ishan Kishan to reach his FIFTY! This one is the biggest of the three. Hard length, on middle and leg, Ishan Kishan shuffles across and lofts it over long on as the ball sails into the stands. This has been a power-packed knock from SRH's pocket rocket.

13.4Vijaykumar Vyshak to Ishan Kishan. SIX, SIX AGAIN! Back-to-back sixes! Much fuller, on off, Ishan Kishan gets down on one knee and clatters it over long on for yet another six. 

150 runs for SRH 13.3Vijaykumar Vyshak to Ishan Kishan. SIX, SIX! Up and over! A slower bouncer from Vijaykumar Vyshak, on middle and leg, Ishan Kishan swivels and pulls it over deep backward square leg for a biggie. 150 UP FOR THE SUNRISERS??????!

13.2Vijaykumar Vyshak to Heinrich Klaasen. leg byes, 1 run, Vijaykumar Vyshak follows Heinrich Klaasen down the leg side. Klaasen looks to flick it, but the ball hits his pads and rolls towards square leg. They collect a leg bye.

13.1Vijaykumar Vyshak to Ishan Kishan. 1 run, Too full, on middle and leg, Ishan Kishan digs it down the ground for a single.

Vijaykumar Vyshak to continue. 2-0-21-0 so far for Vyshak.

30 runs for Heinrich Klaasen 12.6Marco Jansen to Heinrich Klaasen. SIX, SIX! A rocket of a shot from Heinrich Klaasen! Marco Jansen keeps it full, outside off, Heinrich Klaasen reaches out to it and powers it back over the bowler's head for a flat six.

12.5Marco Jansen to Ishan Kishan. 1 run, Good over so far from Marco Jansen. Short, on off, Ishan Kishan pulls it to mid-wicket for a single.

12.4Marco Jansen to Heinrich Klaasen. leg byes, 1 run, Full and down the leg side, Heinrich Klaasen looks to flick it but the ball hits his pads and rolls towards short fine leg. The batters collect a leg bye.

12.3Marco Jansen to Ishan Kishan. 1 run, Short and wide, Ishan Kishan reaches out but toe-ends it towards point for a run.

12.3Marco Jansen to Ishan Kishan. wide, 1 run, Wide! Sprays it down the leg side, Ishan Kishan tries to slog it but misses. Wide called.

30 runs for Ishan Kishan 12.2Marco Jansen to Ishan Kishan. 2 runs, Takes pace off, short and outside off. Ishan Kishan pulls it to the right of deep mid-wicket for a brace.

12.1Marco Jansen to Heinrich Klaasen. 1 run, Marco Jansen bowls it on a length, on off, Heinrich Klaasen pushes it to mid off for a single.

11.6Vijaykumar Vyshak to Heinrich Klaasen. 1 run, Again, Vyshak goes off pace, short on middle. Heinrich Klaasen climbs on it and pulls it along the ground to a widish deep square leg for a single. This brings up the 50-run partnership between this pair.

11.5Vijaykumar Vyshak to Ishan Kishan. 1 run, Slows it up, short outside off. Kishan swivels and pulls it to deep backward square leg for a single.

11.4Vijaykumar Vyshak to Heinrich Klaasen. 1 run, On the stumps, on a good length. Heinrich Klaasen punches it down the ground, to long on's left for a single.

11.3Vijaykumar Vyshak to Ishan Kishan. 1 run, Fired on a length, around off. Ishan drags it off the inner half to long on for a run.

11.2Vijaykumar Vyshak to Ishan Kishan. 2 runs, Pitched well short, on top of off. Ishan controls the pull shot to deep square leg's right for a couple of runs.

11.1Vijaykumar Vyshak to Ishan Kishan. FOUR, FOUR! Just past the fielder. Fuller and outside off. Ishan waits for the ball to arrive and guides it to the right of the diving Arshdeep Singh at short third and picks up a boundary. 

10.6Yuzvendra Chahal to Ishan Kishan. byes, 1 run, Stumping chance missed! Flighted up, outside off, with some turn and extra bounce. Ishan Kishan shimmies down the track and swings hard but misses it completely. Prabhsimran Singh is surprised by the bounce as he fails to collect it. The ball hits his right shoulder and lobs behind on the leg side. The batters collect a bye.

10.5Yuzvendra Chahal to Heinrich Klaasen. byes, 1 run, Leg break from Chahal, 85.3 kph. Well flighted and full outside off, Klaasen is beaten on the outside edge. It deflects off Prabhsimran's pads and trickles into the third man region. They collect a bye.

10.4Yuzvendra Chahal to Ishan Kishan. 1 run, At 87.3 kph, full outside off. Ishan gets low to slam it over covers, but inside edges to the leg side for a single.

10.3Yuzvendra Chahal to Heinrich Klaasen. 1 run, Short leg break, outside off. Heinrich Klaasen slaps it off the back foot to sweeper cover for a single.

10.2Yuzvendra Chahal to Ishan Kishan. 1 run, IN THE AIR AND DROPPED ONCE AGAIN! On a pitch where there is so little for the bowlers, PBKS have put down three genuine chances. And this time, Lockie Ferguson is the guilty party. Short on the leg stump, it deceives Kishan in flight. He goes for the pull without any footwork and sends the ball high off the top edge towards Ferguson at deep square leg. Ferguson misjudges the trajectory and perhaps loses sight of the ball in the lights, gets his hands low to his right and puts it down. A single taken.

10.1Yuzvendra Chahal to Heinrich Klaasen. 1 run, Pushed fuller on the leg stump, clipped off the front foot to long on for a single.

9.6Vijaykumar Vyshak to Heinrich Klaasen. 1 run, Another off-pace delivery, short on middle. Klaasen stands tall and hammers it between long on and deep mid-wicket. Suryansh Shedge gets across to his left and cuts it off. Keeps it down to a single.

9.5Vijaykumar Vyshak to Heinrich Klaasen. 2 runs, Takes pace off, short on off. Heinrich Klaasen waits back and pulls it to the right of long on for a couple more.

9.4Vijaykumar Vyshak to Ishan Kishan. 1 run, Into the pitch, short, outside off. Ishan Kishan tries to club it downtown with a flat-batted angle, but shanks it through mid off for a single.

9.3Vijaykumar Vyshak to Heinrich Klaasen. 1 run, On a length, on leg, Klaasen works it to deep mid-wicket for a run.

9.2Vijaykumar Vyshak to Heinrich Klaasen. FOUR, FOUR! SLAUGHTERED! Short of a length, on middle and leg. Heinrich Klaasen gets the ball at a comfortable height and pulls it to the right of deep mid-wicket for a boundary. That was smashed really hard.

9.1Vijaykumar Vyshak to Heinrich Klaasen. 2 runs, Back of a length, on top of middle. Heinrich Klaasen backs away and punches it wide of extra cover for a couple of runs.

STRATEGIC BREAK! No shortage of action in the first nine overs of the game. A pat on the back from the head coach, Ricky Ponting, for Shashank Singh and Cooper Connolly as Punjab look to regroup. They did well to remove the two openers, but since then, they have let themselves down in the field. On a wicket where there is not a lot for the bowlers to work with, the fielders need to back them up and support their efforts. How the wicket plays with the ball getting older, will be interesting to watch. Vijaykumar Vyshak to bowl after the break.

8.6Yuzvendra Chahal to Heinrich Klaasen. 1 run, Short again, sliding on the pads. Heinrich Klaasen rocks back and pulls it on the bounce to deep mid-wicket for a single. 13 runs from Chahal's second over. His figures read 2-0-20-1.

8.5Yuzvendra Chahal to Heinrich Klaasen. no run, Flat and short, on off, Heinrich Klaasen punches the leg break to cover.

8.4Yuzvendra Chahal to Heinrich Klaasen. FOUR, DROPPED AND FOUR! Oh, no! It's that man again. Shashank Singh has made an absolute mess of this one. Chahal cannot believe it, PBKS cannot believe it. It's not been a great season for Punjab in terms of fielding and catching efficiency. Chahal floats one up on leg stump, Klaasen goes for the sweep but gets nowhere near it. The top edge balloons straight to Shashank at deep backward square leg. He gets under it, gets his hands to it, and puts it down and worse, the ball trickles back into the fence.

8.3Yuzvendra Chahal to Ishan Kishan. 1 run, Pushed wide outside off, on a fuller length. Ishan jumps out of the crease and drags it off the inner half to long on for a single.

8.2Yuzvendra Chahal to Heinrich Klaasen. 1 run, Much better. Full, at 92.2 kph, on the pads. Heinrich Klaasen leans and clips the ball into the mid-wicket region for a single.

100 runs for SRH 8.1Yuzvendra Chahal to Heinrich Klaasen. SIX, SIX! Klaasen gets into the act now! Short on off by Chahal. Heinrich Klaasen hangs back and has enough time to create a stable base before he muscles it over deep mid-wicket. The 100 is up for SRH.

7.6Lockie Ferguson to Ishan Kishan. SIX, SIX! Ishan Kishan connects this well! Lockie Ferguson bangs it short, on middle and leg, Ishan Kishan swivels and pulls it powerfully over deep backward square leg for a six.

7.5Lockie Ferguson to Ishan Kishan. no run, Nice and full, on off, Ishan Kishan taps it to the fielder at mid off.

7.4Lockie Ferguson to Heinrich Klaasen. 1 run, Hard length, on middle and leg, Heinrich Klaasen turns it through square leg for a single.

7.3Lockie Ferguson to Heinrich Klaasen. no run, Pitched up now, on off, Klaasen brings his bat out in front and drives it without much timing to mid off.

7.2Lockie Ferguson to Heinrich Klaasen. no run, Hurls it on a shortish length, on off. Heinrich Klaasen rises with the bounce and angles it to backward point.

7.1Lockie Ferguson to Ishan Kishan. 1 run, DROPPED! Cooper Connolly shells it. That should have been taken. How costly will this prove to be? Short, on middle and leg, Ishan Kishan stays back and goes for the pull. Hits it flat and straight down the throat of deep square leg. Cooper Connolly tries to take the catch in reverse cup style around his left shoulder. The ball bursts through his hands and catches him on the shoulder before going behind. Connolly recovers well as he turns around and drops to his knees to stop the ball from touching the boundary cushions. The batters collect a single.

6.6Yuzvendra Chahal to Ishan Kishan. 1 run, Much fuller, outside off, Ishan Kishan moves to his left and turns it to mid-wicket for one more.

6.5Yuzvendra Chahal to Heinrich Klaasen. 1 run, Flighted up, on leg, Heinrich Klaasen flicks it through the inner half of his bat towards square leg for a single.

Just when things were looking ominous for the Kings, Chahal delivers. Heinrich Klaasen is the new batter in at number 4.

6.4Yuzvendra Chahal to Travis Head. out, OUT! TAKEN! Marco Jansen makes no mistake in the deep, and Yuzvendra Chahal strikes in his very first over. A googly, outside off, Travis Head takes a step forward and looks to loft it, but gets the height and not the distance. It goes down the ground towards long off. Marco Jansen runs to his left and takes a fine catch. Hyderabad are 84/2 after 6.4 overs.

It's been a good over from Chahal so far. Will Head take the risk of taking him on?

6.4Yuzvendra Chahal to Travis Head. wide, 1 run, Wide! Bowls it way outside off, Travis Head leaves it alone. Wide called.

6.3Yuzvendra Chahal to Ishan Kishan. 1 run, Short ball, on leg, Ishan Kishan turns it to backward square leg for another single. 

6.2Yuzvendra Chahal to Travis Head. 1 run, Fires it on off, Travis Head knocks it through wide mid off for a single.

6.1Yuzvendra Chahal to Travis Head. 2 runs, Yuzvendra Chahal starts with a short ball, on middle and leg, Travis Head makes room and punches it between cover and long off for a brace.

That's the end of the Powerplay. The ball has been absolutely slaughtered around the park. SRH are going along strongly. PBKS need a breakthrough, and Iyer summons the spin wizard into the attack. Yuzvendra Chahal replaces Marco Jansen.

5.6Lockie Ferguson to Travis Head. 1 run, Back of a length, on middle, Travis Head pulls it through square leg for a single. Hyderabad end the Powerplay at 79/1.

5.5Lockie Ferguson to Ishan Kishan. 1 run, Lockie Ferguson goes full, on middle, Ishan Kishan flicks it to mid-wicket for a single.

5.4Lockie Ferguson to Ishan Kishan. FOUR, FOUR! Ishan Kishan joins the party! A tad fuller, just outside off, Ishan Kishan winds up and pumps it over mid on for a boundary.

5.3Lockie Ferguson to Travis Head. 1 run, Good length, on middle, Travis Head makes room and steers it through point for a run.

30 runs for Travis Head 5.2Lockie Ferguson to Travis Head. SIX, SIX! That goes all the way! Lockie Ferguson bangs it short, on middle and leg, Travis Head swivels and pulls it magnificently over deep mid-wicket as the ball sails into the stands for a biggie.

5.1Lockie Ferguson to Ishan Kishan. 1 run, Hard length, on off, Ishan Kishan punches it to cover for a quick single.

Last over of the Powerplay. Lockie Ferguson (1-0-6-1) to continue.

4.6Marco Jansen to Travis Head. no run, Another successful over for SRH! 11 runs off it. Much fuller, on off, Travis Head taps it to the fielder at mid off.

4.5Marco Jansen to Ishan Kishan. 1 run, Ishan Kishan gets off the mark. Marco Jansen goes full, on off, Ishan Kishan pushes it wide of mid on for a single.

4.4Marco Jansen to Travis Head. 1 run, Hard length, on off, Travis Head knocks it to mid on for a run.

4.3Marco Jansen to Travis Head. FOUR, FOUR MORE! Travis Head is in some mood! Pitched up, outside off, Travis Head stays in his crease and lofts it over mid off for yet another boundary.

4.2Marco Jansen to Travis Head. FOUR, FOUR! That was clever from Travis Head! Marco Jansen goes short, outside off, Travis Head uses the pace of the ball and plays an uppercut over the keeper's head for a boundary.

4.2Marco Jansen to Travis Head. wide, 1 run, Wide! A wayward bouncer, on leg, Travis Head tries to pull it but misses. Wide called.

4.1Marco Jansen to Travis Head. no run, Marco Jansen keeps it on a length, on middle and leg, Travis Head flicks it but finds the fielder at mid-wicket.

Excellent start for Ferguson. Puts a bit of brakes on. Change of ends for Marco Jansen. 1-0-21-0 so far. He replaces Arshdeep Singh.

3.6Lockie Ferguson to Ishan Kishan. no run, Serious wheels from Lockie! Ferguson slips in a quick bumper, on off. Ishan tries to take it on but the ball climbs onto him and he is beaten for pace. The ball pings him on the helmet before dropping on the off side.

3.5Lockie Ferguson to Ishan Kishan. no run, On a length, on middle. Kishan pushes it to cover off the front foot.

3.4Lockie Ferguson to Ishan Kishan. no run, Bangs it in short at the ribs of the batter. Ishan hops and fends it down beside the strip on the leg side.

Ferguson, back in the side, ends Abhishek's fun after an absolute blitz. In walks Ishan Kishan at number 3.

3.3Lockie Ferguson to Abhishek Sharma. out, OUT! IN THE AIR AND GONE! A pressure catch and Shreyas Iyer makes no mistake. Lockie Ferguson strikes a big blow for his side. Fuller than the previous ball and angling across off. Sharma hangs back and has a big swing at it. He cuts across the line of the ball and slices it very high in the air in front of mid off. Iyer moves forward from mid off and keeps his eyes on the ball all the way through. He gets low and takes the catch close to his body.

30 runs for Abhishek Sharma 50 runs for SRH 3.2Lockie Ferguson to Abhishek Sharma. SIX, SIX! All the way! Closer to the off stump, on a shortish length. Abhishek swivels for the hook and takes his eyes off the ball while playing the shot. It is skied to deep fine leg, where the fielder looks interested for a moment but eventually watches the ball sail over his head. And just like that, the 50 is up for SRH in 3.2 overs.

3.1Lockie Ferguson to Abhishek Sharma. no run, Ferguson begins with a short ball and pushes it across the left-hander from over the wicket. Abhishek Sharma lets it pass.

Assault from both ends and PBKS are already feeling the heat. SRH are going at 16-an-over. Lockie Ferguson is introduced into the attack, replacing Marco Jansen.

2.6Arshdeep Singh to Travis Head. FOUR, FOUR! Easy pickings! Arshdeep Singh errs in both line and length. Low full toss, sliding onto the pads. Head helps it away fine of the man at short fine leg and it races away for a four.

2.5Arshdeep Singh to Travis Head. no run, Well bowled! Singh nails the yorker at the stumps. Head backs away to open up the off side but can't do much on this ball. He watchfully digs it out to mid off.

2.4Arshdeep Singh to Travis Head. SIX, SIX MORE! Travis Head repeats the dose! Another ball from Arshdeep that is asking to be hit, on a short of a length, on the off pole. Head stays leg side of the ball and swings across to pummel it to the right of square leg for a biggie.

2.3Arshdeep Singh to Travis Head. SIX, SIX! Watch out in the stands! A skimmer from the Aussie southpaw. Arshdeep goes short again but fails to get it high enough to trouble the batter, on middle. Head pivots on the back foot and drags the pull flat and wide of the man at deep square leg for a six.

2.2Arshdeep Singh to Travis Head. no run, Dug in short now, on middle. Travis Head ducks under it.

2.1Arshdeep Singh to Travis Head. no run, A big swing and a miss! Angled in, on a back of a length, on middle. Head has a heave across the line but misses. The bounce takes the ball over the sticks.

Jansen took a fair bit of tap in that over. Looks like a pretty flat deck. Arshdeep Singh to continue. 1-0-11-0 so far.

1.6Marco Jansen to Abhishek Sharma. FOUR, FOUR! Cooper Connolly should have done better there. Into the strip, over off. Abhishek Sharma stands tall and has a hack across the line. Ends up snatching at it and it goes off the inner half through square leg. Connolly sprints to his right from deep backward square leg and looks to push the ball away from the fence with his right hand. The ball clips his fingertips and trickles behind into the fence. Jansen goes for 21 runs in his first over.

1.5Marco Jansen to Abhishek Sharma. no run, Jansen drags the length back and tightens his line. This is angled into the left-hander, on middle. Abhishek swivels for the pull but is beaten as the ball goes under the bat and catches him on the midriff.

1.4Marco Jansen to Abhishek Sharma. SIX, SIX! Have some of that, says Abhishek! Jansen delivers the knuckleball on a length, just outside the off stump. Sharma gets the ball in his wheelhouse and he does not miss out. Thumps it back towards the sight screen for half a dozen more.

1.3Marco Jansen to Abhishek Sharma. FOUR, FOUR! Not in complete control but they all count. A well-directed short ball, at the right shoulder. Abhishek gets his hands high to hook it away, but the ball gets big on him. It goes off the top edge but fine of the man at deep fine leg for a four.

1.2Marco Jansen to Abhishek Sharma. SIX, SIX! High and handsome! A bit fuller than the previous ball, around off, Abhishek Sharma is allowed to free his arms, and with a clean swing of the arms, he goes down the ground. Tonks it over mid off for a biggie.

1.1Marco Jansen to Travis Head. 1 run, Starts well, does Jansen. Hits the back of a length, over off. Travis hangs back to deal with it. A bit of nip back into the left-hander. Head ekes out an inside edge and it goes behind on the leg side for a single.

Decent start for the Sunrisers. There was some swing on offer for Arshdeep as well. Marco Jansen to operate from the opposite end.

0.6Arshdeep Singh to Abhishek Sharma. 2 runs, Very full and this moves away in the air. Abhishek jams it out past cover and it goes to the left of the man at deep point for a couple of runs. A positive start for SRH, 11 runs off the first over.

0.5Arshdeep Singh to Travis Head. 1 run, In the channel, bowled on a good length. Travis stays leg side and punches it to deep point. He is off the mark with a single.

0.5Arshdeep Singh to Travis Head. wide, 1 run, Wide! Sprayed down leg, on a good length. Head lets it be.

0.4Arshdeep Singh to Abhishek Sharma. 1 run, Oh, a hasty single! A low full toss now, shaping away from off. Abhishek pushes it to mid off and is off for a quick single. The fielder has a shy at the bowling end, but misses, and Sharma scoots through to complete the single.

0.3Arshdeep Singh to Abhishek Sharma. no run, Outswing, full and around off, Abhishek plays off the front foot and drives it to the cover fielder.

0.2Arshdeep Singh to Abhishek Sharma. SIX, SIX! Abhishek Sharma and SRH are up and running. Shaping away, on a length, on off. Abhishek extends his hands into the lofted hit and presents a high elbow to go inside out over cover for the first six of the night.

0.1Arshdeep Singh to Abhishek Sharma. no run, Watchfully kept out. Floated up first up by Arshdeep, on off. A little bit of away curve, Abhishek brings his bat down and squeezes it out to cover.

Ready to rock and roll in Hyderabad. Two of the most prolific six-hitting teams on the menu. It's a sea of orange in support of the home team with a sprinkling of red jerseys here and there. Out walk the two umpires. Shreyas Iyer has his troops in a huddle before they take their respective fielding positions. A huge cheer goes up at Uppal as Travis Head and Abhishek Sharma walk out to the crease to open for SRH. Arshdeep Singh has the new ball in hand and is raring to go. Abhishek to take the strike. There's a slip in place as well. Here we go...

Impact sub options for PBKS - Priyansh Arya, Harpreet Brar, Xavier Bartlett, Vishnu Vinod and Musheer Khan.

Punjab (Playing XI) - Prabhsimran Singh (WK), Cooper Connolly, Shreyas Iyer (C), Shashank Singh (In for Nehal Wadhera), Suryansh Shedge, Marcus Stoinis, Marco Jansen, Lockie Ferguson (In for Xavier Bartlett), Vijaykumar Vyshak, Arshdeep Singh and Yuzvendra Chahal.

Impact sub options for SRH - Aniket Verma, Praful Hinge, Liam Livingstone, Harsh Dubey and Harshal Patel.

Hyderabad (Playing XI) - Abhishek Sharma, Travis Head, Ishan Kishan (WK), Heinrich Klaasen, Salil Arora, Ravichandran Smaran, Nitish Kumar Reddy (In for Aniket Verma), Pat Cummins (C), Shivang Kumar, Eshan Malinga and Sakib Hussain.

Positive mood in the camp - The skipper of the Hyderabad, Pat Cummins says they would have bowled first as well, but is quick to highlight that they have been winning games batting first, so they are not much worried or upset about the toss result. Pat says it has been a really good campaign, underlining that it wasn't their day in the last game, but also points out that they had won five on the trot before that. He describes that the atmosphere in the group is really positive and says they don't need to look too far back. On the crowd, Cummins says they have been awesome over the last few years and that they love to see great cricket, with him hoping to bring more of that tonight. About the surface, Cummins admits he can't read pitches but notes that they all seem to be pretty high-scoring here. He reckons that it may slow up a bit in the second innings, which he sees as a positive when bowling second. On the team combination, Cummins informs that Nitish Kumar Reddy is back from illness, and he comes in for Aniket Verma.

Being at the top gives them confidence - The captain of the Punjab, Shreyas Iyer says that they will bowl first. He adds that they have gained amazing learnings from their previous game, and being at the top of the table gives them a good feeling to come and play. He says that they are professional, they can't complain, and they will always give their best. Iyer reckons the surface is good, and they will try to see how it behaves and look to chase the target. He ends by saying that Shashank Singh and Lockie Ferguson are back in the side.