Sunrisers Hyderabad romped to a total of 219 runs as openers Abhishek Sharma and Travis Head gave the side from Hyderabad a rollicking start with their 120 run stand for the first wicket against Punjab
Kings in the IPL 2026 encounter between the sides.
SRH have lost just a single game, out of six, when the duo has managed to remain at the crease for the duration of the power play.
Of the nine time one or the other has been dismissed, SRH have won six and lost three, while the numbers in the case that both openers did not last the six overs are alarming with the side just winning 3 of the 13 instances.
Abhishek starred with a 74-run knock off just 28 deliveries before falling prey to Shashank Singh, who had also removed Head for 38 off 23 deliveries.
Skipper Ishan Kishan chipped in with 29 runs, while South African batter Heinrich Klaasen added 39 runs. Aniket Verma and Salil Arora contributes 18 and 9 runs respectively.
Punjab started their chase with aplomb as Priyanshu Arya and Prabhsimran Singh had a blinder of a start with a 99-run stand before the former was removed by Shivang Kumar for 57. Sindh, who also made a half-century with his 51-run knock, followed his partner back in the hut shortly after as Shivang struck again.
