The Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) secured a comfortable 33-run victory against the Punjab Kings (PBKS) in Match 49 of the 2026 Indian Premier League (IPL)
at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium on Wednesday, May 6.
Batting first, SRH registered 235 runs on the board. They were once again given an excellent start thanks to their openers, Travis Head and Abhishek Sharma. However, it was Ishan Kishan (55) and Heinrich Klaasen (69) who helped them reach the massive total, with Nitish Kumar Reddy also chipping in with crucial runs towards the end.
PBKS, meanwhile, kept on losing wickets at regular intervals, which prevented them from forging a comeback in the game. Cooper Connolly was their highest run-scorer, hitting an unbeaten 107. However, he lacked support at the other end, which resulted in PBKSlosing their third game in a row.
Key moments from the game:
1. Heinrich Klaasen and Nitish Kumar Reddy show towards the end
Both Heinrich Klaasen and Nitish Kumar Reddy finished the SRH innings with a flurry of fours and sixes, helping them post 235 from their quota of 20 overs. Klaasen finished the innings on 69, whilst the returning Reddy scored at a strike-rate of 223.08 to hit an unbeaten 29 off just 13 balls. This included scoring 17 runs off the 17th over to give themselves a perfect platform to end on a high.
Nitish Kumar Reddy 🤝 Heinrich Klaasen
— IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) May 6, 2026
🎥 Both @SunRisers' batters providing impetus in the 17th over 🔥
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2. The Punjab Kings and their problems in the field
Catches win matches, but the Punjab Kings did not follow the age-old saying and dropped a plethora of chances in the field. Ishan Kishan was given two lifelines, with Cooper Connolly and Lockie Ferguson dropping two relatively easy changes on the deep square leg boundary. Kishan went on to score 55 off just 32 balls, while Klaasen continued his excellent form with a score of 69.
What's happening out there? 😲
🎥 Cooper Connolly, Shashank Singh and Lockie Ferguson drop crucial chances 🫣
How costly will these be? 👇
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3. Sunrisers Hyderabad get crucial wickets early on
SRH secured four early wickets in the second innings to make sure that they are in the driver’s seat from the get-go. The 2016 champions got the better of Priyansh Arya, Prabhsimran Singh and Shreyas Iyer within the first 20 balls of the run chase. With PBKS already struggling in the powerplay, Marcus Stoinis was the next big wicket to take, which they managed to get in the over right after the fielding restrictions.
#SRH showing 𝘤𝘢𝘵𝘤𝘩𝘦𝘴 𝘸𝘪𝘯 𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘤𝘩𝘦𝘴 🫡
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🎥 Pat Cummins and Ishan Kishan upping their catching game at key moments 👏
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