Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Punjab Kings Indian Premier League, 2025

SIX! Oh, my word! Four sixes in a row from Marcus Stoinis to finish the innings! Mohammad Shami changes his angle of attack as he comes from around the wicket and looks to get the yorker in. Ends up serving a juicy full toss on the pads, Stoinis disdainfully parks it behind deep backward square leg. Shami ends with figures of 4-0-75-0. A night to forget for him. 27 runs off the final over and Punjab Kings finish with 245 on the board!

SIX! Hat-trick of sixes! The Aussie is on a rampage! Shami pulls the length back and bowls it on middle, Marcus Stoinis just waits on the back foot and picks the bones out of it. Smokes it over wide long on for a biggie.

SIX MORE! Two in two for Marcus Stoinis! Yorker gone wrong from Shami, low full toss, on the pads, Marcus gets low and picks it up nicely. Hits it towards deep mid-wicket for a flat six.

SIX! Clean as a whistle! With an upright seam, on middle, right in the slot, Marcus Stoinis does not miss out as he swings through the line and deposits it way back into the stands over long on.

In the air....but it falls safely! On a length, on middle, Marcus looks to go down the ground with a straight bat. Skies it straight up in the vacant mid-wicket region. Aniket Verma comes charging in off the ropes and even puts the dive in but the ball drops short. Two runs taken.

Spots Jansen backing away but Shami holds his line, on middle and leg, on a length, Marco looks to force it away on the off side but gets an inside edge to deep mid-wicket for one.

Mohammad Shami (3-0-48-0) to wrap the first innings.

FOUR! The over ends well from a PBKS perspective! Pat misses his yorker, something he cannot afford with mid off inside the circle. Allows Stoinis to get under it and Marcus lofts it over mid off for a boundary. Still only 8 runs off the over.

So far, so good from Cummins! Another yorker, at the stumps, Marco can only jam it out wide of cover for one more.

At 142.8 kph, on off, Stoinis firms the drive on the bounce to mid off and takes a single. Just 8 runs in the last 10 balls.

Nails the yorker, at the base of the off stump, Stoinis can only dig this one out back to the bowler.

Jansen will feel that he missed out there! Low full toss, sliding onto the pads, Marco misses out to put this one away. A leg bye is taken as the ball goes off the pads beside the pitch on the leg side.

Cummins goes very full, at 139.4 kph, on off, Marcus squeezes it out in front of extra cover for one.

Sunrisers Hyderabad use their impact player as Abhinav Manohar is swapped in for Eshan Malinga. Pat Cummins to bowl the penultimate over. He is 3-0-33-0 so far.

Low full toss, on middle and leg, Marco clips it off the pads to the left of the man at deep mid-wicket and comes sprinting back for the second run. Excellent over from Harshal. Two wickets and just the 5 runs off it.

Short and wide on off, cut away to deep point for one by Marcus.

Angling into the pads, on a length, Jansen wrists it to deep mid-wicket for a run.

Marco Jansen is in at number 8.

OUT! TAKEN! Double strike from Harshal Patel and the Sunrisers could not have asked for it to come at a better time! Patel goes into the wicket and takes pace off, on off, Shreyas tries to glide it over the in-field behind the wicket on the off side but there is no pace on the ball for him to clear the man at backward point. Lobs it tamely towards Travis Head on the edge of the ring and the Aussie takes an easy catch. Iyer falls for 82 (36). PBKS are now 206/6.

On a hard length, on off, pushed in front of extra cover for a single by Stoinis.

Marcus Stoinis is in at number 7.

OUT! TIMBER! Harshal Patel strikes on his return to the attack! Lands the dipping slower delivery, on off, Glenn Maxwell premeditates as he switches his stance and looks to play the reverse over short third. He is deceived by the slowness of the delivery and the ball dips on him. The ball hits the right pad on the full and deflects onto the off stump.

Harshal Patel (3-0-37-2) is back on to wrap his spell.

FOUR! Hat-trick of boundaries from the PBKS skipper! 18 runs off the over. Slower one by Eshan, on the fuller side, on off, Iyer waits on it and just lifts it over extra cover for the fourth boundary of the over.

FOUR! And again! Low full toss, on the pads with fine leg inside the circle, asking to be hit. Iyer does not miss out as he swats it to the right of the man there at short fine leg for the third boundary of the over. The 200 comes up for Punjab Kings!

FOUR! Easy pickings! Eshan errs for the second time in the over. Strays on the pads and it is a low full toss, Shreyas just helps it fine to the right of short fine leg for four more.

Lands it on a back of a length, outside off, Maxwell frees his arms and cuts it to deep cover for a single.

Gets it to tail back into the right-hander, on a length, on middle, whipped through square leg for a single.

FOUR! Up and over! Eshan goes searching for the yorker but misses his mark. Serves it around off, Iyer gets under the ball and thumps it over the mid off fielder inside the circle for a boundary.

Strategic Break. Sunrisers Hyderabad have slightly pulled things back a bit in the last few overs, but still, PBKS are sitting at a comfortable run rate, touching 12 runs per over. And with Shreyas Iyer unbeaten and Glenn Maxwell at the other end, they would be aiming for a very strong finish in these last four overs. These two will surely go into an overdrive mode as they have a couple of more hitters yet to come. 230-plus on cards? We will find out shortly. Here's Eshan Malinga back into the attack after the break.

Zeeshan ends his spell with a dot! Bowled with a lower trajectory, on off, on a nagging length, Glenn stays leg side of the ball and swings to go downtown. Gets beaten as the ball spins past the bat and the keeper, Heinrich Klaasen, is quick to take the bails off but Maxwell has his back leg grounded inside the crease.

Fuller and quicker, at the stumps, pushed to long on for one.

Well bowled! Offers flight and gets the ball to spin away, around off, Iyer backs away to go back over the bowler's head but gets beaten due to the turn and the bounce.

Wide! Turning away and this goes beyond the wide tramline on off. Iyer lets it go.

SIX! High and handsome! Pushed through, on off, on a nagging length, Iyer backs away to go inside out. Does not quite get to the pitch of the ball, but still goes through with the shot. Tonks it over wide long off for a six.

Drags the length back and slows it down, around off, Maxwell watchfully pushes it in front of cover for one.

Sliding onto the pads, on a nagging length, Iyer nudges it to deep mid-wicket for a single.

Straight on, full and on off, Shreyas Iyer drills it down to long on for a single only.

A low full toss angling on the pads, Shreyas Iyer whips across to deep backward square leg, where a slight fumble from Abhishek Sharma allows the second run.

On the pads, on a length, worked into the leg side for a single.

FIVE WIDES! Oopsie! Harshal overtries and slips in a full toss, down leg, Glenn Maxwell misses to whip it away and the ball races away to the deep fine leg fence, beating Heinrich Klaasen to his left to the fence.

Fuller and around off, Glenn Maxwell leans on it but mistimes the drive off the inside half of the bat, straight back to the bowler.

Straight and full, on middle, blocked off.

Glenn Maxwell is in at number 6.

OUT! LBW! Harshal Patel provides a huge breakthrough for his side and snags his second wicket. Harshal Patel spears it in fuller and on the middle stump line. Shashank Singh looks to work across with a straight bat, but misses and plays over the line as the ball nips back in a touch. It passes close to the bat and clips the front pad. An appeal for LBW, but the umpire shakes his head. Harshal Patel is certain and convinces his skipper to take the review. UltraEdge shows no bat involved, and the Ball Tracking comes up with three reds as the ball clips the leg stump. No fireworks from Shashank Singh tonight. A brilliant review from Harshal Patel. Punjab Kings have slipped from 164/2 to 168/4.

Harshal Patel (2-0-28-1) is back on and replaces Mohammad Shami.

Full and straight on off, Shashank Singh whips to deep backward square leg for a single. Just 7 runs off it and a wicket. An excellent over from Eshan Malinga as his figures read 3-0-27-2 so far.

A searing yorker, curving in on middle, Shreyas Iyer jams it out to the cover region for a quick single.

A full ball, on off drilled to mid on for a single.

WIDE! Down leg on a length. Wide called.

Shashank Singh is in at number 5.

OUT! LBW! Eshan Malinga gets his second wicket on his debut and breaks a crucial 73-run partnership! Eshan, with his slingy action, spears in a pinpoint yorker, right in front of the stumps. Nehal Wadhera crouches a bit and looks to whips it into the leg side, but plays over it and misses. The ball raps right in front of the pad and the finger goes up on the appeal for LBW. Nehal Wadhera doesn't bother to review and walks to the dugout. He departs on 27 (22) and Punjab Kings are 164/3.

FOUR! Cleverly done! Landed fuller and outside off, Nehal Wadhera shuffles across the stumps and sits across on his knee, keeping his head still, and paddles it, just over the stumps, and to the right of the keeper for a boundary.

Wide of off, too full, Nehal Wadhera misses to carve it out.

Eshan Malinga is back on. He is 2-0-19-1 so far and replaces Zeeshan Ansari.

Slower bouncer, on off, pulled behind to deep fine leg for a single.

Whoa! Nehal Wadhera pulls out of the shot, right at the moment when Mohammad Shami was about to deliver the ball. It was a yorker and just crashed into the stumps after Wadhera opted out of the shot. Maybe something flew right in front of his eyes, or maybe a drop of sweat rolled around his eyes. Not quite sure about the reason.

FOUR! Done with ease from Wadhera! A slower one, on a good length, on the pads, Nehal Wadhera knows where the gap is, waits, and helps it through deep fine leg for a boundary.

Back of a length, on off, flat batted down to long off for a single.

FOUR! Smartly done! Outside off, to full at 140.7 kph, Shreyas Iyer opens the face of the blade and slices it through deep third for a boundary. FIFTY FOR SHREYAS IYER!

Shortish and on the pads, pulled behind to deep fine leg for a single.

Hard length around off. Nehal Wadhera punches it to short cover.

DROPPED AND SIX! Abhishek Sharma has made an absolute meal of a catch at long off! Darted full and outside off, Shreyas Iyer takes his front foot out and tries to clear long off, but mistimes it a bit aerially, as the bat turns at the point of contact. It sails high and descends down to long off where Abhishek Sharma, unaware of the boundary ropes, tries to take the catch with a reverse cup, but the ball pops in and out of his palms and lobs behind the ropes for a six. Second dropped catch for Abhishek.

Floated fuller and on middle, clipped down to long on for a single.

Pitched short and on the top of middle, Shreyas Iyer pulls it to deep mid-wicket for a single.

WIDE! Drifting down leg on a length, Shreyas Iyer misses to tuck across. Wide called. This brings the 50-run stand up between Wadhera and Iyer.

FOUR! Brilliant batting! A loosener, full toss on off, Shreyas Iyer is quick to switch his stance and reverses it over backward point for a boundary.

SIX! Smashed aerially! Fuller and just around off, into the slot, Shreyas Iyer smashes it over long off for a cracking six.

Dishes out a flatter one, full and outside off, Nehal Wadhera skips forward and drills it down to long on for a single.

An appeal for LBW from Cummins, but not entertained by the umpire! Another one with a searing pace, full and angling onto the pads, Shreyas Iyer misses to whip across and wears onto the front pad.

Cannons in a yorker, outside off, Shreyas Iyer tries to squeeze it through short third, but the inside edge rolls the ball to the bowler.

A slower bumper, on off, Nehal Wadhera waits and pulls it through square leg for a single.

An in-drifting full toss on the pads, Shreyas clips it to the right of long on for a single.

SIX! Just admire that! Back of a length, looking to take the pace off, on off, Shreyas Iyer stands tall, and pulls it comfortably over long on for a massive six. Shreyas moves into his 30s now!

Spears in a yorker from around the stumps, Nehal Wadhera clips it to deep backward square leg for a single.

Pat Cummins (2-0-24-0) is back on. He replaces Eshan Malinga.

A flatter googly, across off, Nehal Wadhera mistimes the reverse sweep to short third for a single. Halfway through and PBKS are 120/2.

Landed on off and middle, on a length, Shreyas Iyer hangs back and pulls it wide of long on for a single.

A slider, full and outside off, Nehal Wadhera cuts it wide of backward point for a single.

A wrong'un, on a length, across off, Nehal Wadhera hangs back and punches to the cover fielder.

Floated up, full and on the leg stump, swept away, but straight to short fine leg.

Length, drifting on the pads, Shreyas Iyer works it down to long on for a single.

SIX! Pulled away with absolute ease! Banged short onto the pads, Nehal Wadhera swivels and picks it up with ease, and pulls it behind deep fine leg for a cracking six.

Into the blockhole, on off, Shreyas carves it out to the off side and runs a quick single.

SIX! Sails just over! A slower one, full and on off, Shreyas Iyer weighs forward and whips it over deep mid-wicket for a six. Just for a moment, Ishan Kishan was in play for the catch, but it sails just over the leaping fielder.

Short and skidding through quickly, on the body, Nehal Wadhera is hurried into the pull shot, but misses, and wears on the thigh pad as the ball rolls in the leg side. A leg bye taken.

Half-tracker, on the pads, Shreyas Iyer nudges it to deep square leg for a single.

WIDE! Oh, a sharp bumper, nipping back into the batter, but over the batter's head. Shreyas sways away from the line. Wided.

A full toss, just below the waist height, on off, tucked across into the leg side for a single. The 100 is up for Punjab Kings!

Across off, flat and full, cut away through backward point for a single. Two back-to-back good overs for SRH. 7 off it, and 10 off the last two overs, without a boundary.

Fuller on off, drilled down to long off for a single.

OVERTHROWS! Length, on off, worked to the cover-point fielder for a quick single. The fielder misses to score the direct hit at the non-striker's end and with no backup on the leg side, it allows them to cross for the second.

Floated full, on off, driven through cover for a single.

Quick run! Looped up, full on middle, spinning away, Shreyas Iyer leans and tries to flick, but closes the bat face early. The leading edge is found as the ball rolls in front of cover. They cross for a quick single.

Outside off, full, sliced away to deep cover for a single.

Zeeshan Ansari is into the attack now. He replaces Harshal Patel.

Off the mark! Brilliant over from Eshan! No boundary conceded! Too full across off, carved through cover for a single.

Nehal Wadhera is in at number 4.

OUT! GONE! CAUGHT! The debutant, Eshan Malinga gets his first IPL wicket and is thrilled to bits. A crucial, crucial wicket for SRH! Eshan bowls it right into the surface, by taking all the pace off, around off. Prabhsimran Singh shapes to flat bat it over mid off, but is months early into the shot and ends up mistiming it off the toe-end of the bat, losing his shape a bit. Hits it flat and straight to Pat Cummins who snaffles it to his left. Punjab Kings are 91/2 as Prabhsimran Singh departs for a quickfire 42 (23).

An inswinging yorker, at 141.8 kph, on middle, Shreyas Iyer jams it out and squeezes it away to deep third for a single.

Good delivery! A slower one by the looks of it, at 111.6 kph, outside off and too full, Shreyas Iyer bends to carve it away but misses.

Speared in on the legs, Prabhsimran Singh gets a bit of an inside edge onto the pads, and the ball rolls in front of mid-wicket. They cross for a single.

Starts off with a loosener, but gets away with it. A full toss, on off, smashed away, but straight to the cover fielder.

Strategic Break. Well, it has been one-way traffic so far and as it was expected, runs are flowing at knots for the Punjab Kings on this belter of a wicket. Priyansh Arya, continuing his form from the previous game, launched an offensive while Prabhsimran Singh too, found his groove quite early. With three world-class bowlers, SRH have leaked runs at an alarming rate, and only Harshal Patel has got the lone success. A couple of quick wickets is what will give some respite to SRH. The debutant, Eshan Malinga is introduced into the attack now. He replaces Pat Cummins.

SIX! High and long enough! Slower one, short of a good length and angled into the batter, Shreyas Iyer stands tall, picks it up and launches it high and over cow corner for a biggie to end the Powerplay. PBKS 89/1 and this is their highest PP score of the season.

Back of a length and over the stumps, Singh looks to advance and mistimes the pull through mid-wicket for one.

That was hit at a rate of knots but Abhishek Sharma manages to get a hand to it. Fuller one outside off, Prabhsimran Singh backs away and laces the cover drive as Sharma dives to his right and gets a hand on it. The batters do get a brace though.

Good length, angling into the batter, Iyer looks to drive on the up but mistimes it uppishly to mid on for another single.

Hard length over middle, Singh comes forward and backs away before dabbing it down to backward point for a quick single.

FOUR! Raw power from Singh! Short and into the pitch around off, Prabhsimran picks up the length early and forces the flat-batted tennis forehand down and to the left of mid on for a boundary.

Misfield! Full and straight again, Shreyas Iyer drives the low full toss back past the bowler and to the left of mid on where Ishan Kishan circles around and lets it through. The batters end up picking up a couple of runs.

Full again and at the pads, Singh looks to advance and just ends up punching it away wide of mid on where Ishan Kishan puts in a huge dive and keeps it down to a single.

Full and straight, tailing back into the pads, Prabhsimran Singh looks to swing it away but gets an inside edge onto the pads.

FOUR! Hammered! Slower one, just floated up in the slot and wide outside off. Prabhsimran Singh sets up deep in the crease and just drills it to the right of mid off for a boundary.

WIDE! Full and wide, right on the money it seems but a wide is called.

Following the batter! Cummins sees Prabhsimran Singh backing away and looks to dart one in but ends up bowling a high full toss right at the body. Singh can't quite get it away as he gets cramped for room.

Back of a length and in the channel, punched away from the crease but straight to covers.

PBKS skipper, Shreyas Iyer is in at number 3. Also, a switch of ends for Pat Cummins. Went for 16 off his first, and he replaces Mohammad Shami.

OUT! CAUGHT! Harshal Patel has done the trick for his team and gets the huge wicket of Priyansh Arya. Pace-off from Patel, bowling it a bit into the pitch and angling it well across off. Priyansh Arya shuffles a bit across the off stump and tries to fetch and pull across the line. The ball ends up being sliced up high and just beyond the mid-wicket region. Nitish Kumar Reddy backtracks and takes a fine tumbling reverse-cup catch. Finally, some respite for SRH as Arya departs for 36 (13) and PBKS are 66/1 after 4 overs.

WIDE! Full and wide outside off, spraying it beyond the tramline for a wide.

SIX! Slower delivery, bowled full and on off, Priyansh Arya reads it well and tonks it back over the bowler's head and straight into the boundary cushion for a six.

Mistimed! Banged in short and over middle, pace on this time, Singh climbs into the pull but hits it aerially towards deep mid-wicket for a single.

FOUR! Excellent adjustment! Harshal sees the batter coming down the track and bowls a slower bumper. But Prabhsimran Singh halts in his tracks and is able to make the adjustment and ramp it over short third for a boundary.

Short of a length and angled into the body, Singh fails to work it away.

Gets away with it! Starts around the wicket and with a very high full toss outside off, Arya leans ahead and mistimes the lofted shot wide of sweeper cover for just a single.

Harshal Patel is introduced into the attack, and replaces Pat Cummins.

SIX! The over ends just the way it started, with a six, 23 off it! Short again from Shami, over middle, not much intent behind it. Prabhsimran Singh picks the length early and swings the pull over deep square leg for a biggie. 50 up for Punjab in just 3 overs!

Bowled shorter and over leg, Priyansh Arya stands tall and pulls it away to deep mid-wicket for a single.

Back of a length, bowled around leg, Arya nudges it off the hips and gets it on the bounce to short fine leg.

FOUR! Oh, that should have been stopped! A low full toss, on middle and leg, clipped away firmly and towards deep mid-wicket. Aniket Verma runs to his right along the fence but is late to put in the dive and the ball goes to the fence.

SIX! This is sensational from the young man! Over the wicket now, bowling it a tad short and outside off, Priyansh Arya stands tall and just hits it flat over covers and the ball travels the distance yet gain for a biggie.

SIX! Priyansh Arya is fearless! Around the wicket, bowled on a hard length around the top of off and middle, so difficult to go after but Arya manages to just smack it back over the bowler's head for a biggie.

FOUR! Uppish but in the gap! Slower one, floated wide outside off, Prabhsimran Singh reaches out for the cut but then waits well and just manages to tap it away between short third and backward point for a boundary to end the over. 16 off it!

Back to over the wicket for the right-hander. On the fuller side, sliding back in from around middle, Singh clips it straight to mid-wicket.

Around the wicket now and gets the straight yorker spot on. Arya just blocks it back on the deck and scampers through for a single.

WIDE! Two fielders out on the leg side and Cummins looks to dart one in at the toes but spills it down leg for a wide.

FOUR! Nicely done! Fuller one, sliding into the pads, Arya just tickles it away fine and the ball races away into the fine leg fence.

SIX! Up, up and away! Marginally short, around the hips, Priyansh Arya nonchalantly picks it up and flicks it into the stands over the square leg fence.

Begins from over the wicket, bowling it on a good length around middle, Arya blocks it off the front foot.

Skipper Pat Cummins to operate from the far end.

FOUR! Make that a hat-trick of fours to end the first over, PBKS are 14/0! Short and a bit wide this time from Shami, Prabhsimran Singh stands tall and slaps the ball away through cover-point for another boundary.

FOUR! Flat-batted! Hard length around the top of off, Prabhsimran Singh takes a step forward and crunches the ball flat and just wide of mid off for another boundary. Not a bad ball, just great intent and execution from Singh.

FOUR! Aggression from Prabhsimran! Good length again, at the stumps, Singh steps out and backs away before swatting it high and over mid off for a boundary.

Good length in and around off, just nibbling away from the right-hander, Singh watchfully pushes it out on the off side.

Wow, what happened there? Ishan Kishan makes a good stop but then fails to find it as it gets camouflaged in the advertising on the field. Pitched up on off, Prabhsimran Singh punches it back past Shami and to the right of mid off. The batters eventually get two runs, but then, a short run is called. So, after all of that, it is just a single.

Up and running right away! Short of a good length, swinging in from around leg, Priyansh Arya tucks it off the hips to deep backward square leg for a single.

Now then, down in Hyderabad, we are all in readiness for Match 27 to get underway, as the two umpires walk out to the middle. Pat Cummins leads his troops out as the Sunrisers Hyderabad spread out to their fielding positions. Priyansh Arya, the centurion from the previous game, is accompanied by Prabhsimran Singh to open for the Punjab Kings. Mohammad Shami has the new ball for SRH and is raring to go. The countdown goes off and here we go...

JUST IN - Up in Lucknow, the home team Lucknow Super Giants have handed Gujarat Titans their second defeat of the season, winning by 6 wickets. It got much closer than expected as GT did snag a few quick wickets in between, but the impact player Ayush Badoni finished well for LSG in the end, with just 3 balls to spare.

The captain of Sunrisers Hyderabad, Pat Cummins, says he doesn't mind bowling first as he confidently says they can chase anything. Admits it hasn't been an ideal start for them, but they are training really well. Tells that everyone in the team is in a good headspace. Informs one change as Eshan Malinga comes in for his debut in place of Kamindu Mendis.

The captain of Punjab Kings, Shreyas Iyer says that they will bat first. Adds that they batted first in the last couple of games and they have been able to just go after the bowlers and that's their mindset at the moment. Reckons that they don't have a great record in the Powerplay but need to ensure that it's not there in the back of their mind. Mentions that it is important to stay in the present and the individuals are told to back their instincts. Informs that they are going with the same team.

Impact players nominated by Sunrisers Hyderabad - Abhinav Manohar, Sachin Baby, Jaydev Unadkat, Rahul Chahar and Wiaan Mulder.

Sunrisers Hyderabad (Playing XI) - Abhishek Sharma, Travis Head, Ishan Kishan, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Heinrich Klaasen (WK), Aniket Verma, Pat Cummins (C), Harshal Patel, Mohammad Shami, Zeeshan Ansari, Eshan Malinga (On debut and in for Kamindu Mendis).

Impact players nominated by Punjab Kings - Suryansh Shedge, Praveen Dubey, Yash Thakur, Harpreet Brar and Vyshak Vijaykumar.

Punjab Kings (Unchanged Playing XI) - Priyansh Arya, Prabhsimran Singh (WK), Shreyas Iyer (C), Shashank Singh, Nehal Wadhera, Glenn Maxwell, Marcus Stoinis, Marco Jansen, Lockie Ferguson, Arshdeep Singh, Yuzvendra Chahal.

TOSS UPDATE - The flip of the coin lands in favor of Punjab Kings and Shreyas Iyer elects to BAT first.

PITCH REPORT - Pommie Mbangwa and Michael Clarke are pitchside. Mbangwa says that it is not too hot and the players will be happy about that. About the dimensions, he says it is 63 meters and 69 meters, respectively, at the squares, while the straight hit is 77 meters. About the surface, Clarke joins him and observes no real grass covering and deems it an absolute belter of a track. Reckons that it will play consistently without changing much and also expects it to be a very high-scoring match, with the par score above 230. Also says that the batters will target the short boundaries. He opines it would be ideal to bat first and pile the runs on board in pristine conditions, as dew doesn't create much effect here and the toss doesn't play a huge role either.

Just as we wait for the toss and team updates here in Hyderabad, up in Lucknow, the first game of the day is still in progress between Lucknow Super Giants and Gujarat Titans. GT, batting first, posted a challenging total of 180 on the board, on the back of fifties from Sai Sudharsan and Shubman Gill. In response, LSG have bossed the chase so far, with Nicholas Pooran and Aiden Markram's respective fifties. While Markram got out a few overs back, Pooran, on his merry way, is unbeaten as LSG require just below a run-a-ball to win in 7 overs remaining and with 8 wickets in hand.

Two teams, with completely stark trajectories, are ready to lock horns. Stacked in the middle of the table, Punjab Kings will play their third away game, so far maintaining an unblemished away record this season. This marks SRH’s fourth home game, where they have lost two and won one. They have batted first on all occasions where their scores dipped from a mammoth 286 to 190, and then to a paltry 152. Languishing at the rock bottom, this match is very crucial for the Orange Army to resurrect their form, before it's too late. They say, there’s no way but only to ascend from rock bottom, and SRH’s dominating record against PBKS will lift their morale, as the Kings have not won against SRH since 2022. Will PBKS break this streak? Stick around for the toss and team updates.

With a revolving door of match-winners, Punjab Kings are stealing the show each game. Captain Shreyas Iyer's masterclass in their opener gave way to Prabhsimran Singh's fireworks, before young gun Priyansh Arya announced himself with a thunderous century against CSK that left jaws dropping. Even with international heavyweights Maxwell and Stoinis underperforming, the Kings have twice breached the 200-run barrier, showcasing their formidable batting arsenal. While pace duo Arshdeep Singh and Lockie Ferguson continue to test batters, spin wizard Yuzvendra Chahal finds himself in an uncharacteristic drought, with just a solitary wicket from four outings and three wicketless spells.

After a promising start, the explosive trio of Abhishek Sharma, Travis Head, and Ishan Kishan has mysteriously lost their scoring touch, with them posting the second-worst average among the team's top-order batters. Once masters of the Powerplay, SRH now hemorrhage wickets during this crucial phase, contributing significantly to their four consecutive defeats. Equally concerning is their bowling unit, which statistically ranks at the bottom with the worst economy rate and highest bowling average in the tournament. While their pace attack boasts considerable international pedigree, their spin department, Adam Zampa aside, lacks the necessary bite to trouble opposition batters.

How the mighty have stumbled! Sunrisers Hyderabad's batting juggernaut that steamrolled opponents last season has taken a dramatic nosedive, their explosive firepower reduced to mere sparks in this campaign. Meanwhile, Punjab Kings have flipped the script entirely as their team has found its rhythm like a well-oiled machine. It's almost as if someone switched their batting mojos. This reversal of fortunes proves yet again that in the IPL, past glory counts for little and every season writes its own unpredictable story.

Hello, everyone! Had a long week? Worry not! Your dopamine dose is here again. We are well into the high gear of the Indian Premier League as games come thick and fast. Within the blink of an eye, the tournament has hit its fourth double-header weekend as Match number 27 pits the home team Sunrisers Hyderabad hosting the Punjab Kings in what promises to be a belter of a contest.

... MATCH DAY ...

With IPL 2025 heating up and teams battling fiercely for the top spots, the action now shifts to the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Hyderabad, where Sunrisers Hyderabad will lock horns with Punjab Kings in Match 27. Both teams find themselves on contrasting trajectories - Punjab Kings have been in fine form, winning three of their four games, while Sunrisers Hyderabad are struggling, having lost four of their five matches so far. For SRH, this is a crucial game to turn their fortunes around, as another loss could push their campaign into further turmoil. Their aggressive, all-out approach with the bat hasn’t quite worked as planned, leading to collapses that have cost them multiple games. It’s high time their batting unit steps up, with Abhishek Sharma yet to find his rhythm at the top and Travis Head blowing hot and cold. The bowling unit, led by Pat Cummins and Mohammad Shami, has done its job well, with Zeeshan Ansari also making an impact. However, they’ve often had little to defend due to batting failures, something SRH will look to correct in front of their home fans. On the other hand, Punjab Kings have been a revelation this season following a major squad revamp. Their success has been built on teamwork, with different players stepping up when needed. Priyansh Arya’s scintillating century in the previous game against CSK has only strengthened an already formidable batting lineup. Shreyas Iyer, Prabhsimran Singh and Nehal Wadhera have all chipped in with key contributions, while the team will be eager for Glenn Maxwell to return to his explosive best. In the bowling department, Arshdeep Singh, Lockie Ferguson and Marco Jansen have kept things tight and delivered when it mattered. Both teams are packed with firepower, but Punjab Kings come into this clash with momentum firmly on their side. However, SRH have a history of turning up in spectacular fashion on their home turf, and they’ll be desperate to snap their losing streak in front of their passionate supporters. Will Punjab continue their dominance, or will Sunrisers bounce back in style? A thrilling encounter awaits!