IPL 2021, PBKS vs SRH Highlights: Sunrisers Hyderabad registered their first points of the season after orchestrating a batting collapse from Punjab Kings in the IPL 2021 match on Wednesday. PBKS were all out for 120 in 19.4 overs. SRH overhauled the target with 9 wickets and 8 balls in hand.
Punjab Kings won the toss and opted to bat first. The slide began with KL Rahul’s wicket for 4 as Bhuvneshwar Kumar gave SRH a dream start. Mayank Agarwal (22) stuck around to keep Punjab afloat in the Powerplay but wickets kept falling at regular intervals. Rashid Khan (1/17) and Abhishek Sharma (2/24) turned the screws into their middle order before Khaleel Ahmed (3/21) delivered the killing blow with the wicket of Shahrukh Khan (22), the joint highest scorer in the innings. In reply, David Warner and Jonny Bairstow got off to a roaring start, getting 50 runs in the Powerplay. Kane Williamson joined Bairstow, who remained unbeaten on 63 at close of play, as SRH then reverted to a cautious approach, reaching the target in the 19th over.
IPL 2021, KKR vs CSK Highlights: Faf du Plessis smashed an unbeaten 60-ball 95 as Chennai Super Kings beat Kolkata Knight Riders by 18 runs in a high-scoring IPL game. Sent into bat, du Plessis (95 not out) and Ruturaj Gaikwad (64) knocked the daylight out of KKR bowlers, adding 115 for the opening wicket to lay the foundation. After Gaikwad was back in the hut, du Plessis continued his rampage, while Mooen Ali (25) and MS Dhoni (17) also came up with useful cameos as CSK posted a big total of 220 for three.
Defending the total, pacer Deepak Chahar (4/29) produced a sensational spell, claiming four wickets, while Lungi Ngidi (3/28) captured one to leave KKR tottering at 31 for 5 in 5.2 overs. Andre Russell, however, hit six maximums in a breathtaking 54 off 22 balls and shared 81 runs off 39 balls with Dinesh Karthik (40) to bring KKR back in the hunt. Once Russell was gone, Pat Cummins (66 not out) kept KKR in the chase but he ran out of partners in the end as they eventually fell short by 18 runs.