In the 23rd match of the tournament between Punjab Kings and Sunrisers Hyderabad, it was Sunrisers Hyderabad who took to the crease first, setting a target for Punjab Kings to chase down.

Sunrisers Hyderabad got off to a decent start with their openers, but lost wickets at regular intervals, preventing them from building significant partnerships. Travis Head and Abhishek Sharma provided a steady start, but Head’s dismissal for 21 runs slowed down their momentum. Aiden Markram’s early departure without scoring put Sunrisers in a bit of trouble.

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However, Nitish Reddy’s aggressive innings brought some impetus to the Sunrisers’ innings. He played a blistering knock, scoring 64 runs off just 37 deliveries at a strike rate of 172.97, including 7 boundaries and 2 sixes. Along with him, Abdul Samad also contributed well with a quickfire 25 off 12 balls.

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Despite some useful contributions from the lower order, including Pat Cummins’ cameo of 34 runs, Sunrisers Hyderabad could only manage to post a total of 182 runs for the loss of 9 wickets in their allotted 20 overs.

The bowling effort from Punjab Kings was led by Arshdeep Singh, who picked up crucial wickets and finished with figures of 4 wickets for 29 runs in his 4 overs. Sam Curran also chipped in with 2 wickets, while Rabada, Harshal Patel, and Harpreet Brar claimed one wicket each.

As the teams head into the second innings, Punjab Kings will be aiming to chase down the target of 183 runs set by Sunrisers Hyderabad to secure a victory in this match.

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