IPL 2026, SRH vs PBKS: Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) faced disappointment in the 17th match of IPL 2026 at the Maharaja Yadvinder Singh International Cricket Stadium, New Chandigarh. Batting first, SRH scored 219 runs losing 6 wickets in 20 overs, but Punjab Kings (PBKS) achieved this target easily. Punjab Kings completed the target of 220 runs by losing 4 wickets in 18.5 overs and won the match by 6 wickets.

Hyderabad put a big score on the board

Sunrisers Hyderabad had a very aggressive start in this match. Abhishek Sharma played a stormy innings of 74 runs on 28 balls and Travis Head scored 38 runs on 23 balls. Together they added 105 runs in the powerplay. But middle order Heinrich Klaasen scored only 39 runs in 33 balls. Due to their slow batting, SRH team could reach only 219 runs after 20 overs. Ishan Kishan also scored 27 runs on 17 balls and Aniket Verma contributed 18 runs on 9 balls.

On the other hand, in the bowling of Punjab Kings, Shashank Singh took 2 wickets for 20 runs in 3 overs and took control of the match. At the same time, Arshdeep Singh also took 2 wickets, apart from this, Xavier Bartlett got 1 wicket.

Punjab Kings chased the target easily

While chasing the target, Punjab Kings also had an explosive start. Priyansh Arya played an innings of 57 runs in 20 balls and completed his half-century in just 16 balls. Whereas, Prabhasimran Singh scored 51 runs in 25 balls. Both of them laid a strong foundation by adding 99 runs in 6.2 overs for the first wicket. Then captain Shreyas Iyer played a brilliant inning of 69 not out off 33 balls and made the chase easy. Shashank Singh remained unbeaten in the end after scoring 16 runs.

Let us tell you, this is the third win of Punjab Kings this season. He has played a total of 4 matches, but one match was canceled due to rain. He is at second place in the points table with 7 points. At the same time, Hyderabad is at sixth position with 3 losses in 4 matches.