Sunrisers Hyderabad defeated Punjab Kings by 6 wickets in match 69 of Indian Premier League 2024. Punjab won the toss and batted first and scored 214 runs in 20 overs at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad.

In reply, Hyderabad won the match by scoring 215 runs for 6 wickets in 19.1 overs.

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After this win, Sunrisers Hyderabad has reached the second position in the points table. If Rajasthan Royals lose or draw their match against Kolkata Knight Riders, Sunrisers Hyderabad will remain second. In such a situation, Sunrisers will enter the Qualifier-One match.

If the Rajasthan team succeeds in defeating Kolkata, then Kolkata will finish first and Rajasthan will reach the playoffs after finishing second. In such a situation, Sunrisers will have to settle for third place. The fourth team to reach the playoffs is Royal Challengers Bangalore. Sunrisers finished the league with 8 wins and 5 losses from 14 matches. One match was washed away by rain. The team scored a total of 17 points.

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At the same time, Kolkata has 19 points and Rajasthan has 16 points. RCB has 14 points.

Abhishek Sharma and Henrik Klaassen played a key role in Sunrisers Hyderabad's win. Opener Abhishek Sharma scored 66 runs off 28 balls with the help of 5 fours and 6 sixes. Henrik Klaasen scored 42 runs off 26 balls with 3 fours and two sixes.

Rahul Tripathi (33) and Nitish Redd (37) also made useful contributions for Sunrisers Hyderabad. Travis Head could not do anything special in this match. He was dismissed on zero. This is the ninth defeat of Punjab Kings in the current season and they are at the ninth position in the points table.

Punjab innings

Earlier, Punjab Kings scored 214 runs for the loss of 5 wickets after winning the toss and batting first. Prabhasimran Singh top scored for Punjab with 71 runs. Prabhasimran faced 45 balls and hit 4 sixes apart from 7 fours. Atharva Thaide scored a blistering 46 off 27 balls with 5 fours and 2 sixes.

Atharva and Prabhasimran put on a 97-run partnership for the first wicket to set the stage for a big total. Riley Rosso scored 49 (24 balls, 3 fours and 2 sixes) and skipper Jitesh Sharma contributed 32 not out (15 balls, 2 fours and 2 sixes).