LIVE | Punjab Kings vs Sunrisers Hyderabad Match Scorecard, IPL 2026 Today Match Updates: PBKS Need 220 To Win

Two final overs left in the game as SRH batters would like to maximise the effort completely. Arshdeep Singh, who has already given 42 runs in 3 overs, will bowl the all important 19th over in the match. 

The final four overs are left as Nitish Kumar Reddy and Aniket Sharma are in the middle. Aniket has not been able to connect with a big shot in the last few deliveries he played. Klaasen has to free his arms in this over for sure.

That is a big wicket and a phenomenal catch by Marco Jansen to dismiss Ishan Kishan. Arshdeep has crouched down with his hands on his mouth to see the effort. What a take from the left-arm quick at the boundary.

DROPPED!!! Arshdeep Singh created a chance on the first delivery of his third over, but Marcus Stoinis failed to hold on to the catch. This will definitely annoy Arshdeep. The partnership between the two batters stands at 45 off 33 balls.

Ishan Kishan and Heinrich Klaasen have started to get the boundaries. The pitch has also been a bit slow from the start. It has become difficult to hit through the line. 8 off Jansen’s over. 

Abhishek Sharma and Travis Head have helped SRH cross 100 inside the overs. That is 17.5 runs per over. SRH have asked for a drinks break and rightly so. 

Vijaykumar Vyshak has been welcomed with a six over covers. This is an incredible shot, and it has sent Shreyas Iyer into thinking. It is worth noting that Vyshak has not been able to get settled due to this onslaught by Abhishek. 

24 runs off the over as Arshdeep Singh has been blasted for two boundaries and two sixes in the over. Along with that,  he has bowled four wides. This is not the first time for Arshdeep to bowl waywardly after bowling a single wide.

Xavier Bartlett is in the attack as he has been hit down the ground for a boundary. Abhishek Sharma didn’t miss out on a juicy half-volley as he stomped it over the bowler’s head. Trivia: Abhishek has the third best score in IPL history (141).

Travis Head and Abhishek Sharma in the middle as Arshdeep Singh is getting ready to face the delivery. Expect a lip-smacking contest to take place between the two sides. 

Priyansh Arya, Prabhsimran Singh(w), Cooper Connolly, Shreyas Iyer(c), Shashank Singh, Marcus Stoinis, Marco Jansen, Xavier Bartlett, Vijaykumar Vyshak, Arshdeep Singh, Yuzvendra Chahal

Punjab Kings won the toss and elected to bowl first against Sunrisers Hyderabad. Shreyas Iyer at the toss- We’re going to bowl first. It’s a day game. We want to get a knack of how the wicket is going to play. We need to back each others and all the youngsters. We are going with the same team. Priyansh comes in for Nehal.

Although SRH have Harshal Patel and Jaydev Unadkat, they miss the recent impact that Shami provided, who is part of LSG right now. The presence of players such as David Payne, Eshan Malinga, and Brydon Carse can make a difference in this game for them.

Sunrisers Hyderabad, who have experienced better times at home, now understand what it’s like when things don’t go as planned. In the past two seasons, they have secured just two victories in their last seven home matches and come here aiming to settle into New Chandigarh, attempting to adapt to a life of suitcases, similar to how PBKS has managed over the years.

The H2H record between the two sides displays the history of the Punjab Kings getting decimated by the Sunrisers Hyderabad in the past. SRH have won an overwhelming 17 games, while PBKs have won only 7 games as far head-to-head records are concerned!

Hello and welcome to the live cricket coverage of match number 17 of the Indian Premier League, set to take place between Punjab Kings and Sunrisers Hyderabad here at the Maharaja Yadavindra Singh International Cricket Stadium, Mullanpur, New Chandigarh.