New Chandigarh, April 11 – Captain Shreyas Iyer remained unbeaten at 69, while Priyansh Arya and Prabhsimran Singh scored quick half-centuries as Punjab Kings (PBKS) chased down the target of 220 runs against Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) in the 17th match of the 2026 Indian Premier League (IPL) at the PCA New International Cricket Stadium in New Chandigarh on Saturday.
With this win, PBKS remain unbeaten this season. They now have seven points from four matches, with one game against Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) abandoned due to rain.
Chasing a big total, the Punjab Kings got off to a flying start. Openers Priyansh Arya and Prabhsimran Singh continued their good form and attacked the SRH bowlers from the start. Priyansh scored 57 off 20 balls with five fours and five sixes, while Prabhsimran scored 51 off 24 balls with four fours and four sixes. This was the second-fastest fifty for Punjab Kings, just behind KL Rahul's 14-ball half-century in 2018.
Despite these wickets, PBKS are in a strong position at 124/2 after 10 overs.
Shivang Kumar was the standout bowler for SRH, finishing with figures of 3/33 in four overs. Harsh Dubey also took one wicket.
Earlier in the match, Sunrisers Hyderabad made a strong start after being put in to bat, with openers Abhishek Sharma and Travis Head attacking from the very beginning. Abhishek led the charge, scoring 20 runs in one over off Arshdeep Singh and reaching his fifty in just 18 balls with two consecutive sixes. Head also played aggressively, hitting three boundaries in an over, as SRH raced to 105/0 at the end of the powerplay.
Punjab Kings made a comeback in the ninth over when Shashank Singh dismissed Head for 38, ending the 120-run opening partnership. Just two balls later, Abhishek was also dismissed for a brilliant 78 off 28 balls, which included five fours and eight sixes.
After the quick wickets, Ishan Kishan and Heinrich Klaasen stabilised the innings by rotating the strike. However, Arshdeep Singh broke their partnership by dismissing Kishan for 27. SRH lost further momentum as Aniket Verma was run out due to a mix-up, and Salil Arora managed only 9 runs.
Klaasen struggled to accelerate and scored 39 off 33 balls, as SRH added just 43 runs in the last five overs. Shashank Singh was the standout bowler with two wickets, while Arshdeep also claimed two, and Xavier Bartlett picked up one.
Brief Scores:
Sunrisers Hyderabad 219/6 in 20 overs (Abhishek Sharma 74, Heinrich Klaasen 39, Travis Head 38; Shashank Singh 2-20, Arshdeep Singh 2-50) lost to Punjab Kings 223/4 in 18.5 overs (Shreyas Iyer 69*, Priyansh Arya 57, Prabhsimran Singh 51; Shivang Kumar 3-33, Harsh Dubey 1-38) by 6 wickets.