Mullanpur, April 11 An impressive 74 off 28 balls by Abhishek Sharma helped Sunrisers Hyderabad to a competitive 219/6 against Punjab Kings in an IPL match here on Saturday.
Abhishek, who smashed five fours and eight sixes, shared a 120-run partnership with opening partner Travis Head.
Their partnership lasted just 8.1 overs, but the dismissal of Abhishek and Head allowed PBKS to regain control of the match.
Heinrich Klaasen (39) played a slow but steady innings, scoring some crucial runs in the final overs to help SRH reach 200.
Brief scores:
Sunrisers Hyderabad: 219/6 in 20 overs (Abhishek Sharma 74, Heinrich Klaasen 39; Shashank Singh 2/20).