IPL 2025: Hyderabad defeated Punjab by 8 wickets, Abhishek Sharma scored a brilliant century Gujarati

In the 27th match of the Indian Premier League, Sunrisers Hyderabad defeated Punjab Kings by 8 wickets with the help of Abhishek Sharma’s record century. In the match played at Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad, Punjab had set a target of 246 runs, which Hyderabad achieved in 18.3 overs. Abhishek Sharma, who scored a brilliant century, was declared man of the match.

Sunrisers Hyderabad, chasing the target of 246 runs, had a great start, in which Travis Head and Abhishek Sharma registered a partnership of 171 runs for the first wicket in 12.2 overs. Head was out after scoring 66 runs in 37 balls. Abhishek played an inning of 141 runs in 55 balls with the help of 10 sixes and 14 fours. During this, Abhishek scored a half century in only 19 balls and a century in 40 balls. Klaasen remained unbeaten on 21 and Kishan on 9. In this way, SRH achieved the target of 247 runs by losing 2 wickets in 18.3 overs.

Yuzvendra Chahal and Arshdeep Singh took one wicket each for Punjab.
After winning the toss and electing to bat, Punjab Kings made a huge score of 245 runs in the stipulated 20 overs. Punjab’s batsmen also batted violently. Priyansh Arya and Prabhsimran Singh added 66 runs in four overs for the first wicket. In just three overs, this pair took the team’s score to more than 50. Arya scored 36 runs in 13 balls with the help of two fours and four sixes. Captain Shreyas Iyer, who came after him, also adopted an aggressive stance. During this time Prabhsimran Singh was also out. Prabhsimran Singh scored 42 runs in 23 balls with the help of seven fours and one six. Nehal had come to support Vadhera Iyer. However, he could not progress much and was out after scoring 27 runs in 22 balls. Shashank Singh returned to the pavilion after scoring two runs and Glenn Maxwell returned after scoring three runs. Iyer was fighting alone. Meanwhile, Marcus Stoinis also showed the power of his bat. Iyer was out on the third ball of the 18th over. Iyer scored 82 runs in 36 balls with the help of six fours and six sixes. Stoinis scored 34 unbeaten runs in 11 balls with the help of one four and four sixes. Harshal Patel took four wickets and Ishan Malinga took two wickets for Hyderabad.