IPL 2026 Punjab Kingsley completed the target of 220 runs, defeated Sunrisers Hyderabad by 6 wickets, New Chandigarh

Punjab Kingsley New Chandigarh won the Indian Premier League 2026 by completing the target of 220 runs in 18.5 overs and defeated Sunrisers Hyderabad by 6 wickets.

game summary

Punjab Kingsley achieved the target by losing four wickets in 18.5 overs and registered their third win of the season. After this result, Punjab Kings are at the second position in the team points table with 7 points, while Rajasthan Royals are at the top position with 8 points.

hyderabad innings

After losing the toss and batting first, Sunrisers Hyderabad started the attack through Abhishek Sharma and Travis Head. Yi Duile took 50 balls for the first wicket and added 120 runs.

Abhishek Sharma scored 74 runs off 28 balls, which included 5 fours and 8 sixes. Travis Hadley also contributed with a quick start and scored 105 runs without taking any wicket in Hyderabad’s power play.

Despite losing a few wickets in the middle overs, Sunrisers Hyderabad scored 216 runs for the loss of 6 wickets in 20 overs.

Punjabko sacrifice demonstration

After an aggressive start, Punjab Kings batsmen kept the run rate under control in the middle and death overs. Arshdeep Sinhale took important wickets while Shashank Sinhale took 2 wickets to stop Hyderabad in the last over.

punjabco run chase

Punjab started the chase with Kingsley Priyansh Arya and Prabhsimran Singh with an opening partnership of 99 runs. Priyansh Aryale scored 57 runs while Prabhasimran Sinhale added 51 runs.

After the openers were out, captain Shreyas Iyerle took Tolilai to the target by scoring unbeaten 69 runs. Punjab Kingsley completed the target in 18.5 overs.

player of the match

Shreyas Iyer was declared player of the match for his unbeaten 69 runs in the innings.