Sunrisers Hyderabad got their first win of the current IPL. They got their first win by defeating Punjab Kings by 8 wickets. Shikhar Dhawan fought alone for Punjab. They could not make a big collection due to the batting failure of the rest of the batters. Sunrisers Hyderabad easily reached the port of victory with 17 balls in hand. After losing the toss and batting first, Punjab lost 9 wickets in the scheduled 20 overs and collected 143 runs. In response, Rahul Tripathi and Aiden Markram’s great batting saw Hyderabad win in 17 overs. Batting first, Punjab stumbled in the beginning. They lost the wicket of Prabsimran Singh on the first ball. Skipper Shikhar Dhawan continued to fight by keeping one end. A struggling Dhawan completed his fifty off 42 balls. He returned to the pavilion just 1 run away from the century. Dhawan scored 99 runs with 5 sixes and 12 fours.

Besides, 22 runs came from the bat of Sam Karen. In response to Punjab’s 144 runs, Hyderabad’s two openers Harry Brook and Mayank Agarwal started slowly. Brook returned to the pavilion with 13 runs. Mayank also could not increase his innings on this day. He also returned to the pavilion with 21 runs. After the departure of these two batsmen, Hyderabad did not have to look back. Tripathi and Markram’s century partnership helped the team reach the port of victory easily. Tripathi remained unbeaten with 74 runs off 48 balls. Markram scored an unbeaten 37 off 21 balls. Arshdeep Singh and Rahul Chahar took one wicket each for Punjab.