Sunrisers Hyderabad picks up 2 more points by defeating Punjab Kings on Sunday at DY Patil Stadium. SRH didn’t start the present IPL season well, as they lost their initial matches, but have come back, and is now performing much well. Punjab Kings batted first and was able to put up 151 only on the scored board, and they got all out. The Orange army come to bat in the second innings chased down the total with ease in 18.5 overs with the loss of 3 wickets only. Here are 3 factors to consider that led SRH to secure the win.
Brilliant bowling by Umran Malik and Bhuvneshwar Kumar
Bhuvneshwar Kumar along with Umran Malik did their job brilliantly well, which is the prime reason behind Punjab Kings getting limited to 151 only. Experienced Kumar conceded 22 runs in 4 overs, picking up 3 wickets, and superfast Umran Malik bowled the same number of overs, conceding 28 runs, and picked up four wickets, along with a maiden.
SRH batsmen getting runs
Another factor behind Sunrisers Hyderabad achieving the win with ease is almost all their batsmen got runs, including Abhishek Sharma, Rahul Tripathi, Aiden Markram, and Nicholas Pooran. Building partnerships at infrequent intervals are one of the best things that SRH did in the match.
Getting rid of Liam Livingstone
Liam Livingstone as always was playing a brilliant knock, as he 60 of 33 balls with 5 fours and 4 sixes, with a strike rate of 181.82. None of the PBKS batsmen could stand for long, but the lone warrior Livingstone was on a destroying mode, Though Bhuvneshwar Kumar got rid of him, as Livingstone got caught out in the hands of SRH skipper Kane Williamson. If he would have been there for a longer amount of time, the score would have been more for PBKS.
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