PBKS vs SRH highlights, IPL 2026: Shreyas Iyer leads from the front as Punjab Kings win by six wickets

Successful chase by Punjab Kings. Shashank Singh hit the winning runs as Punjab Kings win by four wickets. SRH slumped to their third loss while Punjab Kings remain second.

Shreyas Iyer is taking his team towards victory and is making a statement. The Punjab Kings skipper smashes Eshan Malinga for a four and a six to bring up his fifty as Punjab Kings are just few hits away from a win. Six more added from Iyer to the total. PBKS 197/3 (16)

6, 4, 6 from Shreyas Iyer off Harshal Patel as Punjab Kings are back in the chase after losing theur high-flying openers. After 15 overs, Punjab Kings are 179/3 needing 41 runs from the last five overs. This is very much chaseable for Punjab Kings. The partnership between Iyer and Nehal Wadhera has also reached fifty. Pressure on SRH.

OUTTT!!! It’s Shivang Kumar once again as Cooper Connolly gets a huge top edge only for Aniket Verma to take the catch. SRH are turning things around as Nehal Wadhera joins Shreyas Iyer in the chase in the middle. PBKS 128/3 (10.2)

Fifty and out. Is it scripted? After Priyansh Arya, Prabhsimran Singh holes out to Heinrich Klaasen just after completing his fifty. Shivang Kumar takes the catch. PBKS 118-2 (9)

OUTTTT!! The Time-out has worked for SRH as Priyansh Arya holes out to Nitish Kumar Reddy off Shivang Kumar. Meanwhile, the damage has been done by Arya. Cooper Connolly has come out in the middle. PBKS 101/1 (7)

There is no stopping Priyansh Arya and Prabhsimran Singh. They are doing the same thing that Travis Head and Abhishek Sharma did just an hour ago. Harshal Patel comes into the attack and Arya welcomes him with two big sixes. The left-hander follows it up with two more fours to bring up his fifty in just 16 balls. PBKS 93/0 (6)

What a start by Priyansh Arya and Prabsimran Singh in the chase. SRH started with Harsh Dubey, with Arya taking 18 runs from the first six balls. Jaydev Unadkat and Eshan Malinga followed, but Arya and Prabhsimran continued in the same vein. PBKS 40/0 (4)

A wicket of Heinrich Klaasen and just five runs in the final overs as Sunrisers Hyderabad settled for 219/6 in 20 overs. In what looked like SRH would breach 300-run mark. But a brilliant comeback from Punjab Kings, helped them restrict to below 250. The turning point was certainly Shashank Singh’s two wickets – Travis Head and Abhishek Sharma – in the over.

SRH’s run rate has dipped after the dismissal of Travis Head and Abhishek Singh as Sunrisers Hyderabad could score just 43 runs in the last six overs. Arshdeep Singh finally opened his account by dismissing Ishan Kishan for for 27 in 17 balls. SRH 176/3 (15)

Punjab Kings players are wearing black armbands during today’s match against Sunrisers Hyderabad at New International Cricket Stadium, New Chandigarh on Saturday, as a mark of respect for those affected by the tragic boat accident in Vrindavan. The franchise stands in solidarity with the grieving families and the community during this difficult time.

OUTTT!!!! Shashank Singh makes an instant impact in just his second over. Travis Head goes for a biggie and is caught at long off by Xavier Bartlett. Head walks back for 38 off just 23 balls. Ishan Kishan walks in. OUTTT!!!!! Two in the over for Shashank. This time its Abhishek. What a bowling change by Shreyas Iyer. Abhishek walks back for 74 in just 28 balls. SRH 123/2 (9)

100 in just 5.5 overs. After Abhishek Sharma, it was Travis Head, who gets into the business with three consecutive fours off Xavier Bartlett. Abhishek gets into the three-figure mark with a six more. SRH 105-0 (6)

The bowling change doesn’t stop Abhishek Sharma. Vijaykumar Vyshak is brought into the attack. The SRH opener welcomes him with a six over deep extra cover. This is the kind of start SRH wanted. Travis Head is just a mere spectator at the other end. Once more, its aerial. Its raining sixes in Mullanpur as Abhishek dances down the ground to slot it over long on. SIXX more and Abhishek brings up his fifty in just 18 balls. Three maximums in Vyshak’s first four balls so far. The onslaught continues from Abhishek as he finishes the over with another maximum. SRH 84-0 (5)

Abhishek Sharma and Travis Head walk out to bat for SRH. Arshdeep Singh will open the attack for Punjab Kings. Abhishek in particular has been in impressive form. The India opener started with just a four in the first over, before finding the boundary four more times in his next eight balls. SRH are off to a flyer. BANGGG!!!! Abhishek sends Arshdeep Singh over the bowler’s head for the first six of the game. Six more, this time over the third man boundary. SRH 44/0 (3)

Ishan Kishan: We would have loved to bowl first. But yeah, I think wicket looks pretty hard to me. And it’s about playing good cricket in the first innings. (On captaining) Obviously, it’s a big disadvantage for any team, Pat is a tremendous bowler. He gets on with an experience of his. But still, I feel we’ve got a young side, young bowlers today in the team. And hopefully, we’ll just try and execute the plans, which is the most important thing in T20 cricket. Yeah, there are two changes. Salil comes in in place of Livingstone and Praful Hinge, it’s his debut game, in place of Jaydev Unadkat.

Shreyas Iyer: We’re going to bowl first. It’s a day game and obviously want to get a knack of how the wicket is going to play and a fair idea. But other than that, that’s what we’ve been doing in the last couple of games. We’ve been thriving on that. (Things to address?) I personally feel that you can’t control the nature of the weather. You’ve just got to go with the flow. And I personally feel that we don’t have to address anything at any point of time. Just back each other, back all the youngsters in the team. The more you tell them, the confusing it gets for them. So, it’s better that they live in their own nature and express themselves. No, we’re going with the same team. Actually, bowling first, Priyansh comes in for Nehal.

Punjab Kings: Priyansh Arya, Prabhsimran Singh(w), Cooper Connolly, Shreyas Iyer(c), Shashank Singh, Marcus Stoinis, Marco Jansen, Xavier Bartlett, Vijaykumar Vyshak, Arshdeep Singh, Yuzvendra Chahal

Sunrisers Hyderabad: Travis Head, Abhishek Sharma, Ishan Kishan(w/c), Heinrich Klaasen, Salil Arora, Aniket Verma, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Harsh Dubey, Shivang Kumar, Harshal Patel, Eshan Malinga

Punjab Kings captain Shreyas Iyer has won the toss and opted to bowl first in Mullanpur. While the home side went with the same team, SRH made two changes. Salil Arora is making a comeback into the playing XI while Praful Hinge is making his IPL debut, replacing Jaydev Unadkat.

Hello and welcome to the live coverage of Punjab Kings’ home match against Sunrisers Hyderabad.