SRH vs PBKS, IPL 2023 Highlights: Rahul Tripathi, Aiden Markram guide Sunrisers Hyderabad to victory against Punjab Kings

Nathan Ellis to bowl the 17th and the second ball is hit for a four by Markram. The fourth delivery is also hit for four more. Hyderabad getting closer to the firstt victory of the season. And again!!! Same shot, same place, same result. Last ball is hit down the ground for four more!!! Just 3 required now. SRH 141/2 after 17 overs

Sam Curran will bowl the 16th and Markram takes a single to put the in form Tripathi on strike. Just 2 from the first 3 balls. And a brace follows. Hyderabad in no hurry. SRH 124/2 after 16 overs

Mohit Rathee to bowl the 15th and Markram hits the second ball over extra cover for four as 100 comes up for Hyderabad. And where is that 4th ball going??? BANG!!! Tripathi hits a 6!! Hyderabad cruising. Tripathi hits a reverse hit for four more off the next delivery!!!Ends the over with 4 more. SRH 118/2 after 15 overs 

Mohit Rathee in to bowl the 13th and that's a six!!! Tripathi brings up his half century as Hyderaabd move closer to the target. Excellent batting. SRH 94/2 after 13 overs

Nathan Ellis in to bowl the 12th and after 2 singles, Markram gets in on the act and hits four off the 3rd delivery.  SRH 86/2 after 12 overs

Rahul Chahar in to bowl the 11th and after 1 from the first 2 balls, Tripathi ahs opened up his arms and hit it for a four!! Excellent batting. And there's a review now for caught behind. Did not look convincing at all expect to Jitesh Sharma behind the stumps. Flat line as the ball passes the bat. Punjab lose a review. Tripathi sweeps for a four to end the over. SRH 78/2 after 11 overs

Chahar's last over ended with two back to back fours by Tripathi after he had taken Mayank's wicket. Now we go to the 10th over and Brar will bowl this one. Just a single from the first two deliveries and the 3rd is swept by Tripathi for four more!! Comes down the ground next and slashes it for another four. Tripathi taking it to the Punjab bowlers. And another four!!! Horrible mistake for Ellis to concede another!!! SRH 67/2 after 10 overs

Rahul Chahar in to bowl the 9th and Mayank has hit the 3rd ball high but not far as sam Curran gets underneath the ball and takes the catch as PBKS pile on the pressure. SRH 45/2 after 8.3 overs

Harpreet Brar back in the attack to bowl the 8th and yields just 2 from the first 4 balls, including 3 back to back dots. The run rate is creeping upp and Hyderabad need to get going. SRH 43/1 after 8 overs

Rahul Chahar is introduced in the attack as Tripathi tries to put him away but can't in the first 3 balls. The 4th ball is hit flat and it just goes over Curran's head for a 6!! SRH 40/1 after 7 overs

Sam Curran to bowl the last over inside powerplay and confusion in the middle almost leads to a run out. But Tripathi is safe. Mayank takes a single off the second ball. Tripathi tries to cut the next through the covers but great fielding only yields a single. SRH 34/1 after 6 overs

Nathan Ellis in to bowl the penultimate over in the powerplay and he starts with 2 dots. Uffff!!! Edge and Jitesh Sharma could not catch hold of that!!! Should have taken that. Ellis does not look happy as Jitesh looks apologetic. SRH 30/1 after 5 overs

Arshdeep Singh to bowl the 4th and Harry Brook has hit him for consecutive boundaries. The first one is placed between short third man and backward point and the second is hammered straight down the ground. And comeback by Arshdeep as Brook swings his bat and it's gone straight through and the knuckle ball shatters the stumps. SRH 27/1 after 3.5 overs

Harpreet Brar to bowl the 3rd and Mayank steers his secobnd ball through the covers for a boundary. He is not letting up anytime soon.Two back to back dots to Brook now and he takes  asingle to keep strike in the next over. SRH 19/0 after 3 overs

Arshdeep Singh to bowl the 2nd over and that's a dot to start as Mayank lets tthe first delivery go. The second one is not that lucky as Mayank opens his arams and drives it beyond point for a boundary!! The next two are dots as Matyank smashes the fifth ball for four more. Single to end the over. SRH 13/0 after 2 overs

Harry Brook and Mayank are at the crease. Harry Brook is on strike. Sam Curran will open the attack. And Brook starts with a boundary. The next two balls are dots. Make it 3 dot balls. Just the 4 from that over as Curran makes a comeback with 5 back to back dots. SRH 4/0 after 1 over

Venkata Krishna B: There has been lot of spotlight on Shikhar Dhawan. In the last match against Rajasthan Royals, despite scoring unbeaten 86 off 56 deliveries, his strike-rate of 153.57 was questioned, especially with the slow start he had. An old fashioned opener, Dhawan is known to start cautiously and pick up pace once he gets his eye in. He is one of those rarest openers in the format who doesn't go full slam bang in the powerplay, but goes hammer and tongs after the 10th over. In a batting line up that is without Jonny Bairstow and Liam Livingstone, Dhawan's approach seems to suit the team. As the rest of the batting line-up crumbled against Sunrisers Hyderabad, Dhawan not only stood tall, but also played a typically characteristic innings of 99 that gave Punjab Kings bowlers something to bowl at. The rest of Punjab Kings batsmen made only 44 runs as they made 143/9.

Last over now and Natarajan to bowl. Starts with a dot. And that's 2 more runs as Dhawan getsto 93. Another dot ball!! Dhawan does not run. And 3 more dots. And he connects with a  6 off the last ball and gets to 99. Punjab 143/9 after 20 overs.

Bhuvneshwar in to bowl the 19th and the 3rd ball of the over is sent to the boundary again by Dhawan!! And it gets even more dramatic as Dhawan plays a curious shot to get 4 more!! PBKS 135/9 after 19 overs

Umran Malik top bowl the 18th and Dhawan has edged his first for a six!!! What more can we say about this innings?And another four as Dhawan lofts it over the fielder. The fifth ball is pulled for another six!!! What resistance!! PBKS 126-9

Bhuvneshwar to bowl the 17th and Dhawan strikes his first ball for a boundary. And he is now the leading in the Orange cap race. PBKS 109/9 after 17 overs

And that' s a half centuryy for Shikhar Dhawan and he gets it with a six!! The next ball is a ramp shot and a boundary more!! PBKS 101/9 after 16 overs

Umran Malik in to bowl the 14th and Dhawan has cut his first ball for a four. He is waging a lone battle in the middle as wickets keep falling around him. Just one from the next four deliveries. PBKS 83/8 after 14 overs

Markande in to bowl the 13th and Dhawan takes a single to rotate strike. And after back to back dots, Markande strikes again as Chahar is caught leg before. On field Umpire says it's out but punjab review. Looked pretty plumb and it stays out. PBKS 78/8 after 12.5 overs

Umran Malik in to bowl the 12th and strikes!!!! That has completely bamboozled Brar as he misjudges the speed of the delivery and his stumps are knocked over!!! PBKS 77/7 after 11.2 overs 

Venkata Krishna B: Dropping Abhishek Sharma and not having a Plan B in place, Sunrisers Hyderabad had a forgetful outing against Lucknow Super Giants in the last game. In the commentary box Simon Doull made a valid point as to how Brian Lara and the rest of the support staff that includes Muttiah Muralidharan, Dale Steyn don’t have coaching experience and largely rely on their playing experience. In a format where even coaches could make a difference with their tactics, Hyderabad have often appeared short on that front. And on Sunday, even though their bowlers had taken three early wickets, there was animated discussion between the three support staff. Despite assembling a strong team on paper, Hyderabad have not been able to click as a unit and it seems that pressure is already being felt by Lara & Co.

Markande in to bowl the 11th and starts with a dot ball whiler next is a single. Excellent third as it beats Shahrukh Khan comfortably. Umpires are checking stumping now but he looks safely in. And it's not out. And then the wrong un and the umpire has lifted his finger!!! Punjab review. and it's hitting the wickets. Umpire's call and Punjab lose the 6th wicket!! PBKS 74/6 after 10.4 overs

Umran Malik has been handed the ball and he'll be bowling the 10th. Starts with a wide and follows it up with a dot ball. Braces in the next two balls. And that's another wicket down as Raza tries to play a ramp shot, it goes over the wicketkeeper's head and Mayank catches it in the deep. PBKS 69/5 after 9.5 overs

Mayank Markande introduced in the attack to bowl the 9th over. Dhawan rotates strike with a single as Curran hits the 3rd for a well-placed boundary. Excellent shot by the England allrounder. And he is gone!! Curran goes for a big hit and gets the outside edge. Bhuvneshwar takes the catch. PBKS 63/4 after 8.5 overs

Natarajan to bowl the 8th and dhawan with a boundary off the very first ball. Despite losing early wickets, Punjab are still continuing their aggressive play. The 5th ball is creamed for four more. Dhawan is a man on a mission. PBKS 58/3 after 8 overs

Washington Sundar in to bowl the 7th over and Curran starts him off with a boundary. Just 2 more runs from the next 5 balls as Sundar makes a comeback. PBKS 47/3 after 7 overs

Jansen to bowl the last over of the powerplay and Curran has smashed it over the ropes for a maximum!! And another!!! This time drives it through the sweeper covers for a four!! Risky running by the batters. Almost a chance for a run out. PBKS 41/3 after 6 overs

Marco Jansen was one of the bright shining stars for Sunrisers Hyderabad last season. The tall left-arm seamer – with a stock delivery that comes back into the right-hander after pitching – was always going to be menace for the batsmen. With a high release point and a well disguised bouncer at disposal, Jansen can make batsmen end up in the zone where they can neither come forward or go on the back foot. After Bhuvneshwar Kumar removed Prabhsimran Singh off the first ball, Jansen took care of Matthew Short with a delivery that seamed back in sharply after pitching, that seemed dead the moment it hit the pad. And by the time he removed Jitesh Sharma in his second over to reduce Punjab to 22/3, Hyderabad had received the start they badly wanted.

Natarajan is introduced in the attack to bowl the penultimate over inside the powerplay. Two runs from the first 3 balls. And almost!!! Dhawan gets an outside edge, does not carry to the fielder but it spins out of his reach and gets to the boundary. The next ball is timed expertly for four more. Dhawan is waging a lone battle here. PBKS 30/3 after 5 overs

Here's Marco Jansen to bowl the 4th over. Starts with 2 dots as Jitesh looks to navigate the blistering pace. A huge bouncer follows as Sharma croches and evades it. And would you believe THAT? There goes another as Sharma holes out to mid off. Captain Markram with the catch. PBKS 22/3 after 3.5 overs

Bhuvneshwar in to bowl the third and a beautiful delivery which swings outside. Sunrisers dictating the match right now. And the fourth ball is full as dhawan sends it to the boundary. Dhawan ends the over with another boundary. PBKS 22/2 after 3 overs

And again!!! Jitesh Sharma has been hit on the pads and the finger of the umpire goes up. This time Punjab have reviewed. Wickets are missing and it's overturned. Punjab heave a sigh of relief And Jitesh rubs salt in SRH wounds as he cuts one for four. PBKS 14/2 after 2 overs

On to the second over and Jansen has been introduced. Starts with a wide as he swings it outside leg. And is that another one?? Yes!!! Short is gone. LBW. Punjab do not review. PBKS 10/2 after 1.2 overs

Prabhsimran and Dhawan are at the crease. Prabhsimran is on strike. Bhuvneshwar will open the attack. And what do you know!!! He strikes in the very first ball!!! No footwork and that has hit him plumb. Prabhsimran departs. PBKS 0/1 after 0.1 over

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We've moved from red soil to black soil. It's certainly dry. We can see a few cracks. The team winning the toss will potentially bat first. Expect a little bit of swing with the new ball. Should spin a little bit more than we saw the other day. It's devoid of grass as well. All in all, a pretty good surface. Bat first, put runs on the board, say Simon Doull and Simon Katich.

Punjab Kings (Playing XI): Shikhar Dhawan(c), Prabhsimran Singh, Matthew Short, Jitesh Sharma(w), Shahrukh Khan, Sam Curran, Nathan Ellis, Mohit Rathee, Harpreet Brar, Rahul Chahar, Arshdeep Singh

Sunrisers Hyderabad (Playing XI): Mayank Agarwal, Harry Brook, Rahul Tripathi, Aiden Markram(c), Heinrich Klaasen(w), Washington Sundar, Marco Jansen, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Mayank Markande, Umran Malik, T Natarajan

Hyderabad are handing in caps to Heinrich Klaasen and Mayank Markande. Let's see if that makes a difference in the match tonight.

Markram: We'll bowl first. We are happy to chase. Looks like a good surface. Hopefully we can bowl well upfront. To the eye, it looks a lot better. The atmosphere has been pretty calm, you can't fix anything in a day technically. Hopefully we can get our first win. Two new caps are Klaasen and Mayank Markande, excited for them.

Dhawan: We wanted to bat first. There was no dew. We'd like to put a big total. They've lost two games while chasing, so we'll like to put them under pressure again. It looks like a very good wicket and I'm sure it's going to have true bounce. We are keeping a good environment in the side and the whole team is performing, that's very important. We have an experienced bowling side. In the batting, we have experience and youngsters. Short comes in for Bhanuka.

Right then. It's time for the toss as both the captains make their way to the middle. the coin goes up and Aiden Markram wins it. Sunrisers Hyderabad will bowl first against Punjab

News from the middle is that Matthew Short has been handed his maiden Punjab kings vcap which means that bhanuka Rajapaksa has still not recovered.

With the toss coming up shortly, the result of it won't matter to the Punjab Kings. They have lost the toss twice in as many games and batted first but have won both the matches.

In the Purple Cap race, Rajasthan Royals' Yuzvendra Chahal rules the roost with 8 wickets, followed by Mark Wood (8), Ravi Bishnoi (6), Varun Chakaravarthy (5) and Rashid Khan (5). Punjab's Nathan Ellis with 5 wickets in in the 7th position while Hyderabad has no bowlers in the top 10. Read more about the race for the Purple Cap here

Punjab kings captain is curently 5th in the Orange Cap race with 126 runs. Kyle Mayers (136), Jos Buttler (152), Davbid warner (158) and Ruturaj Gaikwad (189) are ahead of him. Read more about the Orange Cap race here.

Sunrisers Hyderabad are lodged at the bottom of the table while Punjab Kings are fifth. If they can increase their net run rate in this match, it ios likely they will rise from their position.

Hyderabad also has Bhuvneshwar Kumar in their ranks who has an excellent record against Punjab. The pacer who is in a rut for the past two years, might see this as an opportunity to roar back to form. Can he add to his 26-wicket tally against the PBKS tonight?

All eyes will naturally be on Nathan Ellis tonight who took a vital four wicket haul against Rajasthan Punjab's last match. He took out Jos Buttler, Sanju Samson, Devdutt Padikkal, and Riyan Parag. Read more about the incredible journey of the pacer here

Sunrisers Hyderabad and Punjab Kings have faced each other 19 times in the Indian Premier League. The Hyderabad-based franchise have the edge over the Punjab-based unit with 13 wins to 6. Can Hyderabad make it 14 or will Punjab improve their tally tonight? We'll find out soon enough.

Last match, SRH had introduced Fazalhaq Farooqi as an impact player against Lucknow. Even though he has been consistent, Hyderabad has the South African pacer Marco Jansen waiting in the wings. Jansen is also pretty reliable with the bat so SRH might be tempted to add the Proteas pacer in place of the Afghanistan one.

Mayank Agarwal, who will be facing his former franchise tonight, will be hoping that Rabada plays. Against the South African pacer, Agarwal has an enviable record with a strike rate of over 150 after facing 38 deliveries.

Sunrisers Hyderabad meanwhile are yet to get a point on the board with the batters failing to make an impact against Lucknow in their last match. Anmolprret Singh (31) and Rahul Tripathi (34) were the only ones to add something to the scoreboard as Aiden Markram and Harry Brook failed to create much of an impact. Abdul Samad would score 21 off 10 to drag SRH to a respectable total but LSG would eventually chase it down without much trouble.

Punjab batter Prabhsimran Singh finally came to his own with a stormy 60-run knock against Rajasthan Royals in the last match. Along with captain Shikhar Dhawan, he kept the Punjab scoreboard ticking and ensured that his franchise amassed a big total against the Royals. Defending 197, their bowlers were in fine form as Nathan Ellis, Arshdeep Singh and Sam Curran defended the target giving Punjab a much-deserved win.

The 203 Royals scored at Hyderabad in the first match, showing it is an absolute belter of a track. Since 2017 the first-innings average had been 163.