Punjab Kings posted a mammoth total of 245/6 from 20 overs.
Australian all-rounder Marcus Stoinis provided a much-needed impetus for Punjab Kings (PBKS) in their Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 match against Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) in Hyderabad on Saturday.
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Marcus Stoinis walked out to bat at number seven for Punjab Kings and scored an unbeaten 34 runs off 11 balls to power his side to 245. Facing Mohammed Shami in the 20th over, Stoinis amassed four consecutive sixes, which went a long way in Punjab Kings posting a mammoth total.
Earlier, Punjab Kings skipper Shreyas Iyer led from the front with 82 runs from 36 balls. His knock included six fours and as many sixes. Priyansh Arya (36) and Prabhsimran Singh (42) forged 66 runs for the opening wicket before the former was dismissed in the fourth over.
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Sunrisers Hyderabad strongly began their chase, with openers Travis Head and Abhishek Sharma hitting the boundaries all over the park. The duo forged 171 runs for the first wicket before the Australian was dismissed in the 13th over. Heinrich Klaasen joined Abhishek at number three in the middle.
Klaasen (21*) and Ishan Kishan (9*) then forged an unbeaten 25 runs together for the third wicket while eventually chasing the total down in 18.3 overs.
SRH climbed up the points table to the eighth spot with four points from six matches. PBKS, however, slipped to sixth place with six points from five matches.
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