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IPL 2026 CSK vs DC Updates: Samson, Mhatre on the attack

Sat, 11 April 2026

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20:41

Samson, Mhatre on the attack

CSK 141-1 (14 ovs) vs DC | SCORECARD

Lungi Ngidi is back into the attack as Delhi Capitals are desperate to break the Samson-Mhatre partnership.

Mhatre plays out a dot before slashes a wide delivery outside off for a boundary through third man.

Six! Fuller and slower, and Mhatre muscles it over the bowler's head for a maximum.

Two dots and a single to end the 11-run over.

CSK have been maintaining a rate of 10.

Axar Patel is back into the attack with his final over and Mhatre and Samson rotate the strike with three singles off the first three deliveries.

Six! Into the slot and Mhatre clears his front leg and powers it over long-on for a maximum.

He then drills one down the ground for a single to end the 11-run over.

20:30

Samson cuts loose; CSK on top

CSK 119-1 (12 ovs) vs DC | SCORECARD

T Natarajan is back into the attack with his second and Ayush Mhatre throws his hand at the short and wide delivery and smashes it through backward point for a boundary.

A single through cover brings Sanju Samson on strike.

Six! Samson hits the first maximum of the innings by hammering the low full toss over the deep mid-wicket fence.

Follows it up with a single through third man and brings up 100 for CSK in 10.4 overs.

A single and a wide follow.

Samson then finishes the over with a single with a punch down the ground.

15 runs came off it.

Kuldeep Yadav is back into the attack and Samson sweeps the first delivery to backward square leg but will get only a single.

Six! Mhatre hits one straight into the night sky but puts in enough muscle to clear the long-on fielder.

Follows it up with a tap over the bowler's head for a single.

A single to bring up the 50-run stand off 33 balls.

Mhatre then nudges one to long-on and gets Samson back on strike.

Six! Width on offer and Samson reaches out and hammers it over the deep extra cover fence.

16 runs came off the over.

20:21

Samson hits maiden fifty for CSK

CSK 88-1 (10 ovs) vs DC | SCORECARD

Mukesh Kumar is back into the attack and Sanju Samson brings up his first fifty in yellow with a single through fine leg.

It came off 26 balls with nine hits to the fence.

A dot later, Ayush Mhatre punches one through cover for a single.

Samson then picks up a couple by drilling one straight down the ground. Good fielding at the boundary line to save two runs.

Samson then mistimes a cut to backward point for no run.

A dot to end the over. Just four runs came off it.

Axar Patel is back into the attack and Mhatre nudges the first delivery to cover and looks for a single but Samson declines. KL Rahul fumbles and misses a good chance to run Mhatre out.

A single through leg-side follows.

Back-to-back boundaries from Samson. The first one off a dropped chance from Pathum Nissanka at long-off and the next with a thump over the bowler's head.

Two singles to end the over. 11 runs came off it.

CSK are 88-1 at the half-way mark.

20:08

Axar strikes; CSK lose 1st wicket

CSK 73-1 (8 ovs) vs DC | SCORECARD

Axar Patel to bowl the first over after the Powerplay and Sanju Samson works the first delivery down the ground for a single.

Out! Ruturaj Gaikwad's poor run continues as he departs, caught by Pathum Nissanka. Shortish delivery and Gaikwad miscues it to Nissanka at deep mid-wicket.

He goes for a 18-ball 15 with a lone hit to the fence.

Ayush Mhatre comes to the crease and gets off the mark straightaway by clipping one through mid-on for a single.

A dot and two singles to end the 4-run over.

Kuldeep Yadav comes into the attack and Mhatre steers one into the leg side for a single.

Samson then hits one to long-on off his backfoot and picks up a single.

Two more singles follow.

Four! Mhatre finishes the over with a boundary through deep mid-wicket.

8 runs came off it.

19:59

CSK end Powerplay with 61-0

CSK 61-0 (6 ovs) vs DC | SCORECARD

T Natarajan comes into the attack and Ruturaj slices the first delivery to the fielder at short third man for no run before clips the next one to the vacant area in mid-wicket region for three runs.

Samson then nudges the next delivery towards point and gets a single.

Ruturaj takes a single by tapping one to point and brings Samson back on strike.

Four! Pitched up delivery outside off and Samson lofts it over mid-off for his seventh boundary of the night.

A dot to end the nine-run over.

Lungi Ngidi comes into the attack and Gaikwad hits the first delivery to mid-off and gets a single.

50-run partnership up for CSK.

Four! Shortish delivery for Ngidi and Samson cuts it firmly for a boundary.

Two singles follow.

Four! Samson waits and guides the back of a length delivery through third man for a boundary.

Follows it up with a single through deep extra-cover.

12 runs came off the over.

CSK finish the Powerplay with 61-0.

19:50

Samson up the ante

CSK 40-0 (4 ovs) vs DC | SCORECARD

Auqib continues and Ruturaj Gaikwad taps the first delivery towards mid-on and gets a single.

Four! Samson pulls the shortish delivery over mid-on and the ball races away to the boundary.

Follows it up with a single through point.

CSK reach 26-0, their best opening partnership of the season.

Two dots and a single through leg-side to end the 7-run over.

Axar Patel comes into the attack and Gaikwad sits back and cuts the shortish delivery outside off for a boundary.

A dot and a single through off-wide follow.

Four! Samson makes room and goes inside-out, lofting one over covers for a boundary.

A dot and a boundary with a chip over cover to end the over.

13 runs came off it.

19:41

CSK off to a watchful start

CSK 20-0 (2 ovs) vs DC | SCORECARD

Sanju Samson and Ruturaj Gaikwad are out in the middle for Chennai Super Kings.

Debutant Auqib Nabi with the ball for Delhi Capitals. Samson is on strike and he gets off the mark with a lovey cover drive for three runs.

Gaikwad on strike and he plays the fuller delivery defensively before opening his account with a quick single through mid-off.

Four! Width on offer and Samson waits to delicately place it to the third man fence.

A dot and a wide outside off follow.

Samson tucks the final delivery to mid-wicket to retain the strike.

10 runs came off the first over.

Mukesh Kumar to bowl from the other end and Samson steers the length delivery towards backward point and gets a single.

Gaikwad hits the next delivery straight to the mid-on fielder. No run on offer.

A dot later, Gaikwad nudges one to mid-on and steals a single.

Four! Mukesh strays one down the leg and Sanju flicks it away to the fine leg fence for a boundary.

Four more! This time through long-on. 10 runs came off the over.

19:26

Punjab Kings down SRH; DC opt to bowl vs CSK

Delhi Capitals captain Axar Patel has won the toss and elected to bowl against Chennai Super Kings in Chennai.

CSK, looking for their first win, have made a change as fast bowler Gurjapneet Singh is brought into the Playing XI.

CSK captain Ruturaj Gaikwad says the great M S Dhoni is at the team hotel cheering for the team.

Delhi Capitals made a couple of changes bringing in J&K pacer Auqib Nabi for his IPL debut, while Ashutosh Rana is set to play as the Impact Player.

Let's have a look at the Playing XIs:

Chennai Super Kings: Sanju Samson (Wicketkeeper), Ruturaj Gaikwad (Captain), Ayush Mhatre, Sarfaraz Khan, Shivam Dube, Dewald Brevis, Jamie Overton, Noor Ahmad, Anshul Kamboj, Gurjapneet Singh, Khaleel Ahmed.

Impact Subs: Matthew Short, Akeal Hosein, Kartik Sharma, Prashant Veer, Matt Henry.

Delhi Capitals: Pathum Nissanka, KL Rahul (Wicketkeeper), Sameer Rizvi, Axar Patel (Captain), David Miller, Tristan Stubbs, Auqib Nabi Dar, Lungi Ngidi, Kuldeep Yadav, T Natarajan, Mukesh Kumar.

Impact Subs: Vipraj Nigam, Ashutosh Sharma, Karun Nair, Dushmantha Chameera, Nitish Rana.

Axar said after winning the toss: "We would like to bowl first because the pitch looks good, and whatever score is set, we would prefer to chase it. The IPL is a long tournament and the dressing room atmosphere is very relaxed. The discussion has been around focusing on what we can control, once we reach a certain point, there’s no need to overthink things. So that’s been the mindset, control what’s in our hands. The mood is good. If you look at the balance of our side, we have almost all bases covered. Our aim will be to restrict them to as low a total as possible and then chase it down. There are two changes. Nabi comes in for Vipraj, and Ashutosh Sharma replaces Nitish Rana."

CSK captain Ruturaj Gaikwad said: "The pitch does look a bit on the drier side. We were actually 50-50 about the toss, but it’s good to back ourselves. The aim is to put our best foot forward today, get that first win and get on the points table. That’s what we’ve been trying over the last couple of games as well. Like I mentioned in the press conference, we’ve been improving in all departments. The batting has been doing really well, it’s just a few key moments where we’ve missed out, and those are the areas we need to capitalise on. But overall, everyone is in a good space and really eager to go. We’ve brought in Gurjapneet Singh, who has been bowling well recently, in place of Matt Edwards. For those asking about MS Dhoni, he’s at the hotel watching and supporting us. But yes, very soon, you’ll see him out on the ground."

19:15

Shreyas slams fifty to power Punjab Kings to victory

Punjab 223-4 (18.5 ovs) vs SRH 219-6 | SCORECARD

Shreyas Iyer led Punjab Kings' dominating display with the bat, smashing a blistering half-century to power the hosts to a thumping four-wicket victory against Sunrisers Hyderabad in a high-scoring IPL 2026 match in New Chandigarh.

Shreyas smashed an unbeaten 69 from 33 balls to power Punjab Kings to 223/4 in 18.5 overs to win with seven balls to spare.

Chasing 220 for victory, Punjab Kings got off to a flying start courtesy of their openers.

Priyansh Arya went on the attack from the right, blasting 57 from 20 balls, while Prabhsimran Singh hammered an entertaining 51 from 25 balls.

The two openers laid the foundation with a 99-run opening stand from 38 balls.

Spinner Shivang Kumar brought SRH back into the contest with three wickets but Shreyas guided his team home.

19:10

Shreyas slams fifty; Punjab close in on win

Punjab 216-4 (18 ovs) vs SRH 219-6 | SCORECARD

Unadkat, who went for 26 in two overs, comes back into the attack. Shreyas making sure Punjab don't stumble in the death overs like SRH.

Shreyas and Shashank pick singles off the first three balls before the Punjab Kings captain lofts the fourth ball over extra cover for a four.

He slaps the fifth ball to sweeper cover for one and Shashank flat bats the slower ball over long-off for a six.

Punjab need just four runs from the last two overs for victory.

19:07

Shreyas slams fifty; Punjab on course for win

Punjab 202-4 (17 ovs) vs SRH 219-6 | SCORECARD

Harsh Dubey revives SRH's hopes with the wicket of Wadhera. The left-hander is beaten in the flight as he looks to hit the flighted delivery which dips sharply and goes under the bat to crash into the stumps.

Wadhera walks back after scoring 14 from as many balls.

Out walks Shashank Singh with Punjab Kings on course for victory. He gets off the mark with a single lofting the spinner over the covers and Shreyas takes one to long-off.

Shashank miscues the lofted shot as the ball goes high on the off-side but falls safely with the fielder unable to get to the catch.

Five singles from the over as Punjab race past 200 in the 17th over. Spinner Dubey finishes with good figures of 1/38 in four overs.

19:02

Shreyas' 25-ball fifty puts Punjab in control

Shreyas Iyer

Punjab 197-3 (16 ovs) vs SRH 219-6 | SCORECARD

Pace bowler Eshan Malinga back into the attack. Wadhera is beaten first ball as he fails to get bat on ball to a full toss and takes one off the next.

Malinga bowls a wide down the leg side to Shreyas, who then easily despatches a wide full toss over the covers for a four.

Shreyas blasts the next ball, full on the stumps, powerfully over long-on for a six to bring up his fifty in grand style from 25 balls.

Shreyas wants to finish this game early as he hammers the last ball over midwicket for the second six of the over.

18 runs from the 16th over as Punjab Kings race to 197/3 in 16 overs, needing another 23 from 24 balls for victory.

18:56

Shreyas' attack puts Punjab in control

Punjab 179-3 (15 ovs) vs SRH 219-6 | SCORECARD

Spinner Dubey back into the attack. Shreyas keen to break free as he smashes the first ball inside out over covers for a four and hits the next for one.

Dubey does well to concede just two singles from the last three balls as he gives away seven runs from the 14th over.

Pacer Harshal back into the attack. He starts well with two singles from the first three balls before Shreyas counter attacks.

He slogs the slower short ball over deep square leg for a six and before hitting the next through long-off for a four.

Shreyas lofts the last ball over long-on clearing Aniket on the boundary as he leaps high and stretches his hand out but fails to get to the ball for another six.

Punjab Kings well-placed on 179/3 in 15 overs, needing 41 from the last five overs for victory.

Shreyas has looked in good touch smashing 43 from 22 balls.

18:45

Shivang takes 3 wickets as Punjab lose way

Punjab 154-3 (13 ovs) vs SRH 219-6 | SCORECARD

Nitish Kumar continues as Punjab break the shackles through their captain Shreyas Iyer.

Shreyas launches the slower ball over long-on for a six before he slashes the last ball past point for a four to get 14 runs from the 12th over.

Punjab race to 150/3 in 12 overs, needing another 70 runs from the last eight overs. On a good batting wicket, this is easily gettable especially with the experienced Shreyas in the middle.

Shivang to bowl his fourth and final over. Wadhera misses the sweep first ball before the left-hander hits the next through the off-side for a single.

Shreyas under edges the cut shot and then gets the next in the gap at covers for one followed by two more singles.

Four runs from the 13th over as Shivang finishes with excellent figures of 3/33 in four overs on a good batting pitch.

18:35

Shivang takes 3 wickets to dent Punjab Kings

Punjab 136-3 (11 ovs) vs SRH 219-6 | SCORECARD

Punjab Kings have completely lost their way. Nitish Kumar Reddy comes into the attack and ramps up the pressure with a tight first over. He gives away just six runs in his first over as Punjab reach 124/2 in 10 overs at the halfway mark. They need another 96 from the last 10 overs for victory.

The quickfire start has given Punjab a great platform and they will need their middle order to capitalise and take them home.

However, Shivang deals Punjab another big blow. He dismisses Connolly -- his third wicket in as many overs as the left-hander lofts the flighted delivery straight to Aniket at long-off to be dismissed for 11.

Nehal Wadhera replaces Chahal as the Impact Player as he walks out at No 5 to join his captain Shreyas Iyer.

A single each to the two batters before Wadhera lofts the last ball inside out for a six over deep extra cover.

18:24

Shivang strikes again; Punjab 2 down

Shivang Kumar celebrates the wicket of Priyansh Arya.

Punjab 118-2 (9 ovs) vs SRH 219-6 | SCORECARD

Spiner Dubey back from the other end. Just like the SRH innings, Punjab Kings are losing momentum in the middle overs after a fiery start.

Dubey beats Connolly first ball as the left-hander misses the cut shot before he gets one next ball.

Singles off the next two balls before Dubey bowls a wide and Prabhsimran swats the last ball wide of long-on for two runs, to get eight from the over.

Shivang strikes another blow in his next over. Prabhsimran swept the spinner for a four over square leg to race to his fifty from 24 balls.

But he perishes off the next ball. The lofted shot goes high in the air as Klaasen charges in from long-off and dives forward to pouch the catch inches from the ground.

Shivang has dismissed both the well-set openers to bring SRH back into the contest.

18:17

Priyansh out for 57; Punjab lose 1st wicket

Punjab 101-1 (7 ovs) vs SRH 219-6 | SCORECARD

Spinner Shivang Kumar comes into the attack. He is welcomed to the crease with a six as Priyansh pulls the short ball into the stands over midwicket.

However, Shivang gets revenge next ball as Priyansh is caught at deep midwicket as he fails to clear the boundary with the slog on the leg side.

The young left-hander walks back after an entertaining 57 from 20 balls, with five sixes and as many fours.

Cooper Connolly gets off the mark with a single and Prabhsimran takes one before the former plays out the last two balls.

Good comeback from Shivang after the first-ball six as he struck with the key wicket of Priyansh, while conceding just two runs from the next five balls.

18:10

Priyansh slams 18-ball fifty; Punjab off to flier

Priyansh Arya

Punjab 93-0 (6 ovs) vs SRH 219-6 | SCORECARD

Pacer Malinga continues with SRH struggling to contain the flow of boundaries in the Powerplay.

Prabhsimran has been quite aggressive. He again uses his feet before carving the short wide delivery from the pacer over the short thirdman fielder for a four.

He again cuts the short but this time for one before Priyansh makes most of the width, hammering Malinga over the point fence for a six.

Malinga gifts the left-hander a full toss which is easily despatched over the covers for a boundary.

He takes a single before Prabhsimran drives the last ball to the fielder in the covers for a rare dot ball but the over still goes for 17 runs.

Veteran seamer Harshal Patel comes into the attack. He starts with a wide half-volley which Priyansh crashes inside out over extra cover for a six.

The next ball is short as the left-hander flat bats it over long-on for back to back sixes.

Harshal's gentle medium pacers proving to be too easy for the well-set Priyansh, who then lofts a full delivery back over the bowler's head for a four.

No stopping Priyansh as he picks the slower ball to loft Harshal over mid-on for a four to race to his fifty from just 16 balls.

The left-hander backs away a long way but misses the slower ball which bounces just over the stumps. He keeps strike with a single from the last ball as Harshal goes for 21 in his first over.

Punjab Kings have made a strong start to smash 93 runs from six overs to make most of the Powerplay.

Priyansh has blasted 51, with four sixes and five fours, while Prabhsimran has smashed 41 with four sixes and three fours, with both openers facing 18 balls each.

SRH had also got off to a blazing as they had smashed 105 runs in the Powerplay.

17:56

Prabhsimran, Priyansh on the attack!

Punjab 55-0 (4 ovs) vs SRH 219-6 | SCORECARD

Sri Lankan pacer Eshan Malinga comes into the attack. Prabhsimran continues to attack as he smashes the first straight down the ground for a six over long-off.

He smashes the next ball along the ground to mid-off before he carves the third ball over the off-side for a four.

A good yorker from Malinga as Prabhsimran is forced to defend before he watchfully taps a juicy full toss on the leg side for just a single off the last ball to retain strike, to get 11 from the over.

Unadkat continues with the ball. Prabhsimran jumps down the track to loft the first ball straight down the ground for another huge six.

Unadkat struggling on a flat pitch. The left-armer's slower bouncer is down the leg side as Prabhsimran helps it along, flicking it over fine leg for the second six of the over to take Punjab past 50 in 3.3 overs.

Dropped! Prabhsimran, on 34 from 13 balls, gets a lifeline as his uppish drive straight back is put down by Unadkat on his follow through. That was a tough chance as the bowler barely had any time to react as he got a hand on it but failed to hold on.

The two openers pick a single each as Punjab race to 55 for no loss in four overs.

17:45

Punjab Kings off a flier!

Punjab 29-0 (2 ovs) vs SRH 219-6 | SCORECARD

SRH have made a change as Jaydev Unadkat replaces Travis Head as the Impact Player. He will bowl the second over.

Prabhsimran flicks a full delivery over midwicket for a four to get off the mark in grand style. He then lofts the third ball high over long-on for a six and then takes a single on the off-side.

Priyansh swings across the line but misses the slower bouncer.

17:41

Abhishek slams 28-ball 74 but Punjab limit SRH to 219

Punjab 18-0 (1 ov) vs SRH 219-6 | SCORECARD

Priyansh Arya and Prabhsimran Singh are the two openers for Punjab Kings, who will eye a blazing start in the Powerplay similar to SRH.

Spinner Harsh Dubey opens the bowling for SRH. Priyansh Arya sweeps the first ball through square leg for a four to show intent straightaway.

He lofts the next ball over mid-on for two runs before he misses the sweep as the LBW shout is turned down.

SRH take the review but the ball is missing the off-stump as the Not Out decision stays.

Arya clips the spinner off his pads through square leg for two runs before he lofts a flighted delivery over long-off for a six.

He hammers the last ball straight down the ground for a six to get 18 from the first over.

17:21

Abhishek slams 28-ball 74 but Punjab limit SRH to 219

Shashank Singh celebrates the wicket of Abhishek Sharma.

SRH 219-6 (20 ovs) vs Punjab | SCORECARD

Bartlett to bowl the final over. Klaasen manages to flick the yorker on the leg side for two runs and does the same next ball off another cracking yorker for two more.

Klaasen misses the reverse scoop as Punjab appeal for caught behind which is turned. They take the DRS but the ball has missed the edge as they lose the review.

However, Bartlett gets his man next ball as Klaasen swings hard but can't clear the boundary and is caught at long-on after scoring a sedate 39 from 33 balls.

Harsh Dubey misses the sweep off a full delivery before the reverse paddle gets him just a single.

Just five runs from the final over as Punjab Kings' bowlers do exceedingly well to restrict SRH to 219/6 in their 20 overs.

SRH managed just 22 from the last three overs as they failed to get the momentum in the death overs.

Abhishek smashed 74 from 28 balls as SRH raced past the 100-run mark in the Powerplay but Punjab fought back.

Shashank led the comeback dismissing both Abhishek and Head in his second over.

17:12

Arshdeep strikes; SRH 5 down

SRH 214-5 (19 ovs) vs Punjab | SCORECARD

Jansen called back to bowl the 18th over. He starts with a wide before Klaasen takes a single off the full delivery.

Jansen bowls a couple of perfect yorkers for two dot balls to new batter Salil Arona, who slices the full delivery on the bounce to deep extra cover for one as SRH bring up their 200, in the 18th over.

Klaasen struggling to get going. He walks across and tries the scoop but misses the short ball bowled a lot slower.

Klaasen gets the last ball bang off the middle, flicking the full delivery off his pads over midwicket for a six.

Arshdeep to bowl the 19th over. He starts from round the wicket as Salil Arora swings his Punjab team-mate powerfully over midwicket for a six.

Arshdeep goes back to over the stumps line, bowling full to beat Arora on the outside edge as he looks to hit it across the line.

Arshdeep changes his angle to round the stumps line and Arora digs out the yorker on the leg side for one.

Klaasen takes one before Arshdeep strikes with the wicket of Arora, who is caught at long-on for nine.

Arsheep has a confident shout for leg before wicket turned down against Nitish Kumar Reddy, who misses the sweep off the last ball.

Punjab take the review but the ball has pitched outside the line of leg stump.

Just eight runs from the 19th over as Arshdeep bounces back after going for runs in his first spell to finish with 2/50 in four overs.

17:03

Aniket Verma run out for 18; SRH 4 down

SRH 197-4 (17 ovs) vs Punjab | SCORECARD

Bartlett comes back for a new spell. The pacer does well to concede just six singles in the 16th over as Punjab look to build some pressure with tight bowling at the end.

Chahal back from the other end. Ankit Verma attacks the leggie as he slog sweeps the first ball over midwicket for a six and clips the next for two runs.

Aniket then hammers another flighted ball straight down the ground for a four to help SRH get back the momentum.

However, Punjab manage to check SRH's charge with the wicket of Verma, who is unfortunately run out after scoring 18 from nine balls.

He gets the ball off the inside edge towards square leg and comes back for the second. Klaasen sets off for the second run which turns out to be a wrong call as Stoinis swooped in quickly. Aniket does well to sacrifice his wicket for the senior partner.

16:51

Kishan out for 27; SRH 3 down

SRH 176-3 (15 ovs) vs Punjab | SCORECARD

Arshdeep, who went for 33 runs in his first two overs, back into the attack.

The pacer nearly gets a wicket first ball as Klaasen mistimes the lofted shot and Stoinis charges in from long-off but fails to get to the ball.

He continues to leak runs as Kishan plays a cracking whip off his pads, flicking the length ball over midwicket for a six.

Kishan then misses out on a full toss and gets hit above the pads before he mistimes the pull shot off the slower ball for one.

Another slower bouncer which bounces steeply as Klaasen swats it down to long-on for a single.

Finally some joy for Arshdeep as he strikes with the key wicket of Kishan off the last ball of the over.

Kishan plays his trademark whip off the full delivery but fails to clear the fence. Jansen running to his right at deep midwicket casually sticks out his right hand to grab the ball and complete a stunning one-handed catch.

Jansen comes into the attack from the other end. Klaasen flicks the first ball through midwicket for a couple of runs and takes one next ball.

Singles off the next four balls as Jansen sends down a tidy over, conceding just seven runs.

SRH are 176/3 in 15 overs, they will target another 60-70 runs in the last five overs to post around 225.

Klaasen, on 23 from 21 balls, will be crucial to their hopes in the death overs.

16:40

Klaasen, Kishan take SRH past 150

SRH 160-2 (13 ovs) vs Punjab | SCORECARD

Shashank to bowl his third over which goes for runs. He starts with a short ball which Kishan pulls through square leg for a boundary.

Kishan hits the third ball down the ground for one before Klaasen swats the pacer through midwicket for another four.

Singles off the last two balls makes it 11 runs from the 11th over.

Jansen back into the attack to bowl the 12th over. Singles off the first two balls before Kishan helps the third ball past short fine leg for a four.

Two singles off the last three balls as SRH go past 150, in the 12th over.

Vyshak back into the attack. Singles off the first two balls before Klaasen swats the slower bouncer wide of long-on for a couple of runs.

Klaasen mistimes the ball uppishly back to the bowler who dives to his left and gets a hand to it but can't hold on.

Klaasen takes one off the fifth ball before Kishan hits the last ball through the covers for a four.

16:28

Shashank dismisses Abhishek, Head

Shashank Singh celebrates the wicket of Abhishek Sharma.

SRH 132-2 (10 ovs) vs Punjab | SCORECARD

Shashank brings Punjab some relief with the wicket of Travis Head. The left-hander miscues the slog off the slower ball and ends up holing out a simple catch to long-on.

Head walks back after a quickfire 38 from 23 balls, laying the foundation for SRH as he put on 120 runs from 49 balls with Abhishek, who went ballistic in the Powerplay.

A masterstroke to introduce part-time pacer Shashank, who strikes a few balls later with the big wicket of Abhishek.

Abhishek throws his bat at a full wide delivery but fails to clear the ropes and is caught on the edge of the extra cover boundary.

Abhishek walks back after a blistering 74 from 28 balls, with five fours and eight sixes.

Heinrich Klaasen gets off the mark with a single and Ishan Kishan cuts the last ball to the fielder at point.

The loss off two quick wickets has slowed down SRH. Chahal bowls a quiet over giving away nine runs including three wides.

SRH have raced to 132/2 in 10 overs at the halfway mark, as they look on course for a huge total.

16:17

Abhishek slams fifty; SRH race past 100 in Powerplay

SRH 120-0 (8 ovs) vs Punjab | SCORECARD

Abhishek has been quite destructive in the Powerplay on a flat pitch in New Chandigarh. 62 of his 66 runs have come in boundaries including seven sixes and five fours, while Punjab's bowlers have managed just 10 dots in the Powerplay.

Interesting move from Punjab Kings to bring in part-time medium pacer Shashank Singh.

He does well to beat Abhishek first ball on the outside edge with a full delivery that jags away before he takes one.

Head guides the full wide delivery fine on the off-side for a couple of runs and crashes the fourth ball through the covers for two more.

Head walks across but fails to connect with the scoop and mistimes the big swing for just a single, to get six runs from the over.

A good over under the circumstances as Shashank concedes just six runs in his first over.

The experienced Yuzvendra Chahal comes into the attack with Punjab desperate for a wicket.

Head drives a full delivery down to long-on for one before Abhishek looks to swing the spinner over midwicket but fails to connect and is struck on the pads.

The left-hander clips the fourth ball off his pads for one and Head takes a single through the covers.

Abhishek gets things back on track after the previous over went without a boundary. He comes down the track to launch Chahal for a six straight down the ground.

16:07

Abhishek slams fifty; SRH race past 100 in Powerplay

Abhishek Sharma celebrates his half-century.

SRH 105-0 (6 ovs) vs Punjab | SCORECARD

The boundaries continue to flow as Barltlett coming back into the attack comes under more punishment.

Head pulls the first ball fine on the leg side for a four before he hits the next past point for another four.

Bartlett looking to bowl full and wide but Head is able to guide the full delivery past point for the third four in a row.

Head then misses a high full toss before he takes the review for a possible no ball.

The ball is clearly above the waist level as the decision is overturned and it is ruled a no-ball.

Punjab's woes worsen as SRH are gifted a free hit delivery. Bartlett bowls to his field as Head hits the wide yorker to deep point for a single.

Abhishek walks across his stumps to swing Bartlett over midwicket for a six as SRH race past 100 in 5.5 overs before he gets a single off the last ball.

SRH have smashed their way to 101 for no loss in six overs.

Abhishek has been brutal in the Powerplay, blasting 66 from 22 balls at a strike rate of 300, with seven sixes and five fours, while Head has made 31 from 15 balls.

The two openers have in total hit eight sixes and 10 fours in the Powerplay.

15:59

Abhishek blasts 18-ball fifty; SRH off to a flier

Abhishek Sharma

SRH 84-0 (5 ovs) vs Punjab | SCORECARD

Head joins the party as he hits new bowler Marco Jansen over the covers for his first boundary. He taps the next for a single and Abhishek also gets it off the bottom of the bat towards short thirdman for one as SRH race past 50 in 3.4 overs.

Head backs away to loft the full delivery powerfully over long-on for a six and then opens the face of the bat last second to guide the full delivery past the wicketkeeper for a four to make it 16 from the over.

Pacer Vijaykumar Vyshak comes into the attack. Abhishek comes down the track and makes room to launch the first ball over the off-side for a six.

He hits the next ball straight which is stopped by the bowler on his follow through.

Vyshak goes full and Abhishek continues his assault by launching it over long-off for another six.

Vyshak attempts the slower ball but no stopping Abhishek who despatches it high over long-on for the third six of the over, to race to his fifty from just 18 balls, having hit five sixes and five fours.

Vyshak doesn't help his cause by bowling a full toss which Abhishek sends flying over long-on for the fourth six of the over.

Abhishek has destroyed the Punjab bowlers, smashing his way to a blistering 59 from 20 balls.

15:50

Abhishek on the attack; SRH off to flier

SRH 44-0 (3 ovs) vs Punjab | SCORECARD

Arshdeep comes under attack at the hands of Abhishek in his second over. He starts with a short ball which Abhishek pulls over midwicket for a four.

Arshdeep tries the full slower delivery which Abhishek lofts straight down the ground for another four to race to 22 from nine balls with five fours.

Arshdeep feeling the pressure as he bowls a big wide outside the off-stump.

He offers no shot to the next ball pitched away from the stumps but since he moved across the umpire doesn't rule it a wide.

Arshdeep in a total mess. He bowls three wides in a row before Arshdeep clobbers him for back to back sixes.

Arshdeep tries the slower ball which is lofted straight down the ground by Abhishek, who then slices the fifth ball over point for another six.

24 runs from the over as SRH race to 44 for no loss in three overs.

Abhishek has smashed his way to 34 from 13 balls, with five sixes and two fours, while Head has made just three.

15:41

SRH off to good start vs Punjab

SRH 20-0 (2 ovs) vs Punjab | SCORECARD

Pacer Xavier Bartlett from the other end. The first ball is pitched up as Abhishek lofts it back over the bowler's head for a four.

The left-hander attempts a wild heave across the line off the next line but is beaten as a fumble from the wicketkeeper gets them a bye.

Head takes a single before Abhishek smashes the slow off-cutter over the the leaping Shreyas Iyer at mid-off for another boundary and keeps strike with one from the last ball.

15:37

Punjab elect to bowl vs SRH

SRH 9-0 (1 ov) vs Punjab | SCORECARD

Abhishek Sharma up against his Punjab and India team-mate Arshdeep Singh with Travis Head at the other end.

Certainly, Arshdeep will know a trick or two on how to keep Abhishek quiet.

Arshdeep hasn't picked up a wicket in the Powerplay in the last nine matches in the IPL. He starts with a wide down the leg side to Abhishek, who then hammers a short wide delivery over the covers for a four to get off the mark.

The left-hander taps the second ball into the covers for a single before Arshdeep bowls another leg side wide to Head.

Head makes room to guide Arshdeep behind point but can't find the gap before the cut shot is stopped by the fielder at point.

Head throws his bat at a wide one but is beaten before he steers the last ball square on the off-side for two runs.

15:26

Punjab elect to bowl vs SRH

SRH captain Ishan Kishan has lost all four tosses in IPL 2026. They are still without Pat Cummins, who is yet to regain match fitness.

Both teams boast of explosive batting line-ups, who will be looking to make most of a good batting pitch in New Chandigarh.

Check out the playing XIs:

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

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

15:08

Punjab elect to bowl; SRH leave out Livingstone

Punjab Kings captain Shreyas Iyer has won the toss and elected to bowl against Sunrisers Hyderabad.

'It is a day game we want to get a knack of how the wicket is playing and other than that we have done well chasing,' said Iyer at the toss.

He confirms that Punjab Kings have brought in Priyansh Arya in the playing XI in place of Nehal Wadhera.

Meanwhile, SRH have made a couple of changes as they eye an important victory to keep themselves in the top half of the draw. Batter Salil Arora and medium pacer Pravin Hinge come into the team in place of Liam Livingstone and Jaydev Unadkat.

14:49

Sunrisers eye comeback vs Punjab

Sunrisers Hyderabad

Welcome to the coverage of the 17th match of IPL 2026 between Punjab Kings and Sunrisers Hyderabad in Mullanpur, New Chandigarh, on Saturday.

A plucky Punjab Kings will back themselves against a star-studded, yet inconsistent, SRH.

Considering how they have started the season, PBKS must be disappointed about sharing a point with KKR in their last game due to rain.

Led by Shreyas Iyer, PBKS have come to symbolise what a winning unit should look like, whether it is chasing down a 200-plus total with ease against Chennai Super Kings in a sea of yellow or overcoming former champions Gujarat Titans on a tricky Mullanpur surface.

They were on course for a third successive win against Kolkata Knight Riders at the Eden Gardens, with Australian quick Xavier Bartlett wreaking havoc, before heavy rain and a thunderstorm forced them to share a point with the hosts.

However the same cannot be said about SRH, who despite their reputation for explosive batting and big totals have faltered this season largely due to top-order collapses as seen against RCB and LSG when the dangerous opening pair of Travis Head and Abhishek Sharma fell cheaply.

They have managed just one win from their first three games.

Adding to their woes, SRH have seen little impact from the likes of Harshal Patel and Jaydev Unadkat.

The batting efforts of Nitish Kumar Reddy and Heinrich Klaasen were among the few positives for SRH against LSG.

Spinner Harsh Dubey has shown glimpses of brilliance in the powerplay and he would be expected to carry on with his form.

Sunrisers Hyderabad will take confidence from their ;dominant head to head record against Punjab Kings with 17 victories out of 24 matches played.

Notably, SRH are unbeaten in their last four games against Punjab Kings.

00:09

Sooryavanshi-Jurel show destroys RCB

RR 202-4 (18 Ovs) vs RCB 201-8 | SCORECARD

Rajasthan Royals pulled off a stunning chase, even after Royal Challengers Bengaluru looked in control at the halfway stage.

Vaibhav Sooryavanshi blasted another rapid fifty, while Dhruv Jurel played a calm, match-winning hand in a century stand that broke RCB's spirit.

After Sooryavanshi fell, Jurel ensured there were no hiccups, with support from Ravindra Jadeja as RR closed it out comfortably.

00:07

Sooryavanshi, Jurel fireworks as RR crush RCB

RR 202-4 (18 Ovs) vs RCB 201-8 | SCORECARD

Bhuvneshwar Kumar brought back into the attack as the chase edges closer to its finish for Rajasthan Royals.

Dhruv Jurel starts well, picking up a couple of runs before easing another delivery towards long-on for a single. Ravindra Jadeja keeps things ticking with a straightforward single.

There's a brief moment of concern as Jurel appears to struggle with cramp after completing a run and goes down on the pitch. The physio rushes in, but he soon looks ready to continue.

He then benefits from a misfield by Jacob Bethell and adds two more runs. After a quick check on a wide appeal, Jurel continues the over and rotates strike with a single off the final ball.

Seven runs come from it, and after 17 overs, RR are 191/4, needing 11 from 18 balls.

Romario Shepherd continues for Rajasthan Royals.

Dhruv Jurel starts by pulling one to deep mid-wicket for a single, while Ravindra Jadeja keeps things moving with a cut down to deep third for another run.

Jurel then goes big, lofting one towards deep mid-wicket, and although it hangs in the air, it lands safely for a single.

Jadeja rotates strike again, and then Jurel finishes it in style with a six! Rajasthan Royals are right on the brink now.

Just a run needed from there, Jurel calmly taps one to long-on to seal the victory.

A composed finish after losing Sooryavanshi earlier in the chase, with Jurel holding the innings together beautifully.

Rajasthan Royals win by 6 wickets with 2 overs to spare, a significant victory against a strong Royal Challengers Bengaluru side.

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