PBKS vs SRH Live Score, IPL 2026: Abhishek Sharma’s 74 Powers Hyderabad To 219; Punjab Bowlers Make Strong Comeback

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Punjab Kings vs Sunrisers Hyderabad Live Score, IPL 2026 T20, Match 17: After Shreyas Iyer won the toss and chose to bowl first, SRH posted 106 runs in the powerplay with Abhishek Sharma doing the damage but the Hyderabad-based team ended up with a total of just 219. The 25-year-old made a record-breaking half-century in 18 balls. He finished with 74 runs in 28 balls (8 boundaries and four overs). Shashank Singh’s double-wicket over turned the game as he dismissed both Abhishek and Travis Head. Arshdeep Singh also took two wickets. Heinrich Klaasen struggled as he faced 32 balls but managed only 39 runs. Ishan Kishan made a quick-fire 17-ball 27

The Punjab Kings (PBKS) will return to home after a washout against Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) in Kolkata as they host Sunrisers Hyderabad at New Chandigarh’s Maharaja Yadavindra Singh International Cricket Stadium. The Shreyas Iyer-led side is just one of two remaining unbeaten teams in the league alongside the Rajasthan Royals (RR).

Sunrisers have two defeats in three games after a loss in their last game against Lucknow Super Giants (LSG). Earlier, they suffered a defeat to Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) in Bengaluru before thrashing Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) at the Eden Gardens by 65 runs.

Toss: PBKS won the toss, chose to bowl first

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

PBKS Impact Sub: Nehal Wadhera, Vishnu Vinod, Suryansh Shedge, Yash Thakur, Harpreet Brar

SRH Playing XI: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

SRH Impact Sub: Jaydev Unadkat, Praful Hinge, Liam Livingstone, Shivam Mavi,Kamindu Mendis

Pitch Report: The surface is expected to be good for batting, but a little on the slower side

Weather Report: No rain is expected. Temperatures will vary between 17 and 29 degrees Celsius.

PBKS Squad: Prabhsimran Singh(w), Shreyas Iyer(c), Cooper Connolly, Nehal Wadhera, Shashank Singh, Marcus Stoinis, Marco Jansen, Xavier Bartlett, Vijaykumar Vyshak, Arshdeep Singh, Yuzvendra Chahal, Priyansh Arya, Suryansh Shedge, Vishnu Vinod, Praveen Dubey, Harpreet Brar, Ben Dwarshuis, Lockie Ferguson, Yash Thakur, Azmatullah Omarzai, Mitchell Owen, Harnoor Singh, Musheer Khan, Pyla Avinash, Vishal Nishad

SRH Squad: Travis Head, Abhishek Sharma, Ishan Kishan(w/c), Heinrich Klaasen, Liam Livingstone, Aniket Verma, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Harsh Dubey, Shivang Kumar, Harshal Patel, Jaydev Unadkat, Eshan Malinga, Salil Arora, David Payne, Shivam Mavi, Zeeshan Ansari, Kamindu Mendis, Bry

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