Punjab Kings: The 23rd match of IPL 2024 was played against Punjab Kings team Sunrisers Hyderabad. Punjab Kings had to face defeat by 2 runs in this match. In this match, Punjab Kings captain Shikhar Dhawan won the toss and decided to bowl first. But Sunrisers Hyderabad team gave a target of 183 runs to Punjab Kings to win, in response to which Punjab Kings team could score only 180 runs. Punjab Kings batsmen could not perform well in the powerplay. For this reason the team has made a bad record.
Punjab Kings made this record
Punjab Kings batsmen proved to be a flop badly against Sunrisers Hyderabad and could not score big. In the powerplay, Punjab team scored 27 runs at the loss of 3 wickets. Which is the lowest score of any team in the powerplay of IPL 2024. Rajasthan Royals team is at second place. In IPL 2024, Rajasthan scored 31 runs in the powerplay against Delhi Capitals.
Teams scoring least runs in powerplay of IPL 2024:
- Punjab Kings- 27 runs
- Rajasthan Royals- 31 runs
- Chennai Super Kings- 32 runs
Lost three wickets in powerplay
Punjab Kings did not have a good start when opener Jonny Bairstow returned to the pavilion without opening his account. After this, Prabhasimran Singh also returned to the pavilion after scoring 4 runs. After this, captain Shikhar Dhawan was out after scoring 14 runs. In this way Punjab lost three wickets in the powerplay.
Nitish Reddy played an excellent innings
Nitish Reddy played an excellent innings for Sunriders Hyderabad team. He scored 64 runs in 37 balls. Apart from him, Travis Head scored 21 runs. Apart from him, Abdul Samad contributed 25 runs in the end. It is because of these players that Sunrisers Hyderabad team was able to score big.
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