Punjab Kings posted a formidable 246-run target for Sunrisers Hyderabad at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, thanks to a blistering 82-run knock from captain Shreyas Iyer, anchoring what turned out to be a commanding batting display.
The innings got off to a flying start with openers Prabhsimran Singh and Priyansh Arya going all guns blazing, helping PBKS reach 50 runs in under three overs. Their explosive opening stand laid the foundation for the team’s second-highest powerplay score in IPL history — 89/1 at the end of six overs — despite both batters falling short of their half-centuries.
Iyer took charge in the middle overs, accelerating the scoring even as wickets fell around him, and his 82 proved vital in pushing the total toward the 250 mark. The late onslaught was powered further by Marcus Stoinis, whose 34 off just 11 deliveries gave the innings a final flourish, making it the second-highest team total of IPL 2025.
On the bowling front, Harshal Patel stood out for Sunrisers, picking up four wickets, including that of Iyer, continuing his strong record against the PBKS skipper.
PBKS skipper Shreyas Iyer has won the toss and elected to bat first against hosts SRH in Hyderabad Both skippers after the toss: Shreyas Iyer: We are going to bat. In the last few games we have batted first, we have the ability to post good scores. We want to play some aggressive cricket, that's our mindset at the moment. We have seen that we don't have a fantastic record in the powerplay. We don't have that thought at the back of our minds. Every individual in our team play their brand of cricket. We got to be top notch, need to back our instincts. We have to keep repeating that again and again. Playing with the same team. Pat Cummins: It's fine. I think we can chase anything. Not an ideal start. But we are training really well. Everyone is in a good space. We have lost a few in a row, but that isn't ideal. One change. Malinga comes in the side for Kamindu Mendis. PBKS playing 11: Priyansh Arya, Prabhsimran Singh (w), Shreyas Iyer (c), Marcus Stoinis, Nehal Wadhera, Glenn Maxwell, Shashank Singh, Marco Jansen, Arshdeep Singh, Lockie Ferguson, and Yuzvendra Chahal. SRH playing 11: Abhishek Sharma, Travis Head, Ishan Kishan, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Heinrich Klaasen(w), Aniket Verma, Pat Cummins(c), Harshal Patel, Zeeshan Ansari, Mohammed Shami, Eshan Malinga
| IPL 2025 SRH vs PBKS broadcast details | |
| Country | IPL 2025 Broadcasters |
| India, Bhutan | Star Sports Network (10 channels in 6 languages (English, Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam & Kannada)) |
| Nepal, Sri Lanka, Maldives | Star Sports, Yupp TV |
| Pakistan | Yupp TV |
| UK & Ireland | Sky Sports Cricket, Sky Sports Main Event |
| USA, Canada | Willow TV |
| Bangladesh | Gazi TV |
| Australia | Kayo, Foxtel (via channel 501, Foxtel App) |
| Afghanistan | RTA TV (Radio Television Afghanistan) |
| Malaysia, Brunei | Astro |
| South Africa & Sub-Saharan territories | Supersport |
| MENA / UAE | CricLife1 is available on eLife |
| Hong Kong | PCCW |
| Singapore | StarHub |
| Caribbean | Flow Sports (Flow Sports 2) |
| New Zealand | Sky Sport NZ |
| Papua New Guinea | EMTV |
| Arab World | BeIN Sports |
| Maldives | Yupp TV, Medianet |
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