SRH vs PBKS Highlights, IPL 2026: Cooper Connolly's century in vain as Punjab Kings suffer hat-trick of defeats

Marco Jansen to Nitish Kumar Reddy, SIX! Banged away! Angled in, fractionally short at 129 kph, on middle. Reddy swivels a bit and dispatches it over mid-wicket for a six.

Yuzvendra Chahal is substituted by Priyansh Arya

STRATEGIC BREAK! A good last couple of overs for the Punjab Kings. They have not bowled badly this evening and, had they held onto their chances in the middle phase, it could have been a very different story. They will ideally want SRH to be kept under 220. Heinrich Klaasen is key going into the death overs for SRH, and they still have Salil Arora to come, who can hit the ball a long way. Yuzvendra Chahal has been subbed out. Priyansh Arya comes in as Punjab's Impact Sub. Marco Jansen to bowl after the break.

Yuzvendra Chahal to Nitish Kumar Reddy, Much fuller, around off, Nitish Kumar Reddy pushes it wide of long on for a single. Yuzvendra Chahal ends his spell with figures of 4-0-32-1.

Yuzvendra Chahal to Nitish Kumar Reddy, FOUR! That's a good shot from Nitish Kumar Reddy! Drifting onto the pads, Nitish Kumar Reddy gets low and sweeps it in the gap through backward square leg for a boundary.

Yuzvendra Chahal to Heinrich Klaasen, Another single. A good over so far from Yuzvendra Chahal. Full, on leg, Heinrich Klaasen drills it to long on for just a single.

Yuzvendra Chahal to Nitish Kumar Reddy, Yuzvendra Chahal fires it up, on middle, Nitish Kumar Reddy knocks it down the ground for a single.

Yuzvendra Chahal to Heinrich Klaasen, Short, on off, Heinrich Klaasen shuffles across and chips it uppishly through the left of the bowler for a single. 

Yuzvendra Chahal to Heinrich Klaasen, Nice and full, on leg, Heinrich Klaasen plays a reverse sweep to the fielder at point. Dot.

Arshdeep Singh to Heinrich Klaasen, Much fuller, around off, Heinrich Klaasen flicks it to mid-wicket for one more.

Arshdeep Singh to Nitish Kumar Reddy, Hard length, on off, Nitish Kumar Reddy punches it to cover for a single.

Out goes Ishan Kishan and in walks Nitish Kumar Reddy.

Arshdeep Singh to Ishan Kishan, OUT! TAKEN! A terrific innings comes to an end from Ishan Kishan. Arshdeep Singh bangs it short, on off, and slower too. Ishan Kishan swivels and looks to pull it, but gets no power on the shot. It goes only as far as deep mid-wicket. Suryansh Shedge moves to his left and takes a comfortable catch near the fence.

Arshdeep Singh to Heinrich Klaasen, Hard length, on off, Heinrich Klaasen punches it wide of long off for a single.

Arshdeep Singh to Ishan Kishan, A yorker again, on middle, Ishan Kishan knocks it down to long on for a single.

Arshdeep Singh to Ishan Kishan, A yorker, down leg following the batter, Ishan Kishan shuffles across and digs it to mid-wicket for a single.

Arshdeep Singh (2-0-27-0) returns to the attack.

Vijaykumar Vyshak to Ishan Kishan, Too full, outside off, Ishan Kishan reaches out to it and sweeps it to mid-wicket for a single. 21 off the over.

Vijaykumar Vyshak to Ishan Kishan, SIX MORE! A hat-trick of sixes from Ishan Kishan to reach his FIFTY! This one is the biggest of the three. Hard length, on middle and leg, Ishan Kishan shuffles across and lofts it over long on as the ball sails into the stands. This has been a power-packed knock from SRH's pocket rocket.

Vijaykumar Vyshak to Ishan Kishan, SIX AGAIN! Back-to-back sixes! Much fuller, on off, Ishan Kishan gets down on one knee and clatters it over long on for yet another six. 

Vijaykumar Vyshak to Ishan Kishan, SIX! Up and over! A slower bouncer from Vijaykumar Vyshak, on middle and leg, Ishan Kishan swivels and pulls it over deep backward square leg for a biggie. 150 UP FOR THE SUNRISERS​​​​​​!

Vijaykumar Vyshak to Heinrich Klaasen, Vijaykumar Vyshak follows Heinrich Klaasen down the leg side. Klaasen looks to flick it, but the ball hits his pads and rolls towards square leg. They collect a leg bye.

Vijaykumar Vyshak to Ishan Kishan, Too full, on middle and leg, Ishan Kishan digs it down the ground for a single.

Vijaykumar Vyshak to continue. 2-0-21-0 so far for Vyshak.

Marco Jansen to Heinrich Klaasen, SIX! A rocket of a shot from Heinrich Klaasen! Marco Jansen keeps it full, outside off, Heinrich Klaasen reaches out to it and powers it back over the bowler's head for a flat six.

Marco Jansen to Ishan Kishan, Good over so far from Marco Jansen. Short, on off, Ishan Kishan pulls it to mid-wicket for a single.

Marco Jansen to Heinrich Klaasen, Full and down the leg side, Heinrich Klaasen looks to flick it but the ball hits his pads and rolls towards short fine leg. The batters collect a leg bye.

Marco Jansen to Ishan Kishan, Short and wide, Ishan Kishan reaches out but toe-ends it towards point for a run.

Marco Jansen to Ishan Kishan, Wide! Sprays it down the leg side, Ishan Kishan tries to slog it but misses. Wide called.

Marco Jansen to Ishan Kishan, Takes pace off, short and outside off. Ishan Kishan pulls it to the right of deep mid-wicket for a brace.

Marco Jansen to Heinrich Klaasen, Marco Jansen bowls it on a length, on off, Heinrich Klaasen pushes it to mid off for a single.

Vijaykumar Vyshak to Heinrich Klaasen, Again, Vyshak goes off pace, short on middle. Heinrich Klaasen climbs on it and pulls it along the ground to a widish deep square leg for a single. This brings up the 50-run partnership between this pair.

Vijaykumar Vyshak to Ishan Kishan, Slows it up, short outside off. Kishan swivels and pulls it to deep backward square leg for a single.

Vijaykumar Vyshak to Heinrich Klaasen, On the stumps, on a good length. Heinrich Klaasen punches it down the ground, to long on's left for a single.

Vijaykumar Vyshak to Ishan Kishan, Fired on a length, around off. Ishan drags it off the inner half to long on for a run.

Vijaykumar Vyshak to Ishan Kishan, Pitched well short, on top of off. Ishan controls the pull shot to deep square leg's right for a couple of runs.

Vijaykumar Vyshak to Ishan Kishan, FOUR! Just past the fielder. Fuller and outside off. Ishan waits for the ball to arrive and guides it to the right of the diving Arshdeep Singh at short third and picks up a boundary. 

Yuzvendra Chahal to Ishan Kishan, Stumping chance missed! Flighted up, outside off, with some turn and extra bounce. Ishan Kishan shimmies down the track and swings hard but misses it completely. Prabhsimran Singh is surprised by the bounce as he fails to collect it. The ball hits his right shoulder and lobs behind on the leg side. The batters collect a bye.

Yuzvendra Chahal to Heinrich Klaasen, Leg break from Chahal, 85.3 kph. Well flighted and full outside off, Klaasen is beaten on the outside edge. It deflects off Prabhsimran's pads and trickles into the third man region. They collect a bye.

Yuzvendra Chahal to Ishan Kishan, At 87.3 kph, full outside off. Ishan gets low to slam it over covers, but inside edges to the leg side for a single.

Yuzvendra Chahal to Heinrich Klaasen, Short leg break, outside off. Heinrich Klaasen slaps it off the back foot to sweeper cover for a single.

Yuzvendra Chahal to Ishan Kishan, IN THE AIR AND DROPPED ONCE AGAIN! On a pitch where there is so little for the bowlers, PBKS have put down three genuine chances. And this time, Lockie Ferguson is the guilty party. Short on the leg stump, it deceives Kishan in flight. He goes for the pull without any footwork and sends the ball high off the top edge towards Ferguson at deep square leg. Ferguson misjudges the trajectory and perhaps loses sight of the ball in the lights, gets his hands low to his right and puts it down. A single taken.

Yuzvendra Chahal to Heinrich Klaasen, Pushed fuller on the leg stump, clipped off the front foot to long on for a single.

Vijaykumar Vyshak to Heinrich Klaasen, Another off-pace delivery, short on middle. Klaasen stands tall and hammers it between long on and deep mid-wicket. Suryansh Shedge gets across to his left and cuts it off. Keeps it down to a single.

Vijaykumar Vyshak to Heinrich Klaasen, Takes pace off, short on off. Heinrich Klaasen waits back and pulls it to the right of long on for a couple more.

Vijaykumar Vyshak to Ishan Kishan, Into the pitch, short, outside off. Ishan Kishan tries to club it downtown with a flat-batted angle, but shanks it through mid off for a single.

Vijaykumar Vyshak to Heinrich Klaasen, On a length, on leg, Klaasen works it to deep mid-wicket for a run.

Vijaykumar Vyshak to Heinrich Klaasen, FOUR! SLAUGHTERED! Short of a length, on middle and leg. Heinrich Klaasen gets the ball at a comfortable height and pulls it to the right of deep mid-wicket for a boundary. That was smashed really hard.

Vijaykumar Vyshak to Heinrich Klaasen, Back of a length, on top of middle. Heinrich Klaasen backs away and punches it wide of extra cover for a couple of runs.

STRATEGIC BREAK! No shortage of action in the first nine overs of the game. A pat on the back from the head coach, Ricky Ponting, for Shashank Singh and Cooper Connolly as Punjab look to regroup. They did well to remove the two openers, but since then, they have let themselves down in the field. On a wicket where there is not a lot for the bowlers to work with, the fielders need to back them up and support their efforts. How the wicket plays with the ball getting older, will be interesting to watch. Vijaykumar Vyshak to bowl after the break.