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Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) registered their first win of the season, beating Punjab Kings (PBKS) by eight wickets in their Indian Premier League (IPL) match in Hyderabad on Sunday.
Chasing 144 to win, SRH’s Rahul Tripathi smashed a 48-ball 74 not out while adding a match-winning unbeaten 100 off 52 balls with skipper Aiden Markram (37 not out) for the third wicket, as SRH romped home with 17 balls to spare.
Earlier, PBKS skipper Shikhar Dhawan slammed an unbeaten 99 off 66 balls to single-handedly take his team to 143 for nine. Dhawan played a lone hand, hitting 12 fours and five sixes, while Sam Curran (22) was the other batter to reach double digit. For SRH, Mayank Markande (4/15) scalped four wickets, while the pace duo of Marco Jansen (2/16) and Umran Malik (2/32) took two wickets each.
Scores
Punjab Kings: 143/9 (Shikhar Dhawan 99 not out, Sam Curran 22, Mayank Markande 4/15)
Sunrisers Hyderabad: 145/2 (Rahul Tripathi 74 not out, Aiden Markram 37 not out, Arshdeep Singh 1/20)
Sunrisers Hyderabad won by 7 wickets.