Sunrisers Hyderabad Secures 1st IPL2021 Win; Thumps Punjab By 9 Wickets

Breaking the streak of three continuous defeats, Sunrisers Hyderabad registered a huge 9 wicket win against the Punjab Kings. Invited to bowl first at the MA Chidambaram stadium in Chennai, Hyderabad summed up Punjab for 120 runs in 19.4 overs. Delivering an amazing performance, Khaleel Ahmed cracked three crucial wickets giving only 21 runs. Going with a strong start, Hyderabad kept its nerves and wickets safe until 11th over when skipper southpaw David Warner was sent back to the pavilion at a composed run-a-ball inning of 37. Following this, Hyderabad easily achieved the target with the help of in form Jonny Bairstow’s unbeaten 63* with eight balls in remaining, resulting in to Punjab suffering its third continuous defeat. Later, Bairstow was awarded the Player of the Match for his anchored innings.