Ishan Kishan In IPL 2026, Sunrisers Hyderabad were seen lashing out at Punjab Kings after their resounding 33-run victory. Kishan played a crucial innings of 55 off 32 balls, but the innings could have ended much earlier as Punjab Kings gave him three lifelines during the match.Over 7.1: Cooper Connolly dropped a simple catch at deep backward square off Lockie Ferguson when the cushions were batting on 9.Over 11: Ferguson missed another chance at deep midwicket off Yuzvinder Chahal with a cushion on 18. In the same over, wicketkeeper Prabhasmaran Singh also failed to complete the stumping opportunity against the SRH batsman.Punjab’s costly fielding lapse proved decisive as SRH piled up a massive 235/4 in their 20 overs. In reply, Punjab Kings failed miserably, managing only 202/7 despite a fighting effort.
After the match, Kishan rubbed salt in Punjab’s wounds with a viral Instagram post. Sharing pictures from the game, the SRH wicketkeeper captioned the post: “Catch me, if you can” – a playful reference to the numerous chances PBKS failed to convert.
Match summary
Sunrisers Hyderabad produced a dominant all-round performance to beat Punjab Kings by 33 runs in a high-scoring IPL 2026 clash, although the Hyderabad pitch didn’t quite turn into the batting paradise that many expected.After losing the toss, SRH made the most of the situation as Abhishek Sharma, Travis Head, Ishan Kishan and Henrik Klaasen took the hosts to 235/4. Kishan scored 55 runs off 32 balls, while Klaasen played a brilliant 69 runs off 43 balls.Punjab’s fielding woes proved costly, with Kishan being dropped twice and Klaasen also being rested at the start of his innings. These missed opportunities allowed SRH to take full advantage after a flying powerplay of 79/1.Pete Cummins led the way with both ball and field as SRH reduced Punjab to 23/3 inside four overs in the chase. Nitish Kumar Reddy removed Prabhasmaran Singh early on, while Ishan Malinga dismissed skipper Shreyas Iyer, Cummins taking a sharp catch at mid-off.Although Cooper Connolly fought hard with an unbeaten 107 off 59 balls, Punjab never really recovered from the early debacle. Partnerships with Marcus Stoins and Suryanesh Shade kept hopes alive briefly, but SRH tightened control through disciplined bowling and crucial breakthroughs from Cummins and spinner Shiv Singh.Punjab eventually finished on 202/7, falling 33 runs short as SRH lead the IPL 2026 points table.
