IPL 2026: PBKS vs. SRH Live Score: Iyer keeps PBKS on course

Apr 11, 2026, 7:13 PM

PBKS easily wins

Punjab Kings' undefeated start to the season was extended by fifties from captain Shreyas Iyer, Prabhsimran Singh, and Priyansh Arya. Their lone loss thus far was a shared point in Kolkata. It was fitting that Shashank Singh scored the winning runs after his double-wicket over turned the tide of the match when Travis Head and Abhishek Sharma appeared to be winning.

Shreyas Iyer's knock

Additionally, PBKS ended SRH's four-game winning run against them.

Although one could argue that Shreyas Iyer's knock in the middle order proved the difference, this was touted as a match between two blockbuster top-orders, and it actually happened that way.

Apr 11, 2026, 7:04 PM

For Iyer, fifty up

With a 24-ball fifty after hitting Eshan Malinga for 16 runs in four balls, Shreyas Iyer almost ensures his team's victory by bringing the equation under run-a-ball for the final four overs.

By yorking Nehal Wadhera's opening ball of the 16th over, Harsh Dubey does make things a little more difficult, but PBKS could easily chase this down now with plenty of batting to come. And now Shashank Singh, their star with the ball, arrives.

Apr 11, 2026, 6:54 PM

Iyer is in charge

To maintain Punjab Kings' lead in this chase, Shreyas Iyer goes 6, 4, 6 against Harshal Patel in an 18-run over.

The PBKS captain has reached a fifty-run partnership with Impact Player Nehal Wadhera, and he is now on 43 off 22.

Apr 11, 2026, 6:34 PM

For Shivang, a third

Shivang Kumar took three wickets in three overs. While attempting to take on the wristspinner, Cooper Connolly receives his first low score of the year. Connolly holes out to long-off because he is unable to obtain enough distance on his stroke.

Similar patterns were observed in the first innings, as wickets began to fall and scoring became more difficult after the first six overs. From this point on, would PBKS' innings also spiral?

Apr 11, 2026, 6:22 PM

Prabhsimran is fifty and out

With scores of 37 and 42, Prabhsimran Singh has had a strong start to the season. He achieves his first fifty of the year with a boundary off 24 balls. However, Shivang next bowls a googly in the slot, which Prabhsimran miscalls to long-off. Like how Shashank Singh got both openers for PBKS, Shivang Kumar has done the job for SRH.

How will the middle-order of PBKS react now?

Apr 11, 2026, 6:15 PM

Shivang attacks

The damage is done with the left-arm wristspinner! As he attempts to do it twice in two deliveries, Priyansh Arya pulls out the fielder after sweeping Shivang Kumar's opening ball for a six over deep midwicket.

After the powerplay, SRH struck the opening ball. If they are able to slow down.

Apr 11, 2026, 6:08 PM

PBKS wins the powerplay

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This IPL, a left-handed opener has reached a half-century in less than 20 deliveries for the third time in three innings. Priyansh Arya off 16 balls, Abhishek Sharma off 18 today, and Vaibhav Sooryavanshi off 15 balls yesterday.

Travishek is informed by PBKS's openers that we should also be watched! In most games, PBKS's powerplay finish of 93 for 0 would be the best of the game, but not today.

Apr 11, 2026, 5:53 PM

Prabhsimran is just as aggressive as Arya

Priyansh Arya scored eighteen runs in the opening over. It has been the Prabhsimran Singh show ever since. Both Unadkat's and Eshan Malinga's overs are worth eleven. Prabhsimran then hits Unadkat the other way, fine on the leg side, for another after starting his second over with another magnificent six down the ground.

To exacerbate the situation for SRH, Prabhsimran pops one back to the bowler while Unadkat misses a return opportunity.

Apr 11, 2026, 5:38 PM

No Praful Hinge, Unadkat in as an Impact Player

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Jaydev Unadkat has emerged as SRH's Impact Player, despite what Ishan Kishan stated during the toss. But they begin with the left-arm spin of Harsh Dubey. The strategy doesn't quite work because Priyansh Arya smacks him down the ground for a six and a four off the next two balls of the over after sweeping him for four on the opening delivery.

PBKS got off to a fast start in their pursuit.

Apr 11, 2026, 5:19 PM

Two halves of an innings

In eight overs, Travishek dismissed SRH at 120 for 0. They went on to score 99 for 6 in the following 12 overs. Considering the start SRH had, PBKS will be thrilled with that final result. Shashank Singh, who dismissed the formidable duo of Travis Head and Abhishek Sharma in the same over, is their unlikely hero.

The other bowlers contributed as well after Shashank made the crucial breakthroughs, preventing players like Heinrich Klaasen and Ishan Kishan from taking the game further away from them.

Abhishek Sharma, who hit five fours and eight sixes to score 74 off 28, his first half-century of the season, was undoubtedly the focus of the powerplay. They had shot up to 105 in the powerplay, which was the IPL's joint third-highest score in the opening six overs.

Apr 11, 2026, 5:02 PM

Chahal's exciting over

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Yuzvendra Chahal is dismissed for a four and a six by Aniket Verma, but he loses his wicket due to a horrible error. Verma went off for the single after clipping the ball into the square leg area. Aniket paused and attempted to send Klaasen back, but he continued on at full speed for the second. Aniket was never able to re-enter.

Apr 11, 2026, 4:57 PM

A blinder is taken by Jansen!

Ishan Kishan was playing well, but the SRH captain must be dismissed after Marco Jansen makes a spectacular catch while sprinting from midwicket and pulling the ball out of thin air.

With the platform established for the last five overs and SRH already at 176 after 15 overs, they are still in a very good position. Aniket Verma is out there to keep Heinrich Klaasen company. Is SRH able to reach 220?

Apr 11, 2026, 4:18 PM

Shashank Singh succeeds twice

Shashank Singh is the one holding SRH accountable out of all of them. After the powerplay, he bowls the first over and scores just six runs without giving up a boundary. Shashank then deceives Travis Head with a slower ball from the opening ball of his second over, which he chips to long-on. Abhishek Sharma slices a lofted drive to deep cover after just one ball and a wide!

In 8.3 overs, SRH 122 for 2. After an innings that featured five fours and eight sixes, Abhishek is dismissed for 74 off 28. After two overs, Shashank's statistics are 2 for 9.

Apr 11, 2026, 4:10 PM

Tied for third place in the IPL Powerplay

The powerplay has scored 100 runs or more five times in the IPL.

Apr 11, 2026, 3:58 PM

In just eighteen balls, Abhishek reaches fifty

Abhishek Sharma's five IPL fifties in less than twenty balls

Apr 11, 2026, 3:49 PM

Abhishek defeats Arshdeep in the first round

Abhishek Sharma dismisses the first legitimate delivery he encounters over covers after Arshdeep Singh begins with a wide. He then hits Xavier Bartlett over mid-off for another boundary after driving the Australian fast down the ground with the first ball of the second over.

Abhishek begins the third over similarly, taking a short ball from Arshdeep over midwicket before hitting a slower ball down the ground for consecutive boundaries.

Under duress, Arshdeep attempts to divert Abhishek's arc but ultimately bowls a series of wides. He bowls closer to off stump as a result, and Abhishek keeps up with his domestic and Indian teammate by lofting him straight down for the game's opening six. Abhishek smashes him up and over fine on the off side after Arshdeep switches angles to get around the wicket and goes short and across him.

Head has time to calm down after Abhishek shot off to 34 off 13. After the first three overs, SRH is 44 for no loss, while he is on 3 off 5.

Apr 11, 2026, 3:26 PM

Praful Hinge is who?

Details on SRH's debut have been supplied by Shashwat Kumar, a frequent critic for us and an expert on all things Vidarbha.

Earlier in the season, Hinge, who made his Vidarbha First-Class debut in 2024, was a consistent player, taking 16 wickets in six games (11 innings). However, he made his debut in T20 last year at the Vidarbha Pro T20 League, where he played a key role in Neco Master Blasters' title challenge. With his lanky stature, Hinge may be a handful and a quick pacer. He has publicly stated that he wants to share the dressing room with Cummins because he is his idol. He has also been encouraged by his time with Umesh Yadav, so it won't be shocking if he tries to step it up later in the day.

His family has offered him support. started playing the sport properly around the age of twelve. In order to enable her younger brother, Praful, to fulfil his dream of becoming a professional cricket player, Sister, a CA, has made numerous sacrifices.

Hinge reportedly received a trial after taking 4 for 60 against Tamil Nadu in the Ranji Trophy earlier this season. He was reportedly called up for the SRH trials by Varun Aaron.

It's possible that Harsh Dubey, who has captained Vidarbha in white-ball cricket, also spoke.

Apr 11, 2026, 3:01 PM

Punjab Kings prevail in the bowl and throw

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After winning the toss, Punjab Kings captain Shreyas Iyer decided to bowl on what is considered a dry pitch. Ishan Kishan, the captain of Sunrisers Hyderabad, stated that although they would have loved to pursue, the current focus is "about playing good cricket in the first innings".

Nehal Wadhera, who is expected to start as the Impact Player, was replaced by Priyansh Arya in PBKS' bowl-first lineup.

Salil Arora and rookie Praful Hinge have replaced Liam Livingstone and Jaydev Unadkat, according to Kishan. But Hinge, a right-arm fast, has been officially listed as an Impact Player for SRH and is expected to enter the game in the second inning.

PBKS XI: Prabhsimran Singh (wk), Priyansh Arya, Shreyas Iyer (capt), Cooper Connolly, Shashank Singh, Marcus Stoinis, Marco Jansen, Xavier Bartlett, Vijaykumar Vyshak, Arshdeep Singh, Yuzvendra Chahal

Impact Player options: Nehal Wadhera, Vishnu Vinod, Suryansh Shedge, Yash Thakur, Harpreet Brar

SRH XI: Abhishek Sharma, Travis Head, Ishan Kishan (capt,wk), Heinrich Klaasen, Salil Arora, Aniket Verma, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Harsh Dubey, Shivang Kumar, Harshal Patel, Eshan Malinga

Impact Player options: Jaydev Unadkat, Praful Hinge, Liam Livingstone, Shivam Mavi, Kamindu Mendis

Apr 11, 2026, 2:45 PM

The pitch for today

Pitch No. 4 will be used today. Only one of the four games on this strip since IPL 2024 has taken place in the afternoon. How was that? The Delhi Capitals scored 174, but that was insufficient.

What can we anticipate, then? In that game, spinners let up less than seven runs per over, which prompted batsmen to challenge the fast bowlers. As a result, the quicks were able to take wickets at a lower cost.

Shivang Kumar and Harsh Dube are two of SRH's current spinners. Will PBKS, however, continue to rely solely on Yuzvendra Chahal or add Harpreet Brar to help?

Apr 11, 2026, 2:13 PM

Numbers and nuggets

With the new ball, Arshdeep Singh might be crucial against SRH's top order. In three IPL innings, he has dismissed Head twice; Head scored at 137.5 against the left-arm fast. In six IPL games, he has also dismissed Ishan Kishan three times.

Another match to watch is Heinrich Klaasen vs. Yuzvendra Chahal. Klaasen averages 45.33 and strikes at 212.5 against the legspinner, despite Chahal dismissing him three times in nine Twenty20 matches.

Lastly, Shreyas Iyer has had trouble facing the Indian quicks of SRH. The PBKS captain has been removed twice in three IPL innings by Jaydev Unadkat and three times in four innings by Harshal Patel.

Apr 11, 2026, 2:00 PM

The tale of Shivang Kumar

The last time SRH played was on April 5, when they suffered their second defeat in the tournament at the hands of the Lucknow Super Giants. This is an excellent opportunity to remind you about Shivang Kumar, who hasn't exactly ignited the IPL—far from it—but has been a valuable ball contributor for his club.

Apr 11, 2026, 1:32 PM

"I really want to focus on my strengths."

Additionally, Himanshu Agrawal was there when Cooper Connolly spoke at a media event hosted by JioStar earlier this week. The most important lesson was that he is content with himself and not in a rush to fit in, even though he isn't exactly the power-hitter we are accustomed to seeing in the IPL and elsewhere, of course.

"I think each player has their own strengths, and I'm pretty keen to stick to my own strengths," he stated. "I've had success with it thus far. Power is undoubtedly becoming a major factor in T20 cricket, but there are other methods to avoid it [too]. And I'm going to overcome that by sort of comprehending and learning about it.

Apr 11, 2026, 1:14 PM

In the limelight

With an undefeated half-century in his debut against Gujarat Titans and a 22-ball 36 in his subsequent game against Chennai Super Kings, Cooper Connolly is the most recent Australian to make an immediate impression in the IPL. Josh Inglis was a crucial member of PBKS' lineup the previous season, and if he can maintain his strong start to the season, they will feel they have done a decent job replacing him.

In his most recent game, Nitish Kumar Reddy hit fifty runs to help SRH recover from a collapse. Additionally, as he demonstrated in SRH's final day game, he has increased his speed and is now a more formidable danger with the ball. Reddy is constantly keeping an eye on him as the next big Indian pace-bowling all-rounder, and he and SRH will be hoping that he can continue to be a reliable player for his team.

Apr 11, 2026, 12:28 PM

Is Brar going to get in?

Since Cooper Connolly is unable to bowl, PBKS may be tempted to substitute Harpreet Brar for Vijaykumar Vyshak because the game is a day game and the weather favours slower bowlers.

Punjab Kings (probable): 1Priyansh Arya, 2 Prabhsimran Singh (wk), 3 Cooper Connolly, 4 Shreyas Iyer (capt), 5 Nehal Wadhera, 6 Shashank Singh, 7 Marcus Stoinis, 8 Marco Jansen, 9 Xavier Bartlett, 10 Arshdeep Singh, 11 Vijaykumar Vyshak/Harpreet Brar, 12 Yuzvendra Chahal

With plenty of alternatives in the areas of pace and spin, SRH is probably going to play an unchanged squad. However, if they have to bat first, it might be a toss-up between Brydon Carse and Liam Livingstone based on the outcome of the toss and whether or not they collapse.

Sunrisers Hyderabad (probable): 1 Abhishek Sharma, 2 Travis Head, 3 Ishan Kishan, 4 Heinrich Klaasen, 5 Nitish Kumar Reddy, 6 Liam Livingstone/Brydon Carse, 7 Aniket Verma, 8 Eshan Malinga, 9 Harshal Patel, 10 Harsh Dubey, 11 Jaydev Unadkat, 12 Shivang Kumar

Apr 11, 2026, 11:42 AM

There are two deadly opening pairs

When they return to New Chandigarh for a day game, Punjab Kings (PBKS), who are undefeated in IPL 2026, will try to maintain their strong start to the season, which was abruptly halted by rain in Kolkata. However, they will face a formidable obstacle in the form of Travis Head and Abhishek Sharma, who have formed one of the most successful opening duos in the last two years.

Prabhsimran Singh and Priyansh Arya, however, are PBKS's own gun opening combination. Even though they don't score as frequently as their Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) rivals, they were crucial to PBKS's run to the championship game the previous year. With Arya scoring 475 runs at a strike rate of 179.42 and Prabhsimran scoring 549 at a strike rate of 160.52, they both outscored the SRH openers in 2025.

This year, Head and Abhishek showed a peek of their destructive potential with an 82-run opening stand in 5.4 overs against Kolkata Knight Riders, but they were unable to replicate the kind of form from 2024 in the next season.

With scores of 37 and 43, Prabhsimran has perhaps had the greatest start of the four, although none of them have reached a half-century this season. On Saturday, four prolific openers will be eager to hit a high number.