Toss & Conditions

On pitch No. 2, the average night-match score across IPL 2024 and 2025 is 200, with a 3-2 record for teams batting first. In the only game on this pitch this season, SRH made 242 against Delhi Capitals and won by 47 runs; PBKS have won five of their six matches while chasing this season, so both teams could get their preferred toss outcome.

Head-to-Head

SRH have won 2 of the last 3 meetings, with PBKS winning 1. The most recent meeting was last month, when PBKS won a tight, high-scoring game with 7 balls remaining. PBKS chased down 219 after SRH made 219/6, turning it into a late chase rather than a one-sided result. Across these three games, all results have come in high-scoring finishes with narrow margins.

PBPunjab Kings 223/4

SRSunrisers Hyderabad 219/6

2026-04-11 · PBKS won by 6 wickets (with 7 balls remaining)

SRSunrisers Hyderabad 247/2

PBPunjab Kings 245/6

2025-04-12 · SRH won by 8 wickets (with 9 balls remaining)

SRSunrisers Hyderabad 215/6

PBPunjab Kings 214/5

2024-05-19 · SRH won by 4 wickets (with 5 balls remaining)

Sunrisers Hyderabad

SRH are third in the regular season with 12 points and are currently in the playoff zone. They won two of their last three matches, including back-to-back chases against RR and MI. Their most recent game was a home defeat to KKR, where they were bowled out for 165 and lost by 7 wickets.

SRSunrisers Hyderabad 165/10

KKKolkata Knight Riders 169/3

2026-05-03 · KKR won by 7 wickets (with 10 balls remaining)

SRSunrisers Hyderabad 249/4

MIMumbai Indians 243/5

2026-04-29 · SRH won by 6 wickets (with 8 balls remaining)

SRSunrisers Hyderabad 229/5

RRRajasthan Royals 228/6

2026-04-25 · SRH won by 5 wickets (with 9 balls remaining)

Punjab Kings

PBKS are top of the regular-season table with 13 points and are currently in the playoff zone. They have lost two in a row after a seven-match unbeaten run. Their latest defeat was a one-ball finish against GT, where they made 163/9 and lost by 4 wickets.

PBPunjab Kings 163/9

GTGujarat Titans 167/6

2026-05-03 · GT won by 4 wickets (with 1 ball remaining)

PBPunjab Kings 222/4

RRRajasthan Royals 228/4

2026-04-28 · RR won by 6 wickets (with 4 balls remaining)

PBPunjab Kings 265/4

DCDelhi Capitals 264/2

2026-04-25 · PBKS won by 6 wickets (with 7 balls remaining)

Playing XI

News & Facts

Key Stats

Verdict

Models are split, leaning SRH at 51% on average, with most model variants favouring SRH while the Math model favours PBKS. Bookmakers diverge from that lean, pricing PBKS at 55% (1.75) vs SRH at 45% (2.09). Key stats are tied 4-4 overall; PBKS lead on points/NRR/Elo, while SRH lead on last-3 form and the last-3 head-to-head. The game pivots on whether SRH’s recent edge in results holds up against PBKS’ table position and chasing record this season.

Klaasen flips the script

Heinrich Klaasen walked in with SRH already flying, and made sure the innings didn’t drift once the first wicket fell. His 69 off 43, stitched into an 84-run stand with Ishan Kishan, kept the pressure on Punjab’s bowlers through the middle overs and set up a total that always felt a touch beyond par. Even when PBKS threatened to turn it into a shootout late, SRH’s head start meant they could absorb the counterpunch and still win by 33.

Powerplay gap proves fatal

The match was effectively decided in the first six overs. SRH blasted 79/1 in the powerplay at 13.2 an over, while PBKS stumbled to 57/3. That 22-run swing came with wickets attached, forcing Punjab to rebuild rather than keep pace with the asking rate. SRH then held their nerve through the middle (103/2) and still finished with a 53-run death burst, leaving PBKS needing a near-perfect chase from a damaged start.

Connolly’s hundred in vain

Cooper Connolly produced the innings of the night, a 108 from 59 that kept PBKS alive deep into the chase and turned the last quarter into a test of SRH’s composure. But Pat Cummins’ 2/34 did the foundational damage up front, and SRH’s bowlers could then defend in bursts rather than chase constant control. Klaasen and Kishan (55 off 32) were the difference-makers with the bat: they turned a good platform into a total that demanded a perfect response.

Form edge beats the market

Pre-game, the numbers were split: SRH’s recent form and match-up lean against PBKS’ stronger table indicators and shorter odds. The game followed the form line because SRH’s batting tempo never dipped across phases, exactly the kind of momentum side that punishes any early bowling wobble. Punjab’s chase, by contrast, was shaped by that early wobble with the bat, and they spent too long trying to reset before the required rate ran away.