Hyderabad vs Punjab Match Stats

Mohit Rathee comes into the attack now and starts off with a drag-down on leg stump. Rahul Tripathi pulls it off the back foot to deep mid-wicket for one.

Short again outside off, Aiden Markram backs away and cuts it to deep point for another single.

Misses out! Short and wide again, Rahul Tripathi goes hard at the cut and mistimes it toward extra cover.

Slightly flighted, on a length and around off, this is driven off the toe end toward extra cover.

SIX! BOOM! FIFTY up for Rahul Tripathi and Hyderabad are in command now. Tossed up full and on middle and leg, Tripathi swings through the line of the ball and whacks it over the long on fence for a biggie. Tripathi will now look to stay on and take his side over the line.

Gives it more air and throws it wide of the off stump. Rahul Tripathi is invited into driving at it and looks to loft it over cover but is beaten.

Good length, on the fifth stump line and angling in. Aiden Markram taps this one through the cover region and picks up a single. The 50-run stand is also up between these two.

A bumper now, over middle and angling in, Rahul Tripathi ducks under it well.

Switches to over the wicket and serves it on a length around off. Rahul Tripathi looks to hang back and cut but goes hard at it and gets an under edge down to the keeper.

Good length around the top of off, Rahul Tripathi guides it down nicely to third man and picks up a single.

Slower one, bowled into the pitch and around middle, Aiden Markram rolls his wrists and pulls it through mid-wicket for one more.

Ends with a dot and only 3 runs come off it. Back of a length around off, Rahul Tripathi crunches it off the back foot but Matthew Short short makes a sharp stop down to his right at point. Saved a certain boundary there.

Sloppy work in the field by Punjab! Nagging length around off, Aiden Markram plays it off the back foot toward cover-point and sets off for the single. Sam Curran there picks up the ball and fires in a wide throw at the keeper's end and this allows the batters to pick up an extra run.

FOUR! Tossed up right in the slot around off, Aiden Markram creams this one over extra cover and picks up a boundary.

Flatter one, forced off the back foot to the right of the bowler. Mohit Rathee dives and gets a hand to it but the ball travels toward long on and it will be a single.

SIX! Wow, that has disappeared in the night sky! Tossed up on middle and leg, Tripathi gets under it and lofts it effortlessly over the long on fence for a 94-meter maximum.

FOUR! Innovative from Rahul Tripathi and Hyderabad now require less than run a ball to win. On the stumps, Triptahi plays the reverse sweep and nails it over the point region for a boundary.

FOUR! Thumped away and 21 runs come off that over. Overpitched outside off and Rahul Tripathi crunches the cover drive and the ball simply rockets into the fence. 26 needed now off 30 balls.

Overpitched, on off. Aiden Markram jams it out to mid off and crosses.

A length ball, around off. Rahul Tripathi dabs it down to third man for a single.

Short, on middle. Markram miscues his pull to mid-wicket.

Good-length ball, angled across. Aiden Markram stands tall and punches it through the gap at covers for a single.

It is very full, on leg stump. Rahul Tripathi flicks it into mid-wicket for a brace.

Rahul Tripathi stands tall and slaps this length ball through covers for a single. He retains the strike here.

Back of a length, on off. Rahul Tripathi whips it to wide of long on for a single.

FOUR! Gets lucky this time. On a length, on the fourth stump line. Aiden Markram gets an inside edge on it. The ball runs down to the fine leg fence for four runs. 

Length and on off. Markram defends it back to the bowler.

FOUR! SLAPPED! It is full, wide outside off. Aiden Markram reaches out and slashes it through point for four runs. 

Four! Consecutive boundary. Aiden Markram seems to be in a hurry. Good length, wide of off. Aiden Markram crunches it through cover-point for a cracking boundary. 

FOUR! Three boundaries in a row to end the over. Hyderabad within touching distance of their first win of this season. It is a full ball, on off. Aiden Markram lofts it over the bowler's head for a fine boundary towards long off. 

FOUR! Top placement. Here are the winning runs. Flatter, outside off. Rahul Tripathi guides it through the gap past point and gets a boundary. Hyderabad win the match by 8 wickets.