PBKS vs SRH Match 17 Commentary - New Chandigarh (11 April 2026)

Floated, full and on middle, Shreyas Iyer works it away to long on for a single.

Flatter, short and on middle, Shashank Singh moves back and tucks it through mid-wicket for a run.

SCORES LEVEL! Dragged back, on middle, Shreyas Iyer punches it down to long on for another run.

Dot! Tossed up, full and on middle, Shashank Singh goes forward and taps it to short cover. He wants the run but is sent back. Just has to wait a bit more.

FOUR! Shashank Singh hits the winning runs! PUNJAB KINGS WIN BY 6 WICKETS. Abhishek Sharma bowls this short and angling down the leg side. Shashank stays back and tickles it away to the fine leg fence for a boundary.

Good length and on off, Shashank Singh pats it back to the bowler. Jaydev Unadkat fails to stop it on the follow-through and allows a single.

Short of a length and around off, takes pace off, Shreyas Iyer controls his pull towards deep mid-wicket for a run.

Low full toss, on middle, Shashank Singh eases it down to long on for another run.

FOUR! Beautifully played! Much fuller and just outside off. Shreyas Iyer takes a good stride out, gets his hands through the shot to place it between long off and sweeper cover for a boundary.

Bangs this into the pitch, outside off, slower again. Shreyas Iyer waits for it and cuts it to deep point for one.

SIX! Superb shot! Another slower bumper from Jaydev Unadkat, just outside off. Shashank Singh backs away and uses all his strength to flat-bat it, muscling it over the long off fence for a biggie. PBKS just a hit away from the win now.

OUT! TIMBER! Harsh Dubey gets a wicket but it looks like it's too little too late for SRH. Harsh Dubey fires in a yorker, on off. Nehal Wadhera steps across and tries to get under it to launch it down the ground but fails to do so. The ball dips late and sneaks under the bat to rattle into the off pole. 

Tossed up, full and around off, Shashank Singh goes inside out and lifts it over extra covers for a single.

Flighted, full and on middle, Shreyas Iyer drives it to long off for a run.

Excellent effort! Slows it up, full and on off, turns away. Shashank Singh goes for the inside-out shot again but mistimes it high in the air. Shivang Kumar from cover-point runs a long way to his right, puts in a full-length dive but just fails to reach the ball. They cross and the 200 also comes up for PBKS.

Dragged back, on off, Shreyas Iyer punches it to sweeper cover for one.

Quicker, full and on middle, Shashank Singh drills it to long off for one more. 18 needed in 18 now.

A precious dot! Eshan Malinga gets the wide yorker right, just outside off. Nehal Wadhera backs away but fails to make contact with the ball.

Low full toss, on middle, Nehal Wadhera covers the stumps and chips it to deep mid-wicket for a single.

WIDE! Gets away with it! This is a full toss angling down the leg side. Shreyas Iyer fails to put it away. Only a wide but could have been worse.

FOUR! Connects this time! Eshan Malinga just misses the yorker and bowls a full toss, outside off. Shreyas Iyer backs away and gets down on one knee. He extends his arms and thrashes it over extra covers for a boundary.

SIX! FIFTY FOR IYER! Back-to-back half-centuries for Iyer, and he is leading from the front here. This is a fuller delivery and on middle. Shreyas Iyer steps across to get inside the line of it and smokes it over the wide long on fence for a biggie.

Clever! A good slower bumper, on middle, Shreyas Iyer waits for it and tries the upper cut but misses due to the lack of pace.

SIX! Finishes the over in style! Eshan Malinga serves this right in the slot, on middle. Shreyas Iyer uses his wrists this time, stays put and whips it powerfully over the deep mid-wicket fence for half a dozen more. Another 18-run over, 23 needed off 24 balls now. 

Back of a length and outside off, Shreyas Iyer stays upright, thwacks it away but straight to the fiielder at sweeper cover for a single.

Length ball around off, Wadhera lets the ball come on to the bat and just taps it through mid on for one more.

A desperate appeal for LBW from the bowler, turned down. Good-length delivery, slanting down leg, Iyer walks inside the line to flick it away but misses and the ball brushes the pads, before rolling behind.

SIX! A half-tracker and dealt with by Shreyas Iyer. Slower ball, short and over off, sits up nicely for the batter. Iyer waits well before clobbering the ball over deep mid-wicket for a biggie.

MISFIELD AND FOUR! Length ball around off, Iyer takes a step across to the off side and hammers it flat and over the bowler's head. Heinrich Klaasen sprints to his right from long off and slides in but gets it on the half-volley and fails to get his body behind the ball, resulting in a boundary

SIX! Shreyas Iyer is on a roll out there at the moment. A low full toss now, Shreyas Iyer latches onto it and pummels it flat again towards long on. The fielder in the deep moves to his left and jumps up, but the ball flies past him for a six. 41 needed now off 30 balls.

Floated up, outside off, Iyer stays put and extends his arms, slicing it to the left of backward point, where the fielder makes a sharp stop.

FOUR! On the charge is Shreyas Iyer. Good length, around off, Iyer skips down the pitch and backs away to open up the off side. One hand comes off the handle but Shreyas manages to loft it over covers for a boundary.

Fuller and straighter, driven away to deep extra cover for a single.

Full and wide outside off, nearly hugging the tramline, Wadhera goes after it but gets an inside edge behind the stumps.

Full again, attacking the stumps this time, Wadhera clips it off the pads and towards deep mid-wicket for a single.

A very low full toss on middle, Iyer stays back and compact, working it through the gap at mid-wicket for a single. 59 needed off 36 balls now.

Half an appeal for LBW, turned down. Full and outside off, Wadhera tries to get inside the line and sweep but loses his balance and is struck on the pads.

Shortish length on off, hit away off the back foot and just in front of the point fielder for a single.

Iyer backs away early and Kumar smartly flattens it up, darting the ball across the right-hander. Iyer looks to cut but fails to get it away.

Fullish length around off, Shreyas Iyer plays it off the back foot and punches it firmly to deep cover for a run.

Quicker through the air, on a good length and darted into the batter. Wadhera tucks it away past square leg for a single.

A single to end, and Shivang Kumar rounds off a fine spell of bowling with figures of - 4-0-33-3. Dragged length, outside off, turning away, cut away to deep cover for one more. Just four singles in the over.

Fuller one, speared in, driven down to long off for a single.

Slower one, into the pitch and outside off, Wadhera nudges it gently in front of covers and picks up a quick single.

Hard length around off, Iyer covers the line of the ball and pats it down, back past the bowler for one more.

This is pushed wide outside the off stump, Wadhera throws his hands at it and gets it to deep backward point for just another single.

SIX! One of the shots of the game. Fuller than a good length, angling into the batter. Shreyas Iyer plants his front leg across to get inside the line and whacks it across, over deep mid-wicket for a huge six.

FOUR! That's gone like a tracer bullet. Length ball, wide outside off, Iyer throws his hands at it and slaps it at a rate of knots through cover-point for another boundary. 70 needed now off 48 balls.

FOUR! Swung away into the gap. Tossed up on middle and leg, Cooper Connolly clears the front leg to go for the slog sweep but hits it between deep backward square leg and deep mid-wicket for a boundary.

OUT! TAKEN! He's only gone and done it again, has Shivang Kumar. Nicely tossed up, it is the leg break, full and outside off, turns away a touch as well. Cooper Connolly extends his arms and goes for the lofted shot, hitting it a mile high in the air but there's not enough power on it. Aniket Verma settles himself at long off and takes a crucial catch. Kumar gets his third wicket and PBKS now need 92 runs off 58 balls.

Full and flat, around off, Nehal Wadhera leans on and smothers it through mid on for a single.

Floated up on off, turning away, Iyer punches it on the up towards wide long off for one more.

Dragged length on middle, punched back to the bowler.

SIX! Oh, that's a beauty. Tossed up outside off, on a length, Nehal Wadhera hits through the line of the ball and exquisitely drives it onto the deep cover boundary cushion for a six.

Back of a length and on off, Shreyas Iyer punches it to short cover.

Fuller and on middle, Shreyas Iyer drills it to long on for a single.

Pitched up and outside off, Cooper Connolly bunts it out to long off for a run.

On a length and on middle, angling in, Shreyas Iyer works it through mid-wicket for another run.

Takes pace off, full and around off, Cooper Connolly looks to drive but gets an outside edge through the vacant cover-point region for one.

Keeps the length fuller, on middle, Shreyas Iyer clips it away wide of deep mid-wicket for a brace. At the halfway mark, PBKS need 96 more for a win. 

WIDE! Short and way down the leg side, Cooper Connolly fails to get any bat on it. Another wide given.

Flighted, full and on middle, Cooper Connolly tucks it away to deep mid-wicket for a single. Nelson on the board.

Tossed up, full and around off, Prabhsimran Singh goes down and sweeps it through mid-wicket for a run.

Floats it up, full and on middle, turns in as this is a wrong'un. Cooper Connolly drills it down to long on for another run.

FOUR! FIFTY FOR PRABHSIMRAN! His first one of the season as well, but he knows the job is not done here. Flatter, full and around leg. Prabhsimran Singh gets down and slogs it over backward square leg for a boundary.

OUT! TAKEN! Fifty and out for Prabhsimran Singh. Shivang Kumar gets rid of both the openers, just like what Shashank Singh did for Punjab. This is a googly, full and around off, keeping it away from the batter. Singh still tries to loft it down the ground but his bat turns in his hands upon contact. He mistimes it towards long off, where Heinrich Klaasen runs in a long way and takes a fine diving catch with the ball dipping on him.

Slows it up, full and on off, Shreyas Iyer drives it to long off for one.

WIDE! Quick and down the leg side, left alone for a wide.

Fuller in length, just outside off, driven through covers for a single.

Play and a miss! A tad short and wide, fired in, Cooper Connolly rocks back to cut but gets beaten past the outside edge.

Short and around off, Cooper Connolly swats it down to long off for a run.

Quicker and shorter, angling into leg, Prabhsimran Singh backs away and cuts it to deep point for a run.

Fires this one full and on leg, Cooper Connolly clips it to deep mid-wicket for one.

WIDE! Flatter, shortish but down the leg side, Prabhsimran Singh has a swipe across the line but misses. Called a wide.

Drops it short and on middle, Prabhsimran Singh flicks it towards deep mid-wicket and calls for the second run. He has to hurry a bit but the throw is not a great one.

SIX! Field restrictions lifted? Does not matter for Priyansh Arya. Shivang Kumar drags his length back and around middle. Arya rocks back and heaves it away. He does not connect it from the middle but gets enough power to clear deep mid-wicket for a biggie.

OUT! TAKEN! Shivang Kumar gets a big breakthrough for his team. Once again, we see a wicket fall right after the strategic break. This is a googly, full and on middle, turns in a bit. Priyansh Arya clears his front leg to slog it away again. However, due to the inward spin, the ball takes the inside half of the bat. It flies straight towards deep mid-wicket, where Nitish Kumar Reddy takes a fine catch. End of a fine knock from Arya, and PBKS are 99/1, chasing a target of 220.

Flatter, full and around off, Cooper Connolly drives it through covers for a single. 100 UP FOR PBKS!

Short and on middle, Prabhsimran Singh nudges it through mid-wicket for one.

Flighted, full and around off, Cooper Connolly drills it hard but fails to beat extra cover.

Dragged back and around off, Cooper Connolly punches it out to extra cover.

SIX! Welcome to the game, Harshal Patel! He serves this fuller and outside off, angling away. Priyansh Arya extends his arms and carves it over extra covers. There is a fielder in the deep but he only watches it sail over his head for a biggie.

SIX! Extraordinary stuff! Short of a length and around off. Priyansh Arya steps across a bit to access the leg side. He gets on top of the ball and swats it over the long on fence for another biggie.

FOUR! There is no stopping him here! Touch fuller and slower as well, on middle. Priyansh Arya gets right underneath the ball and thumps it over the bowler's head for a boundary. 16 runs off the over already with three balls to go.

FOUR! FIFTY FOR ARYA! Absolute carnage from the young southpaw to bring up his first half-century of the season and in just 16 balls. His fastest in the IPL as well. This is full again and on middle. Priyansh Arya stays deep inside his crease and lofts it over mid on for four more runs.

Swing and a miss! Harshal Patel takes pace off, lands this short of a length and on middle. Priyansh Arya backs away and throws the kitchen sink at it but misses due to the lack of pace and the ball just goes over the stumps. A rare dot ball.

Overpitched and on middle, Priyansh Arya drives it to mid off for a quick single. 21 runs from the last over of Powerplay!

FOUR! Excellent adjustment from Prabhsimran. He dances down the track very early and Malinga does well to follow him with a quicker short ball. However, Singh outsmarts the bowler as he angles the bat away and gets it over backward point for a boundary.

Back of a length outside off, cut away between point and covers for a single.

WIDE! Attempted slower delivery, goes wrong and ends up well wide of the off stump.

SIX! SMOKED! Fractionally short but well outside off, Priyansh Arya stands tall, gets his hands through the delivery and scythes it over square covers for a six.

FOUR! Oh, that's a real loosener. Malinga comes around the wicket and looks to bowl a slower delivery, but ends up bowling a juicy full toss around off. Arya holds his shape well and spanks it over wide mid off for a boundary.

Pace on this time, that in-between length and darted into the batter. Arya gets cramped for room and jams it across wide of mid on for a single.

Excellent piece of fielding but that throw nearly costs SRH a few extra runs. Very full, around off, Singh goes deep in the crease and laces the cover drive. Nitish Kumar Reddy at cover, dives to his right and manages to save a certain boundary. NKR tries to be a bit aggressive and has a shy at the keeper's end but the ball flies over the batter's head, and thankfully for SRH, there is a fielder backing up at short fine leg.

SIX! Up, up, and over the sightscreen. Back of a length, on leg stump, Prabhsimran Singh comes down the pitch, backs away and lifts it back over the bowler's head for a biggie. Another over starts with a boundary.

A length ball on off, angling away, Singh gets onto the front foot and drives it straight to mid off.

SIX! Oh, that's flown all the way. Slower bumper but down the wrong line. This is around leg stump, Singh is undone a bit but he swings at it anyway and ends up hoicking it over fine leg for a six. 50 UP FOR PBKS!

DROPPED! A tough chance off your own bowling, but Jaydev Unadkat will feel he should have caught it. Slower ball, pitched up on off stump, Singh drives it back but does so uppishly. Unadkat reacts well on the follow-through and gets both hands up over his head, but the ball bursts through the hands and rolls towards mid on. The batters get a single.

Full and outside off, driven through the vacant cover region for a single in the deep.

Slower and into the pitch, wide outside off, Singh reaches for it and slaps it down through cover-point for one more. 15 off the over.

SIX! All three overs so far in the chase have started with a boundary. Slightly overpitched, around off, Prabhsimran Singh goes deep in the crease and hammers it back over long off for a biggie.

Malinga sees the batter advancing and takes pace off, pulling the length back as well. Singh shimmies down the track and ends up just slappig the ball to the fielder at mid off.

FOUR! Up and over! Slower short ball, wide outside off. Singh jumps up and cuts, meets the ball with both feet in the air and gets it over the point region for four.

Fuller in length, shapes back in towards middle stump, Singh blocks it back to the bowler.

Looks for the straight yorker, ends up bowling a low full toss, does Malinga. Singh drills it straight to mid off.

Another full toss, on middle, Singh stays back, gets low and into an awkward position. Ends up just helping it through square leg for a single. 180 more needed off 102 balls.

FOUR! Oh, that's a classy shot and just like his partner, Prabhsimran Singh is off the mark first ball, that too with a boundary. Pitched up full on the pads, Singh just gets inside the line and whips it away wide of the fielder at deep mid-wicket for a boundary.

Good length on off, hit on the rise, with a straight bat and straight to mid off as well.

SIX! Well, that's an aggressive shot from Prabhsimran. Back of a length, on off, Singh dances down the track, meets the ball on the rise and smashes it over wide long on for another biggie.

Tap and run. Slower ball, fuller in length and around off, Singh waits and nurdles it in front of point for a quick run.

Good-length delivery, in the channel and nipping back in. Arya plays it late and with soft hands towards point.

Oh, that's well bowled. A deceptive slower bouncer, bowled outside off and this one grips as well. Priyansh Arya looks to take it on but is taken aback and pulls out of the shot. 11 runs off Unadkat's first over.

FOUR! Straight into it! A bit full, darted into the leg stump, skids through. Priyansh Arya goes on one knee and slog sweeps it away towards deep square leg for a boundary.

Just over the infield. Length ball, on middle and leg, Arya steps into the stride but lifts it just over wide mid on for a couple of runs.

A big shout for LBW, turned down. Quick and full, darted across from off stump. Priyansh Arya gets a stride across to sweep but misses and gets rapped on the pads. The bowler and the captain have a chat and Ishan Kishan does review it. The third umpire comes into play and there's nothing on UltraEdge. Ball Tracking shows that the ball was going straight with the angle and away from the stumps. NOT OUT!

On the pads, tucked away off the back foot and wide of deep backward square leg for a couple of runs.

SIX! Arya won't get bogged down. Good length, on middle and off, Priyansh Arya stays leg side of the ball and whacks it straight down the ground for the first biggie of the chase.

FOUR! 18 runs off the first over of the chase. Fired in full, around off, Priyansh Arya uses the pace on the delivery and drills it back past the bowler and to the left of mid off for a boundary.