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Punjab Kings dished out a disciplined bowling performance to notch up a five-run win over Sunrisers Hyderabad in a low-scoring IPL match at the Sharjah International Cricket Stadium .
SRH with this loss were knocked out of the race of the play-offs.
Opting to field, Sunrisers restricted Punjab Kings to a modest 125 for 7 with West Indies seamer Jason Holder (3/19) emerging as the most successful bowler with his three wickets.
He was ably supported by fellow pacers Sandeep Sharma (1/20), Bhuvneshwar Kumar (1/34), spin duo of Rashid Khan (1/17) and Abdul Samad (1/9).
In reply, Sunrisers lost half of their side in 13 overs, slipping to 60 for five. Jason Holder tried his best and scored a 29-ball 47 not out but it was not enough in the end. As SRH finished at 12/7 in their 20 overs.
SRH got off to a poor start too. Out of form Davis Warner fell for 2. Skipper Kane Williamson out for 1. Manish Pandey 13, Kedar Jadhav 12, Wriddhiman Saha ( 37)
For Punjab the bowling was top class with Mohammed Shami 2/14 ( 4 overs) , Ravi Bishnoi 3/24 ( 4 overs), Arshdeep Singh 1/22 ( 4 overs)
For Punjab, South African batsman Aiden Markram (27) was the top-scorer, while skipper KL Rahul contributed with run-a-ball 21 at the top. Universe Boss Chris Gayle was back in the middle but fell for 14.
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“We are playing some entertaining cricket and have been doing for the last two or three years,” Rahul said at the post-match presentation. Further he said : “We wanted to get another 20-30 more runs but we’ll take the win. It gives us a belief that no matter what the situation is, our bowlers can get the opposition out if we get a decent score.”
