IPL 2025: SRH pull off 2nd-highest chase in history, leap ahead as CSK drop to last spot on points table

After facing four consecutive losses, it seemed like this current Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) team didn't have it in them to pull off the kind of wonders they did last season. Oh boy, was everyone wrong. The SRH unit roared back in style, pulling off the second-highest chase in Indian Premier League (IPL) history.

Punjab Kings (PBKS) captain Shreyas Iyer looked stunned, as the electrified crowd at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium had no intention of leaving. With this win, SRH jumped from the bottom of the table to the 8th position, pushing Mumbai Indians (MI) and Chennai Super Kings (CSK) down to 9th and 10th place respectively.

Second highest successful run-chase in the #TATAIPL ?

Runs galore, records broken and Hyderabad rises to a run-chase that will be remembered for the ages ?

Take a bow, @SunRisers ???

Scorecard ? https://t.co/RTe7RlXDRq#SRHvPBKS pic.twitter.com/g60LVXPFpo

¡ª IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) April 12, 2025

Abhishek Sharma's exceptional form

Abhishek Sharma's extraordinary talent was on full display. Dropped by Marcus Stoinis on 4, then caught off a no-ball at 28, and once again put down on 56 by Yuzvendra Chahal off his own bowling ¡ª the SRH opener made the PBKS bowlers pay dearly on this batting paradise. He smashed 141 runs off 55 balls which included 14 fours and 10 maximums.

Even his mentor, Yuvraj Singh, couldn't hold back his excitement as he tweeted: "Wah Sharma ji ke bete! 98 pe single, phir 99 pe single! Itni maturity humein nahi ho rahi! Great knock @IamAbhiSharma4, well played @TravisHead24 ¡ª these openers are a treat to watch together! #SRHvsPBKS @IPL Well played @ShreyasIyer15 ¡ª great to watch as well."

Wah sharma ji ke bete ! 98 pe single phir 99 pe single ! Itni maturity ha am nahi ho rahi ? ! Great knock @IamAbhiSharma4 well played @TravisHead24 these openers are a treat to watch together ! #SRHvsPBKS @IPL well played @ShreyasIyer15 great to watch aswell

¡ª Yuvraj Singh (@YUVSTRONG12) April 12, 2025

SRH batting

It wasn't just Abhishek Sharma shining on the night ¡ª Travis Head, who surprisingly played second fiddle for most of the chase, hammered 66 off 27 balls. Later, Heinrich Klaasen chipped in with 21 off 14, and Ishan Kishan added 9 off 6, but by then, Abhishek had already done the heavy lifting, setting the stage for a memorable SRH victory.

About SRH vs PBKS

Punjab Kings (PBKS) exploded to 245/6 in 20 overs, led by Shreyas Iyer¡¯s blistering 22-ball fifty, his fastest in IPL history. Priyansh Arya (36 off 13) and Prabhsimran Singh (42 off 23) gave them a fiery start, while Marcus Stoinis smashed 34 off 11 in the death overs to push the total past 240.

For Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH), Harshal Patel claimed 4 wickets, with debutant Eshan Malinga picking up 2, including the key wicket of Prabhsimran.

SRH vs PBKS: Teams

Punjab Kings (Playing XI): Priyansh Arya, Prabhsimran Singh(w), Shreyas Iyer(c), Marcus Stoinis, Nehal Wadhera, Glenn Maxwell, Shashank Singh, Marco Jansen, Yuzvendra Chahal, Arshdeep Singh, Lockie Ferguson
Impact Subs: Suryansh Shedge, Yash Thakur, Praveen Dubey, Vyshak Vijaykumar, Harpreet Brar

Sunrisers Hyderabad (Playing XI): Abhishek Sharma, Travis Head, Ishan Kishan, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Heinrich Klaasen(w), Aniket Verma, Pat Cummins(c), Harshal Patel, Zeeshan Ansari, Mohammed Shami, Eshan Malinga
Impact Subs: Abhinav Manohar, Sachin Baby, Rahul Chahar, Wiaan Mulder, Jaydev Unadkat

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