Final result
Sunrisers Hyderabad won by 2 runs
Player of the match: Nithish Kumar Reddy
Result · Indian Premier League
Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Punjab Kings
Result · Indian Premier League
H2H · SRH 17–8 PBKSVenue par · 192Chase success · 55%POTM · Nithish Kumar Reddy
Match preview & overview
Sunrisers Hyderabad hold on by 2 runs in Mullanpur nail-biter
Sunrisers Hyderabad edged out Punjab Kings by 2 runs at the Maharaja Yadavindra Singh International Cricket Stadium in Mullanpur on 9 April 2024. Batting first after Punjab Kings won the toss and chose to field, SRH recovered from a difficult powerplay to post 182/9. Punjab Kings came agonisingly close in their chase, finishing on 180/6. Nithish Kumar Reddy was named player of the match for his contribution across both innings phases. The result extended Sunrisers Hyderabad's head-to-head lead over Punjab Kings to 17 wins from 25 meetings.
The match turned on contrasting powerplays. SRH lost 3 wickets for 40 runs in the first six overs, well below the venue average of 56 powerplay runs, but rebuilt strongly through the middle: 93 runs for just 2 wickets between overs 7 and 15 gave them the platform they needed. A chaotic death phase of 49 runs for 4 wickets left the final total somewhat below what the middle overs had suggested.
Punjab Kings' chase followed a mirror-image pattern. Three wickets in the powerplay for 27 runs put them immediately on the back foot. They clawed their way back through the middle overs with 78 runs for 2 wickets, and their death-overs batting was the strongest phase of the entire match: 75 runs for just 1 wicket in the final four overs. It was not quite enough. Two runs short with all six down, the match was settled.
Pitch report & venue insights
Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad — 104-match sample
Aggregate conditions from 2005–2026. Numbers that tend to decide matches at this ground — par score, chase success, powerplay averages and toss bias.
104
T20 matches hosted
192
Avg 1st-innings score
179
Avg 2nd-innings score
55%
Chase success rate
44
Avg powerplay runs
52%
Toss-field rate
Head-to-head record
Sunrisers Hyderabad lead the series 17–8 from 25 completed matches
Seasons 2013–2026
Series standing
Sunrisers Hyderabad
Punjab Kings25
Total meetings
0
No results
10
In last 10
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2022PBKS won by 5 wickets
2022SRH won by 7 wickets
2021PBKS won by 5 runs
2021SRH won by 9 wickets
2020PBKS won by 12 runs
Key talking points
Moments the match hinged on
Headline angle
Two-run margin, nine wickets down chasing
Sunrisers Hyderabad posted 182/9 and Punjab Kings finished on 180/6, leaving just two runs between the sides. SRH lost wickets throughout their innings but held on in a finish that went to the final over. A chase of 183 at this venue, where the average first-innings score sits at 175 over 14 matches, was always going to be tight.
Angle 02
Nithish Kumar Reddy earns player of the match
Angle 03
Punjab Kings' death overs almost won it
Angle 04
SRH's powerplay struggles offset by middle phase
Angle 05
Toss winner chose to field and nearly paid
Betting & analytical angles
Angles the data surfaced
- Top batter markets may offer more nuance than outright result lines at this venue, given how evenly matched the two sides' middle-overs batting has historically been.
- The powerplay wickets market could be worth contextualising: both sides lost 3 wickets in the powerplay in this match, against a venue average of 56 powerplay runs, suggesting scoring is possible but risky.
- Player performance markets around all-rounders may be more interesting than specialist batting lines, given the player-of-the-match award went to Nithish Kumar Reddy for a combined contribution.
- Death-overs run markets could reflect Punjab Kings' strength in that phase: 75 runs for 1 wicket in the final four overs was the highest-scoring phase of either innings in this fixture.
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Frequently asked
Questions about Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Punjab Kings
Who won the SRH vs Punjab Kings IPL match on 9 April 2024?
Sunrisers Hyderabad won by 2 runs at the Maharaja Yadavindra Singh International Cricket Stadium in Mullanpur. SRH posted 182/9 and Punjab Kings were bowled out for 180/6 in reply.
Who was the player of the match in SRH vs Punjab Kings on 9 April 2024?
Nithish Kumar Reddy was named player of the match for his all-round contribution across the innings. His performance with both bat and ball proved decisive in a match decided by just 2 runs.
What is the head-to-head record between Sunrisers Hyderabad and Punjab Kings?
Sunrisers Hyderabad lead the head-to-head 17 wins to 8 from 25 meetings, with no no-results. SRH have been dominant at their home ground in Hyderabad, winning three successive meetings there between 2023 and 2025.
Where to watch SRH vs Punjab Kings in the IPL in the UK?
IPL matches are broadcast in the United Kingdom on Sky Sports Cricket. Streaming is available via Sky Go and NOW TV for those without a full Sky subscription. Check Sky's schedule for the exact UK kickoff time for each fixture.
What is the Mullanpur pitch like for IPL T20 cricket?
The Maharaja Yadavindra Singh International Cricket Stadium in New Chandigarh has hosted 14 IPL matches, with an average first-innings score of 175 and an average second-innings score of 165. The chase success rate sits at 50 per cent, and 71 per cent of toss winners have chosen to field first.
What was the toss result and did it affect the SRH vs Punjab Kings outcome?
Punjab Kings won the toss and elected to field, which aligns with the ground's trend: 71 per cent of toss winners at Mullanpur choose to chase. On this occasion it did not pay off, as SRH's 182/9 proved just enough to defend by 2 runs.
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Photo credits (4)
- Nitish Kumar Reddy — photo by WikiWanderer261, CC0 · source
- Arshdeep Singh — photo by Prime Minister's Office, GODL-India · source
- Yuzvendra Chahal — photo by Prime Minister's Office, GODL-India · source
- Suryakumar Yadav — photo by Kolkata Knight Riders - Official, CC BY 3.0 · source