We are back for the all-important chase to begin!

... The Run Chase ...

Right then, Punjab have a challenging total to chase but they do possess a strong batting unit that can go bonkers from the get-go, but the onus is on how the openers initiate this chase. They also have a good record of chasing down high totals but surely, Hyderabad's well-oiled bowling attack won't make their task easy at all. A riveting run-chase coming up shortly. Stay tuned!

Arshdeep Singh is up for a quick chat for his phenomenal bowling spell (4-0-29-4). He says that at the start there was some movement and the ball was swinging but towards the end dew came in and the pitch settled in. Adds that he was happy till the third over but overall it was a good performance. Mentions that hitting square on this wicket is tougher than hitting straight and that is why they used the wide yorkers and slower ones to make the batter work hard for their shots.

Punjab made a perfect start with the ball, reaping the rewards of their decision to bowl first. The bowlers, particularly Arshdeep Singh and Kagiso Rabada, executed their plans effectively, causing the ball to deviate and move sharply away from the batsmen. Arshdeep struck early, dismissing two key Hyderabad batters in the same over, setting the tone for Punjab's dominance. Sam Curran further added to Hyderabad's woes by removing the in-form Abhishek Sharma. Harshal Patel, in his second spell, a

Despite Hyderabad stuttering at intervals, they have managed to post a challenging total of 182 runs on the board as they dominated the mid-overs phase fetching 81 off those six overs, and getting 25 off the last couple of overs. Hyderabad encountered their first major struggle within the Powerplay of the tournament when they lost both Travis Head and Aiden Markram in a single over. Despite a shaky start, Abhishek Sharma showed signs of picking up momentum with a couple of boundaries, only to b

Sam Curran to Jaydev Unadkat, AND ! Oh..no!  Sam Curran bowls another slower one, on a length and on middle, Jaydev Unadkat backs away and lofts it towards the long on fence, Harshal Patel there moves to his left and tries to grab it but only manages to parry it over the ropes for a maximum. Hyderabad finishes on 182/9!

Jaydev Unadkat is the last man in for Hyderabad to face the final ball of the first innings.

Sam Curran to Bhuvneshwar Kumar, ! TAKEN! Sam Curran gets his second now! He pitches it up, on off, Bhuvneshwar Kumar looks to slog it away but gets hit from the toe-end of the bat, the ball flies towards long off, Jonny Bairstow runs forward and takes a fine catch diving to his front.

Sam Curran to Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Slower again, full and on middle, Bhuvneshwar Kumar heaves it away wide of deep mid-wicket for a couple of runs.

Sam Curran to Shahbaz Ahmed, Excellent yorker, on off, Shahbaz Ahmed jams it out towards long off for another run.

Sam Curran to Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Back of a length and on off, Bhuvneshwar Kumar pulls it towards deep mid-wicket for a run.

Sam Curran to Shahbaz Ahmed, Slower one, full and around off, Shahbaz Ahmed drills it wide of long off for just a single.

Sam Curran (3-0-30-1) to bowl the final over of the first innings.

Arshdeep Singh to Shahbaz Ahmed, On a length and on off, Shahbaz Ahmed dabs it towards point for one. He will keep the strike for the ;last over.

Arshdeep Singh to Shahbaz Ahmed, ! BANG! Much needed for Hyderabad! Arshdeep Singh misses his yorker this time, serves this full and outside off, Shahbaz Ahmed crouches low, reaches out for it nicely and smacks it over extra covers for a biggie.

Arshdeep Singh to Shahbaz Ahmed, Arshdeep Singh goes for the slower bouncer, but this one is a bit too high, Shahbaz Ahmed leaves it alone. Wided.

Arshdeep Singh to Shahbaz Ahmed, ! Gets it through this time! Arshdeep Singh pulls his length back a bit, outside off, slower too, Shahbaz Ahmed gets the chance to free his arms and crunches it through point for a boundary.

Arshdeep Singh to Shahbaz Ahmed, A full toss now, on off, Shahbaz Ahmed misses out there and drills it straight to extra covers.

Arshdeep Singh to Bhuvneshwar Kumar, In the blockhole, outside off, Bhuvneshwar Kumar squeezes it through point for a single.

Arshdeep Singh to Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Fuller and around off, Bhuvneshwar Kumar drives it nicely wide of long off, Kagiso Rabada runs to his left and dives to stop it well. A couple of runs taken.

Arshdeep Singh (3-0-14-4) to bowl the penultimate over.

Kagiso Rabada to Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Fuller one and angling into leg, Bhuvneshwar Kumar tries to work it away but misses as the ball deflects off the pads to the leg side. The batters take a leg bye.

Kagiso Rabada to Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Hard-length delivery, on middle, Bhuvneshwar Kumar misses again as the ball goes just over the stumps.

Kagiso Rabada to Bhuvneshwar Kumar, No run.

Bhuvneshwar Kumar is the next batter in at number 10.

Kagiso Rabada to Pat Cummins, ! CASTLED! Kagiso Rabada gets into the wicket-taking act now! He goes full and straight, Pat Cummins clears his from leg to heave it away over mid-wicket but plays all over it as the ball crashes onto the top of the middle stump as the bails go flying. Hyderabad eight down now!

Kagiso Rabada to Pat Cummins, A slower bouncer now, on middle, Pat Cummins sways away from it, the umpire deems that it is too high and calls it a wide.

Kagiso Rabada to Pat Cummins, In the air...safe! Kagiso Rabada lands this back of a length and on middle, Pat Cummins goes for the pull but gets a top edge, the ball lands safely in the vacant mid-wicket region. Two runs taken.

Kagiso Rabada (3-0-29-0) is back into the attack.

Kagiso Rabada to Pat Cummins, On a length and on off, Pat Cummins dabs it down to point.

Hyderabad skipper, Pat Cummins is in at number 9.

Arshdeep Singh to Pat Cummins, Full and on off, Pat Cummins drills it through covers for one. Just six runs and wickets of two set batters form this over.

Arshdeep Singh to Nitish Kumar Reddy, ! TAKEN AGAIN! Arshdeep Singh with another double strike!

Arshdeep Singh to Shahbaz Ahmed, On a length and on middle, Shahbaz Ahmed nudges it through mid-wicket for a single.

Shahbaz Ahmed is in at number 8.

Arshdeep Singh to Abdul Samad, ! c Harshal Patel b Arshdeep Singh.

Arshdeep Singh to Abdul Samad, Arshdeep Singh nails the wide yorker again, Abdul Samad fails to dig it out this time. However, he takes the review for a wide. The replay shows that he is standing on the off-stump and it is a fair delivery.

Strategic Break! Well, the tables have turned as despite losing their in-form batters, Nitish Kumar Reddy came out of the syllabus for Punjab, and is playing an absolute blinder of an inning here. He has accelerated his inning perfectly and stands unbeaten on 64 off just 36 rocks. Abdul Samad has equally played a responsible hand in this partnership. Those couple of dropped catches from Punjab fielders just might prove costly as Hyderabad are eyeing a stronger finish here. Let's see how the sl

Arshdeep Singh to Abdul Samad, ! A bit streaky!

Harshal Patel to Abdul Samad, Hits the hard length, on off, Abdul Samad punches it towards long off for one. 13 runs off the over!

Harshal Patel to Abdul Samad, ! Abdul Samad joins the party now! Harshal Patel takes pace off and lands this short of a length, outside off, Abdul Samad waits for it and slaps it towards the deep extra covers fence for a boundary.

Harshal Patel to Abdul Samad, ! TWO IN TWO!

Harshal Patel to Abdul Samad, Back of a length and on middle, Abdul Samad clips it away wide of deep mid-wicket for a brace.

Harshal Patel to Nitish Kumar Reddy, 1 run.

Harshal Patel to Abdul Samad, In the air...safe! This is full and on middle, Abdul Samad mistimes his slog high up in the air towards the mid off region, Shikhar Dhawan from covers runs towards it and dives but fails to reach it. A single is taken.

Harpreet Brar to Nitish Kumar Reddy, Excellent running by the two! Converts a single into a double. On a length outside off, Nitish Kumar Reddy cuts it through covers and quickly scampers back for the double. An extremely expensive over from Brar as he concedes 22 of it.

Harpreet Brar to Nitish Kumar Reddy, ! In the slot and punished!

Harpreet Brar to Nitish Kumar Reddy, ! Should've been a catch but gets a boundary instead. Short, on the stumps, Nitish Kumar Reddy rocks back and hits it flat and over the mid-wicket region. Shashank Singh in the deep runs to his left, he even gets to it but shells it eventually, and the ball runs to the fence for a boundary.

Harpreet Brar to Nitish Kumar Reddy, ! What a special Fifty from Nitish Kumar Reddy! 

Harpreet Brar to Nitish Kumar Reddy, ! Innovative and gets the result! Too full, and in front of the stumps, Nitish Kumar Reddy employs the reverse sweep over point for a boundary.

Harpreet Brar to Nitish Kumar Reddy, Brar drops it full, on off, Nitish Kumar Reddy plays it to the bowler.

Harshal Patel to Abdul Samad, End of a successful over for Harshal! On the back of a length, aiming the stumps, Abdul Samad eases it back to the bowler.

Harshal Patel to Abdul Samad, WIDE! Too short and high above the batter's head. Given as a Wide.

Harshal Patel to Abdul Samad, ! Lovely shot and great timing! Angles it on the pads does Harshal as he bowls it full, Abdul Samad prods ahead and flicks it through mid-wicket for another boundary.

Harshal Patel to Abdul Samad, ! Slashed away and it races to the fence.

Harshal Patel to Nitish Kumar Reddy, On off, full, Nitish Kumar Reddy pushes it through covers for a single.

Harshal Patel to Abdul Samad, Sprays it on the pads, Abdul Samad flicks it to the left of fine leg for a single.

Harshal Patel to Heinrich Klaasen, ! A BIG, BIG WICKET FOR PUNJAB AS HARSHAL GETS KLAASEN!

Who will walk out now?

Sam Curran to Nitish Kumar Reddy, Bowls it outside off on a nagging length, Nitish Kumar Reddy shuffles across off and swings the bat but meets thin air as the ball flirts past his willow's edge to end the over. Hyderabad has scored around 10 an over in the last three thanks to the cameo from Nitish Kumar Reddy.

Sam Curran to Heinrich Klaasen, 100 up for Hyderabad! Back of a length, on the top of off, Heinrich Klaasen stays on the back foot and cuts it nicely through point for a single.

Sam Curran to Heinrich Klaasen, Outside off on a fuller length, Heinrich Klaasen bends a bit low and drives it through covers for a couple of runs.

Sam Curran to Heinrich Klaasen, Attacks the stumps on a length, Heinrich Klaasen backs away a bit and punches it to cover-point.

Sam Curran to Nitish Kumar Reddy, On off, on a length, Nitish Kumar Reddy works it through covers for a single. Nice batting this from Reddy.

Sam Curran to Nitish Kumar Reddy, ! Fantastic shot that! Sam Curran takes the pace off from the ball as he rolls his fingers, and lands it on the leg stump line, Nitish Kumar Reddy waits for it as he anticipates the length early, creates a strong base for himself, and deposits it into the stands over deep square leg for another maximum.

Kagiso Rabada to Nitish Kumar Reddy, On the back of a length again on off, Nitish Kumar Reddy taps it to the keeper's right and fetches a quick run to end the over. 

Kagiso Rabada to Nitish Kumar Reddy, ! Sit back and admire this shot! Rabada bangs it short and angles it on the leg stump line, Nitish Kumar Reddy uses the pace and the bounce before pulling it over the deep backward square leg fence for a maximum. He is trying to shift the gears now.

Kagiso Rabada to Heinrich Klaasen, On a hard length on the pads, Heinrich Klaasen tucks it by hoping on the back foot toward deep square leg for a single.

Kagiso Rabada to Heinrich Klaasen, On a length on the stumps, Heinrich Klaasen hops and defends it to Rabada's right.

Kagiso Rabada to Nitish Kumar Reddy, Back of a length on leg, Nitish Kumar Reddy guides it to third man for one.

Kagiso Rabada to Nitish Kumar Reddy, Back of a length, on leg, Nitish Kumar Reddy works it to mid-wicket.

Harpreet Brar to Heinrich Klaasen, ! A valiant effort from Sam Curran but in vain!

Harpreet Brar to Heinrich Klaasen, Quicker and flatter outside off, Heinrich Klaasen cuts it with no timing to the off side.

Harpreet Brar to Nitish Kumar Reddy, Flatter, outside off, Nitish Kumar Reddy punches it to covers for a single.

Harpreet Brar to Nitish Kumar Reddy, ! Poor and rightly punished!

Harpreet Brar to Nitish Kumar Reddy, ! Now this is a good shot! Shade short and just on off, Nitish Kumar Reddy makes room by rocking back before cutting it crisply through backward point for a boundary.

Harpreet Brar to Nitish Kumar Reddy, Flatter, outside off, on a length, Nitish Kumar Reddy rocks back and cuts it straight to covers.

Change?

Harshal Patel to Nitish Kumar Reddy, Pitched up and on off, Nitish Kumar Reddy drives it through covers for one more.

The dangerman, Heinrich Klaasen walks to the middle at number 6 for Hyderabad.

Harshal Patel to Heinrich Klaasen, 1 run.

Harshal Patel to Rahul Tripathi, ! TAKEN! Punjab does not make the same mistake twice! An excellent review and they get another breakthrough. Harshal Patel bangs in a good bouncer, on middle, Rahul Tripathi tries to ramp it away but it seems he misses. However, Sam Curran thinks that he has heard a noise, and this time Shikhar Dhawan takes the review. UltraEdge clearly shows a spike when the ball passes the bat. Tripathi is already down the tunnel before the umpire reverses his deci

Harshal Patel to Nitish Kumar Reddy, On a length and on off, Nitish Kumar Reddy pushes it through covers for another run.

Harshal Patel to Rahul Tripathi, 1 run.

Strategic Break! Punjab bowlers have looked on-song so far as their bowlers have managed to remove the top 3 of Hyderabad well inside the Powerplay. Kagiso Rabada initiated with excellent lines and lengths and was followed by Arshdeep Singh who picked two in the same over. Hyderabad had the worst Powerplay so far in this edition having lost three in-form batters quite early. Punjab would want to get a couple of more scalps to press more harder on Hyderabad whereas, the men in orange aim to sti

Harshal Patel to Nitish Kumar Reddy, Fuller and on off, Nitish Kumar Reddy steers it wide of point for a single.

Harpreet Brar to Nitish Kumar Reddy, Quicker, short and on leg, Nitish Kumar Reddy clips it through mid-wicket for one more.

Harpreet Brar to Nitish Kumar Reddy, Short again and on off, Nitish Kumar Reddy punches it straight to short covers.

Harpreet Brar to Rahul Tripathi, Flighted, full and on leg, Rahul Tripathi uses his feet and drills it towards long on ofr one.

Harpreet Brar to Nitish Kumar Reddy, 1 run.

Harpreet Brar to Rahul Tripathi, 1 run.

Harpreet Brar to Nitish Kumar Reddy, Tossed up, full and on middle, Nitish Kumar Reddy eases it towards long on for a single.

Sam Curran to Rahul Tripathi, Pitched up and around off, Rahul Tripathi strides out and times his drive beautifully through covers, Arshdeep Singh in the deep runs to his left and dives to push it back inside excellently. Two more runs added to the totatl.

Sam Curran to Rahul Tripathi, 2 runs.

Sam Curran to Nitish Kumar Reddy, Touch fuller and on off again, Nitish Kumar Reddy pushes it through covers for a single.

Sam Curran to Nitish Kumar Reddy, No run.

Sam Curran to Nitish Kumar Reddy, Good stop! This is back of a length and outside off, Nitish Kumar Reddy cuts it away really hard wide of point, Harpreet Brar dives to his left to make a stunning stop.

Sam Curran to Nitish Kumar Reddy, ! Wonderfull shot! Sam Curran bangs this short and on middle, sits up nicely for the batter, Nitish Kumar Reddy gets on top of it and pulls it away towards the deep mid-wicket fence for a boundary.

Sam Curran (1-0-11-1) is back into the attack.

Harpreet Brar to Rahul Tripathi, Darts this one full and on leg, Rahul Tripathi misses his flick as the ball goes off his pads towards square leg. A leg bye is taken.

Harpreet Brar to Nitish Kumar Reddy, Another short delivery, on middle, Nitish Kumar Reddy moves back and nudges it through mid-wicket for one.

Harpreet Brar to Rahul Tripathi, ! Good shot! Harpreet Brar drags his length back and around off, Rahul Tripathi makes a bit of room for himself and cuts it away nicely past backward point for a boundary.

Harpreet Brar to Rahul Tripathi, No run.

This has been the worst Powerplays of all for Hyderabad as they have lost three dangerous batters on low scores.

Harpreet Brar to Rahul Tripathi, Flatter, short again and outside off, Rahul Tripathi moves a long way across to paddle it away but misses it completely.

Harpreet Brar to Nitish Kumar Reddy, Harpreet Brar begins with a short delivery, on middle, Nitish Kumar Reddy moves back and punches it down to long on for a single.

Harshal Patel to Rahul Tripathi, Goes fuller again and on middle, angling into leg, Rahul Tripathi tries to swipe it away but misses, it looks like it deflects off the back leg behind to the keeper. However, the umpire calls it a wide. Jitesh Sharma is quick to tell his skipper to take the review. Ultraedge shows a spike and it is a fair delivery. Four dots in a row to end the over then. Just one from it!

Jitesh Sharma's throw has broken the stump at his end. It is being replaced with a new one. It has been replaced by one of the staff members and we are good to continue.

Harshal Patel to Rahul Tripathi, Play and a miss!

Harshal Patel to Rahul Tripathi, On a length and on off, Rahul Tripathi pats it down to the off side.

Harshal Patel to Nitish Kumar Reddy, Full again and on off, Nitish Kumar Reddy drives it firmly wide of short covers, Sikandar Raza gets a hand to it to make decent half-stop. They cross.

Harshal Patel to Rahul Tripathi, BEATEN!

Harshal Patel to Nitish Kumar Reddy, Harshal Patel starts with a full delivery, on of, Nitish Kumar Reddy taps it to short covers.

Rahul Tripathi is the next man in, He is the Impact Player fo Hyderabad and replaces Travis Head. Also, Harshal Patel comes into the attack now.

Sam Curran to Abhishek Sharma, ! c Shashank Singh b Sam Curran.

Sam Curran to Abhishek Sharma, ! Sheer display of wristwork there! Full and angling in on the stumps, Abhishek Sharma flicks a bit aerially over mid on for a boundary.

Sam Curran to Abhishek Sharma, ! Oh, what a gracious shot this is! Curran gets it to swing it in a bit from outside off, he keeps the length full, Abhishek Sharma goes the aerial route this time as he prods ahead and lifts the ball over the covers for half a dozen.

Sam Curran to Abhishek Sharma, Gets a bit of an away movement again outside off, on a length, Abhishek Sharma offers no shot at it. A sedate start from the southpaw this.

Sam Curran to Abhishek Sharma, WIDE! Swings away from outside off on a short length, Abhishek Sharma skips down the track, and flashes hard but only manages to meet thin air. Wide given anyways.

Sam Curran to Abhishek Sharma, Outside off on a length, inviting Abhishek to poke at it. Abhishek Sharma covers his off stump and opts to leave it alone.

Sam Curran to Abhishek Sharma, Curran comes into the attack and bowls it right on the money, getting a hint of an away movement, just on the fourth stump line, Abhishek Sharma swings hard but misses to connect. The ball flirts past his outside edge to the keeper.

Arshdeep Singh to Nitish Kumar Reddy, Absolute peach of a delivery from Arshdeep Singh! On the back of a length, and on the top of the stumps, Nitish Kumar Reddy gets beaten on the outside edge to end the over. This is the first time that Hyderabad has lost a couple of wickets right inside the Powerplay. Top start for the home team.

Arshdeep Singh to Nitish Kumar Reddy, Wide!

Nitish Kumar Reddy comes out to the middle now.

Arshdeep Singh to Nitish Kumar Reddy, Touch full and away from off, Nitish Kumar Reddy decides to leave it alone.

Arshdeep Singh to Aiden Markram, ! CAUGHT BEHIND! Double strike by Arshdeep Singh and he has just dismissed the two absolutely dangerous batters!

Arshdeep Singh to Aiden Markram, Full length, shaping away from outside off, Aiden Markram leans and drives to the covers.

Arshdeep Singh to Travis Head, ! TAKEN! Arshdeep strikes and Punjab get a crucial scalp here!

Who will walk out now?

Arshdeep Singh to Abhishek Sharma, Oh, that could've been close! Swings it away from the off stump line on a fuller length, Abhishek Sharma pushes it to cover-point and shoots off for a single. The fielder inside the circle is quick to collect the ball but has a shy at the bowler's end. Abhishek Sharma was a goner had it hit the stumps.

Kagiso Rabada to Travis Head, Pulls his length a bit now, on the stumps, Travis Head gets cramped up for room but does well to drag it to the deep square leg region for a brace.

Kagiso Rabada to Travis Head, In the air...but safe.

Kagiso Rabada to Travis Head, No run.

Kagiso Rabada to Travis Head, ! What a shot! Right into the slot on the stumps, Travis Head lofts it over the mid on fielder for a boundary. Hat-trick of fours and he is up and running.

Kagiso Rabada to Travis Head, ! That's beautifully played! On the back of a length, just around off, Travis Head stays inside the crease and slaps it through the cover-point for a boundary.

Kagiso Rabada to Travis Head, ! He's bowling beautifully but the batter, yet again gets the reward!

Arshdeep Singh to Abhishek Sharma, Almost a half-tracker outside off with an away movement, Abhishek Sharma shoulders arms at it to end the over. End of the second over, just 6 from it. 

Arshdeep Singh to Abhishek Sharma, ! This time he uses the width to perfection! Swings away again, on a shortish length outside off, Abhishek Sharma cuts it a bit uppishly through the right of the leaping point fielder for a boundary.

Arshdeep Singh to Abhishek Sharma, An away swinger this time on a length outside off, Abhishek Sharma watches it closely and lets it go.

Arshdeep Singh to Travis Head, A hint of an inward movement on it from off, on a length, Travis Head stays inside the crease and slaps it towards Shikhar Dhawan at mid off who fumbles and the ball trickles to the deep which allows them to cross for a single.

Arshdeep Singh to Travis Head, On the back of a length shaping away from the southpaw, Travis Head hangs back and punches off the bottom half of the bat to mid off.

Arshdeep Singh to Abhishek Sharma, Almost chopped on! Over the wicket, and outside off, on a length with a bit of a movement away from the batter as well, Abhishek Sharma gets squared up and inside edges over the stumps to the fine leg region for a single.

Arshdeep Singh to share the attack.

Kagiso Rabada to Travis Head, No run.

Kagiso Rabada to Travis Head, No run.

Kagiso Rabada to Travis Head, Follows up with another beauty! On the length and shade outside off, nips away a bit as well. Travis Head looks to defend but gets beaten.

Kagiso Rabada to Travis Head, ! Streaky but will do! Bowls it away outside off on a fuller length, Travis Head throws his bat at it and it takes off from the leading edge to the boundary over the slips.

Kagiso Rabada to Travis Head, No run.

Kagiso Rabada to Travis Head, What a stunner from Rabada to start with! Steams in and bowls it on a length on the top of off, Travis Head gets squared up and plays inside the line of the ball. The ball flirts with the outside edge and goes through to the keeper. Kagiso Rabada thinks that he nicked it but they eventually deny to review it.

We are all set to begin! The two umpires walk out to the middle followed by the Punjab players. Travis Head and Abhishek Sharma are the two openers for Hyderabad. Kagiso Rabada has the new ball in hand and is raring to go. Let's play...

Aiden Markram is up for a flash interview. He says that the previous win was an important one. Adds that that there's good vibe overall in the team. States that a lot of success has come from the opening stand and the top order has carried the load so far which has been massive for them. On being asked about his role, he mentions that it is easy to float around and do whatever is needed. Adds that they have got few days between games and it allows them to refresh and get back positively into th

Shikhar Dhawan, the skipper of Punjab elects to bowl first. He says that the wicket is going to stay the same throughout. Says that they are pretty happy with how things have gone for them so far, and adds they are lucky to have won a couple of crunch games. Adds they have won two games with good margins too, and look forward to winning here as well. On being asked about the injury status of Liam Livingstone, he mentions that he is still recovering and informs that they are going with the same

Pat Cummins, the captain of Hyderabad says that they would have bowled as well but are not too upset. Adds that overall they have been pretty happy with their performance and the atmosphere around the team is very positive. Mentions that they have a good new ball bowler in Bhuvi and a couple of nice death bowlers, so he just tries to fill in when needed. Informs they are unchanged.

Impact Players for Hyderabad - Umran Malik, Washington Sundar, Mayank Markande, Glenn Phillips, Rahul Tripathi.

Hyderabad (Unchanged Playing XI) - Travis Head, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Abhishek Sharma, Aiden Markram, Heinrich Klaasen (WK), Abdul Samad, Shahbaz Ahmed, Pat Cummins (C), Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Jaydev Unadkat, T Natarajan.

Impact Players for Punjab - Prabhsimran Singh, Nathan Ellis, Tanay Thyagarajann, Rahul Chahar, Rishi Dhawan.

Punjab (Unchanged Playing XI) - Shikhar Dhawan (C), Jonny Bairstow, Sam Curran, Sikandar Raza, Shashank Singh, Jitesh Sharma (WK), Ashutosh Sharma, Harpreet Brar, Harshal Patel, Kagiso Rabada, Arshdeep Singh.

TOSS - The coin lands in favour of Shikhar Dhawan and Punjab have elected to BOWL first.

We are back for the all-important chase to begin!

... The Run Chase ...

Right then, Punjab have a challenging total to chase but they do possess a strong batting unit that can go bonkers from the get-go, but the onus is on how the openers initiate this chase. They also have a good record of chasing down high totals but surely, Hyderabad's well-oiled bowling attack won't make their task easy at all. A riveting run-chase coming up shortly. Stay tuned!

Arshdeep Singh is up for a quick chat for his phenomenal bowling spell (4-0-29-4). He says that at the start there was some movement and the ball was swinging but towards the end dew came in and the pitch settled in. Adds that he was happy till the third over but overall it was a good performance. Mentions that hitting square on this wicket is tougher than hitting straight and that is why they used the wide yorkers and slower ones to make the batter work hard for their shots.

Punjab made a perfect start with the ball, reaping the rewards of their decision to bowl first. The bowlers, particularly Arshdeep Singh and Kagiso Rabada, executed their plans effectively, causing the ball to deviate and move sharply away from the batsmen. Arshdeep struck early, dismissing two key Hyderabad batters in the same over, setting the tone for Punjab's dominance. Sam Curran further added to Hyderabad's woes by removing the in-form Abhishek Sharma. Harshal Patel, in his second spell, a

Despite Hyderabad stuttering at intervals, they have managed to post a challenging total of 182 runs on the board as they dominated the mid-overs phase fetching 81 off those six overs, and getting 25 off the last couple of overs. Hyderabad encountered their first major struggle within the Powerplay of the tournament when they lost both Travis Head and Aiden Markram in a single over. Despite a shaky start, Abhishek Sharma showed signs of picking up momentum with a couple of boundaries, only to b

Sam Curran to Jaydev Unadkat, AND ! Oh..no!  Sam Curran bowls another slower one, on a length and on middle, Jaydev Unadkat backs away and lofts it towards the long on fence, Harshal Patel there moves to his left and tries to grab it but only manages to parry it over the ropes for a maximum. Hyderabad finishes on 182/9!

Jaydev Unadkat is the last man in for Hyderabad to face the final ball of the first innings.

Sam Curran to Bhuvneshwar Kumar, ! TAKEN! Sam Curran gets his second now! He pitches it up, on off, Bhuvneshwar Kumar looks to slog it away but gets hit from the toe-end of the bat, the ball flies towards long off, Jonny Bairstow runs forward and takes a fine catch diving to his front.

Sam Curran to Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Slower again, full and on middle, Bhuvneshwar Kumar heaves it away wide of deep mid-wicket for a couple of runs.

Sam Curran to Shahbaz Ahmed, Excellent yorker, on off, Shahbaz Ahmed jams it out towards long off for another run.

Sam Curran to Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Back of a length and on off, Bhuvneshwar Kumar pulls it towards deep mid-wicket for a run.

Sam Curran to Shahbaz Ahmed, Slower one, full and around off, Shahbaz Ahmed drills it wide of long off for just a single.

Sam Curran (3-0-30-1) to bowl the final over of the first innings.

Arshdeep Singh to Shahbaz Ahmed, On a length and on off, Shahbaz Ahmed dabs it towards point for one. He will keep the strike for the ;last over.

Arshdeep Singh to Shahbaz Ahmed, ! BANG! Much needed for Hyderabad! Arshdeep Singh misses his yorker this time, serves this full and outside off, Shahbaz Ahmed crouches low, reaches out for it nicely and smacks it over extra covers for a biggie.

Arshdeep Singh to Shahbaz Ahmed, Arshdeep Singh goes for the slower bouncer, but this one is a bit too high, Shahbaz Ahmed leaves it alone. Wided.

Arshdeep Singh to Shahbaz Ahmed, ! Gets it through this time! Arshdeep Singh pulls his length back a bit, outside off, slower too, Shahbaz Ahmed gets the chance to free his arms and crunches it through point for a boundary.

Arshdeep Singh to Shahbaz Ahmed, A full toss now, on off, Shahbaz Ahmed misses out there and drills it straight to extra covers.

Arshdeep Singh to Bhuvneshwar Kumar, In the blockhole, outside off, Bhuvneshwar Kumar squeezes it through point for a single.

Arshdeep Singh to Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Fuller and around off, Bhuvneshwar Kumar drives it nicely wide of long off, Kagiso Rabada runs to his left and dives to stop it well. A couple of runs taken.

Arshdeep Singh (3-0-14-4) to bowl the penultimate over.

Kagiso Rabada to Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Fuller one and angling into leg, Bhuvneshwar Kumar tries to work it away but misses as the ball deflects off the pads to the leg side. The batters take a leg bye.

Kagiso Rabada to Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Hard-length delivery, on middle, Bhuvneshwar Kumar misses again as the ball goes just over the stumps.

Kagiso Rabada to Bhuvneshwar Kumar, No run.

Bhuvneshwar Kumar is the next batter in at number 10.

Kagiso Rabada to Pat Cummins, ! CASTLED! Kagiso Rabada gets into the wicket-taking act now! He goes full and straight, Pat Cummins clears his from leg to heave it away over mid-wicket but plays all over it as the ball crashes onto the top of the middle stump as the bails go flying. Hyderabad eight down now!

Kagiso Rabada to Pat Cummins, A slower bouncer now, on middle, Pat Cummins sways away from it, the umpire deems that it is too high and calls it a wide.

Kagiso Rabada to Pat Cummins, In the air...safe! Kagiso Rabada lands this back of a length and on middle, Pat Cummins goes for the pull but gets a top edge, the ball lands safely in the vacant mid-wicket region. Two runs taken.

Kagiso Rabada (3-0-29-0) is back into the attack.

Kagiso Rabada to Pat Cummins, On a length and on off, Pat Cummins dabs it down to point.

Hyderabad skipper, Pat Cummins is in at number 9.

Arshdeep Singh to Pat Cummins, Full and on off, Pat Cummins drills it through covers for one. Just six runs and wickets of two set batters form this over.

Arshdeep Singh to Nitish Kumar Reddy, ! TAKEN AGAIN! Arshdeep Singh with another double strike!

Arshdeep Singh to Shahbaz Ahmed, On a length and on middle, Shahbaz Ahmed nudges it through mid-wicket for a single.

Shahbaz Ahmed is in at number 8.

Arshdeep Singh to Abdul Samad, ! c Harshal Patel b Arshdeep Singh.

Arshdeep Singh to Abdul Samad, Arshdeep Singh nails the wide yorker again, Abdul Samad fails to dig it out this time. However, he takes the review for a wide. The replay shows that he is standing on the off-stump and it is a fair delivery.

Strategic Break! Well, the tables have turned as despite losing their in-form batters, Nitish Kumar Reddy came out of the syllabus for Punjab, and is playing an absolute blinder of an inning here. He has accelerated his inning perfectly and stands unbeaten on 64 off just 36 rocks. Abdul Samad has equally played a responsible hand in this partnership. Those couple of dropped catches from Punjab fielders just might prove costly as Hyderabad are eyeing a stronger finish here. Let's see how the sl

Arshdeep Singh to Abdul Samad, ! A bit streaky!

Harshal Patel to Abdul Samad, Hits the hard length, on off, Abdul Samad punches it towards long off for one. 13 runs off the over!

Harshal Patel to Abdul Samad, ! Abdul Samad joins the party now! Harshal Patel takes pace off and lands this short of a length, outside off, Abdul Samad waits for it and slaps it towards the deep extra covers fence for a boundary.

Harshal Patel to Abdul Samad, ! TWO IN TWO!

Harshal Patel to Abdul Samad, Back of a length and on middle, Abdul Samad clips it away wide of deep mid-wicket for a brace.

Harshal Patel to Nitish Kumar Reddy, 1 run.

Harshal Patel to Abdul Samad, In the air...safe! This is full and on middle, Abdul Samad mistimes his slog high up in the air towards the mid off region, Shikhar Dhawan from covers runs towards it and dives but fails to reach it. A single is taken.

Harpreet Brar to Nitish Kumar Reddy, Excellent running by the two! Converts a single into a double. On a length outside off, Nitish Kumar Reddy cuts it through covers and quickly scampers back for the double. An extremely expensive over from Brar as he concedes 22 of it.

Harpreet Brar to Nitish Kumar Reddy, ! In the slot and punished!

Harpreet Brar to Nitish Kumar Reddy, ! Should've been a catch but gets a boundary instead. Short, on the stumps, Nitish Kumar Reddy rocks back and hits it flat and over the mid-wicket region. Shashank Singh in the deep runs to his left, he even gets to it but shells it eventually, and the ball runs to the fence for a boundary.

Harpreet Brar to Nitish Kumar Reddy, ! What a special Fifty from Nitish Kumar Reddy! 

Harpreet Brar to Nitish Kumar Reddy, ! Innovative and gets the result! Too full, and in front of the stumps, Nitish Kumar Reddy employs the reverse sweep over point for a boundary.

Harpreet Brar to Nitish Kumar Reddy, Brar drops it full, on off, Nitish Kumar Reddy plays it to the bowler.

Harshal Patel to Abdul Samad, End of a successful over for Harshal! On the back of a length, aiming the stumps, Abdul Samad eases it back to the bowler.

Harshal Patel to Abdul Samad, WIDE! Too short and high above the batter's head. Given as a Wide.

Harshal Patel to Abdul Samad, ! Lovely shot and great timing! Angles it on the pads does Harshal as he bowls it full, Abdul Samad prods ahead and flicks it through mid-wicket for another boundary.

Harshal Patel to Abdul Samad, ! Slashed away and it races to the fence.

Harshal Patel to Nitish Kumar Reddy, On off, full, Nitish Kumar Reddy pushes it through covers for a single.

Harshal Patel to Abdul Samad, Sprays it on the pads, Abdul Samad flicks it to the left of fine leg for a single.

Harshal Patel to Heinrich Klaasen, ! A BIG, BIG WICKET FOR PUNJAB AS HARSHAL GETS KLAASEN!

Who will walk out now?

Sam Curran to Nitish Kumar Reddy, Bowls it outside off on a nagging length, Nitish Kumar Reddy shuffles across off and swings the bat but meets thin air as the ball flirts past his willow's edge to end the over. Hyderabad has scored around 10 an over in the last three thanks to the cameo from Nitish Kumar Reddy.

Sam Curran to Heinrich Klaasen, 100 up for Hyderabad! Back of a length, on the top of off, Heinrich Klaasen stays on the back foot and cuts it nicely through point for a single.

Sam Curran to Heinrich Klaasen, Outside off on a fuller length, Heinrich Klaasen bends a bit low and drives it through covers for a couple of runs.

Sam Curran to Heinrich Klaasen, Attacks the stumps on a length, Heinrich Klaasen backs away a bit and punches it to cover-point.

Sam Curran to Nitish Kumar Reddy, On off, on a length, Nitish Kumar Reddy works it through covers for a single. Nice batting this from Reddy.

Sam Curran to Nitish Kumar Reddy, ! Fantastic shot that! Sam Curran takes the pace off from the ball as he rolls his fingers, and lands it on the leg stump line, Nitish Kumar Reddy waits for it as he anticipates the length early, creates a strong base for himself, and deposits it into the stands over deep square leg for another maximum.

Kagiso Rabada to Nitish Kumar Reddy, On the back of a length again on off, Nitish Kumar Reddy taps it to the keeper's right and fetches a quick run to end the over. 

Kagiso Rabada to Nitish Kumar Reddy, ! Sit back and admire this shot! Rabada bangs it short and angles it on the leg stump line, Nitish Kumar Reddy uses the pace and the bounce before pulling it over the deep backward square leg fence for a maximum. He is trying to shift the gears now.

Kagiso Rabada to Heinrich Klaasen, On a hard length on the pads, Heinrich Klaasen tucks it by hoping on the back foot toward deep square leg for a single.

Kagiso Rabada to Heinrich Klaasen, On a length on the stumps, Heinrich Klaasen hops and defends it to Rabada's right.

Kagiso Rabada to Nitish Kumar Reddy, Back of a length on leg, Nitish Kumar Reddy guides it to third man for one.

Kagiso Rabada to Nitish Kumar Reddy, Back of a length, on leg, Nitish Kumar Reddy works it to mid-wicket.

Harpreet Brar to Heinrich Klaasen, ! A valiant effort from Sam Curran but in vain!

Harpreet Brar to Heinrich Klaasen, Quicker and flatter outside off, Heinrich Klaasen cuts it with no timing to the off side.

Harpreet Brar to Nitish Kumar Reddy, Flatter, outside off, Nitish Kumar Reddy punches it to covers for a single.

Harpreet Brar to Nitish Kumar Reddy, ! Poor and rightly punished!

Harpreet Brar to Nitish Kumar Reddy, ! Now this is a good shot! Shade short and just on off, Nitish Kumar Reddy makes room by rocking back before cutting it crisply through backward point for a boundary.

Harpreet Brar to Nitish Kumar Reddy, Flatter, outside off, on a length, Nitish Kumar Reddy rocks back and cuts it straight to covers.

Change?

Harshal Patel to Nitish Kumar Reddy, Pitched up and on off, Nitish Kumar Reddy drives it through covers for one more.

The dangerman, Heinrich Klaasen walks to the middle at number 6 for Hyderabad.

Harshal Patel to Heinrich Klaasen, 1 run.

Harshal Patel to Rahul Tripathi, ! TAKEN! Punjab does not make the same mistake twice! An excellent review and they get another breakthrough. Harshal Patel bangs in a good bouncer, on middle, Rahul Tripathi tries to ramp it away but it seems he misses. However, Sam Curran thinks that he has heard a noise, and this time Shikhar Dhawan takes the review. UltraEdge clearly shows a spike when the ball passes the bat. Tripathi is already down the tunnel before the umpire reverses his deci

Harshal Patel to Nitish Kumar Reddy, On a length and on off, Nitish Kumar Reddy pushes it through covers for another run.

Harshal Patel to Rahul Tripathi, 1 run.

Strategic Break! Punjab bowlers have looked on-song so far as their bowlers have managed to remove the top 3 of Hyderabad well inside the Powerplay. Kagiso Rabada initiated with excellent lines and lengths and was followed by Arshdeep Singh who picked two in the same over. Hyderabad had the worst Powerplay so far in this edition having lost three in-form batters quite early. Punjab would want to get a couple of more scalps to press more harder on Hyderabad whereas, the men in orange aim to sti

Harshal Patel to Nitish Kumar Reddy, Fuller and on off, Nitish Kumar Reddy steers it wide of point for a single.

Harpreet Brar to Nitish Kumar Reddy, Quicker, short and on leg, Nitish Kumar Reddy clips it through mid-wicket for one more.

Harpreet Brar to Nitish Kumar Reddy, Short again and on off, Nitish Kumar Reddy punches it straight to short covers.

Harpreet Brar to Rahul Tripathi, Flighted, full and on leg, Rahul Tripathi uses his feet and drills it towards long on ofr one.

Harpreet Brar to Nitish Kumar Reddy, 1 run.

Harpreet Brar to Rahul Tripathi, 1 run.

Harpreet Brar to Nitish Kumar Reddy, Tossed up, full and on middle, Nitish Kumar Reddy eases it towards long on for a single.

Sam Curran to Rahul Tripathi, Pitched up and around off, Rahul Tripathi strides out and times his drive beautifully through covers, Arshdeep Singh in the deep runs to his left and dives to push it back inside excellently. Two more runs added to the totatl.

Sam Curran to Rahul Tripathi, 2 runs.

Sam Curran to Nitish Kumar Reddy, Touch fuller and on off again, Nitish Kumar Reddy pushes it through covers for a single.

Sam Curran to Nitish Kumar Reddy, No run.

Sam Curran to Nitish Kumar Reddy, Good stop! This is back of a length and outside off, Nitish Kumar Reddy cuts it away really hard wide of point, Harpreet Brar dives to his left to make a stunning stop.

Sam Curran to Nitish Kumar Reddy, ! Wonderfull shot! Sam Curran bangs this short and on middle, sits up nicely for the batter, Nitish Kumar Reddy gets on top of it and pulls it away towards the deep mid-wicket fence for a boundary.

Sam Curran (1-0-11-1) is back into the attack.

Harpreet Brar to Rahul Tripathi, Darts this one full and on leg, Rahul Tripathi misses his flick as the ball goes off his pads towards square leg. A leg bye is taken.

Harpreet Brar to Nitish Kumar Reddy, Another short delivery, on middle, Nitish Kumar Reddy moves back and nudges it through mid-wicket for one.

Harpreet Brar to Rahul Tripathi, ! Good shot! Harpreet Brar drags his length back and around off, Rahul Tripathi makes a bit of room for himself and cuts it away nicely past backward point for a boundary.

Harpreet Brar to Rahul Tripathi, No run.

This has been the worst Powerplays of all for Hyderabad as they have lost three dangerous batters on low scores.

Harpreet Brar to Rahul Tripathi, Flatter, short again and outside off, Rahul Tripathi moves a long way across to paddle it away but misses it completely.

Harpreet Brar to Nitish Kumar Reddy, Harpreet Brar begins with a short delivery, on middle, Nitish Kumar Reddy moves back and punches it down to long on for a single.

Harshal Patel to Rahul Tripathi, Goes fuller again and on middle, angling into leg, Rahul Tripathi tries to swipe it away but misses, it looks like it deflects off the back leg behind to the keeper. However, the umpire calls it a wide. Jitesh Sharma is quick to tell his skipper to take the review. Ultraedge shows a spike and it is a fair delivery. Four dots in a row to end the over then. Just one from it!

Jitesh Sharma's throw has broken the stump at his end. It is being replaced with a new one. It has been replaced by one of the staff members and we are good to continue.

Harshal Patel to Rahul Tripathi, Play and a miss!

Harshal Patel to Rahul Tripathi, On a length and on off, Rahul Tripathi pats it down to the off side.

Harshal Patel to Nitish Kumar Reddy, Full again and on off, Nitish Kumar Reddy drives it firmly wide of short covers, Sikandar Raza gets a hand to it to make decent half-stop. They cross.

Harshal Patel to Rahul Tripathi, BEATEN!

Harshal Patel to Nitish Kumar Reddy, Harshal Patel starts with a full delivery, on of, Nitish Kumar Reddy taps it to short covers.

Rahul Tripathi is the next man in, He is the Impact Player fo Hyderabad and replaces Travis Head. Also, Harshal Patel comes into the attack now.

Sam Curran to Abhishek Sharma, ! c Shashank Singh b Sam Curran.

Sam Curran to Abhishek Sharma, ! Sheer display of wristwork there! Full and angling in on the stumps, Abhishek Sharma flicks a bit aerially over mid on for a boundary.

Sam Curran to Abhishek Sharma, ! Oh, what a gracious shot this is! Curran gets it to swing it in a bit from outside off, he keeps the length full, Abhishek Sharma goes the aerial route this time as he prods ahead and lifts the ball over the covers for half a dozen.

Sam Curran to Abhishek Sharma, Gets a bit of an away movement again outside off, on a length, Abhishek Sharma offers no shot at it. A sedate start from the southpaw this.

Sam Curran to Abhishek Sharma, WIDE! Swings away from outside off on a short length, Abhishek Sharma skips down the track, and flashes hard but only manages to meet thin air. Wide given anyways.

Sam Curran to Abhishek Sharma, Outside off on a length, inviting Abhishek to poke at it. Abhishek Sharma covers his off stump and opts to leave it alone.

Sam Curran to Abhishek Sharma, Curran comes into the attack and bowls it right on the money, getting a hint of an away movement, just on the fourth stump line, Abhishek Sharma swings hard but misses to connect. The ball flirts past his outside edge to the keeper.

Arshdeep Singh to Nitish Kumar Reddy, Absolute peach of a delivery from Arshdeep Singh! On the back of a length, and on the top of the stumps, Nitish Kumar Reddy gets beaten on the outside edge to end the over. This is the first time that Hyderabad has lost a couple of wickets right inside the Powerplay. Top start for the home team.

Arshdeep Singh to Nitish Kumar Reddy, Wide!

Nitish Kumar Reddy comes out to the middle now.

Arshdeep Singh to Nitish Kumar Reddy, Touch full and away from off, Nitish Kumar Reddy decides to leave it alone.

Arshdeep Singh to Aiden Markram, ! CAUGHT BEHIND! Double strike by Arshdeep Singh and he has just dismissed the two absolutely dangerous batters!

Arshdeep Singh to Aiden Markram, Full length, shaping away from outside off, Aiden Markram leans and drives to the covers.

Arshdeep Singh to Travis Head, ! TAKEN! Arshdeep strikes and Punjab get a crucial scalp here!

Who will walk out now?

Arshdeep Singh to Abhishek Sharma, Oh, that could've been close! Swings it away from the off stump line on a fuller length, Abhishek Sharma pushes it to cover-point and shoots off for a single. The fielder inside the circle is quick to collect the ball but has a shy at the bowler's end. Abhishek Sharma was a goner had it hit the stumps.

Kagiso Rabada to Travis Head, Pulls his length a bit now, on the stumps, Travis Head gets cramped up for room but does well to drag it to the deep square leg region for a brace.

Kagiso Rabada to Travis Head, In the air...but safe.

Kagiso Rabada to Travis Head, No run.

Kagiso Rabada to Travis Head, ! What a shot! Right into the slot on the stumps, Travis Head lofts it over the mid on fielder for a boundary. Hat-trick of fours and he is up and running.

Kagiso Rabada to Travis Head, ! That's beautifully played! On the back of a length, just around off, Travis Head stays inside the crease and slaps it through the cover-point for a boundary.

Kagiso Rabada to Travis Head, ! He's bowling beautifully but the batter, yet again gets the reward!

Arshdeep Singh to Abhishek Sharma, Almost a half-tracker outside off with an away movement, Abhishek Sharma shoulders arms at it to end the over. End of the second over, just 6 from it. 

Arshdeep Singh to Abhishek Sharma, ! This time he uses the width to perfection! Swings away again, on a shortish length outside off, Abhishek Sharma cuts it a bit uppishly through the right of the leaping point fielder for a boundary.

Arshdeep Singh to Abhishek Sharma, An away swinger this time on a length outside off, Abhishek Sharma watches it closely and lets it go.

Arshdeep Singh to Travis Head, A hint of an inward movement on it from off, on a length, Travis Head stays inside the crease and slaps it towards Shikhar Dhawan at mid off who fumbles and the ball trickles to the deep which allows them to cross for a single.

Arshdeep Singh to Travis Head, On the back of a length shaping away from the southpaw, Travis Head hangs back and punches off the bottom half of the bat to mid off.

Arshdeep Singh to Abhishek Sharma, Almost chopped on! Over the wicket, and outside off, on a length with a bit of a movement away from the batter as well, Abhishek Sharma gets squared up and inside edges over the stumps to the fine leg region for a single.

Arshdeep Singh to share the attack.

Kagiso Rabada to Travis Head, No run.

Kagiso Rabada to Travis Head, No run.

Kagiso Rabada to Travis Head, Follows up with another beauty! On the length and shade outside off, nips away a bit as well. Travis Head looks to defend but gets beaten.

Kagiso Rabada to Travis Head, ! Streaky but will do! Bowls it away outside off on a fuller length, Travis Head throws his bat at it and it takes off from the leading edge to the boundary over the slips.

Kagiso Rabada to Travis Head, No run.

Kagiso Rabada to Travis Head, What a stunner from Rabada to start with! Steams in and bowls it on a length on the top of off, Travis Head gets squared up and plays inside the line of the ball. The ball flirts with the outside edge and goes through to the keeper. Kagiso Rabada thinks that he nicked it but they eventually deny to review it.

We are all set to begin! The two umpires walk out to the middle followed by the Punjab players. Travis Head and Abhishek Sharma are the two openers for Hyderabad. Kagiso Rabada has the new ball in hand and is raring to go. Let's play...

Aiden Markram is up for a flash interview. He says that the previous win was an important one. Adds that that there's good vibe overall in the team. States that a lot of success has come from the opening stand and the top order has carried the load so far which has been massive for them. On being asked about his role, he mentions that it is easy to float around and do whatever is needed. Adds that they have got few days between games and it allows them to refresh and get back positively into th

Shikhar Dhawan, the skipper of Punjab elects to bowl first. He says that the wicket is going to stay the same throughout. Says that they are pretty happy with how things have gone for them so far, and adds they are lucky to have won a couple of crunch games. Adds they have won two games with good margins too, and look forward to winning here as well. On being asked about the injury status of Liam Livingstone, he mentions that he is still recovering and informs that they are going with the same

Pat Cummins, the captain of Hyderabad says that they would have bowled as well but are not too upset. Adds that overall they have been pretty happy with their performance and the atmosphere around the team is very positive. Mentions that they have a good new ball bowler in Bhuvi and a couple of nice death bowlers, so he just tries to fill in when needed. Informs they are unchanged.

Impact Players for Hyderabad - Umran Malik, Washington Sundar, Mayank Markande, Glenn Phillips, Rahul Tripathi.

Hyderabad (Unchanged Playing XI) - Travis Head, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Abhishek Sharma, Aiden Markram, Heinrich Klaasen (WK), Abdul Samad, Shahbaz Ahmed, Pat Cummins (C), Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Jaydev Unadkat, T Natarajan.

Impact Players for Punjab - Prabhsimran Singh, Nathan Ellis, Tanay Thyagarajann, Rahul Chahar, Rishi Dhawan.

Punjab (Unchanged Playing XI) - Shikhar Dhawan (C), Jonny Bairstow, Sam Curran, Sikandar Raza, Shashank Singh, Jitesh Sharma (WK), Ashutosh Sharma, Harpreet Brar, Harshal Patel, Kagiso Rabada, Arshdeep Singh.

TOSS - The coin lands in favour of Shikhar Dhawan and Punjab have elected to BOWL first.