In another exciting day of IPL 2024, Punjab Kings went head-to-head with Sunrisers Hyderabad on April 9. The game provided an exhilarating display as both sides fiercely contested. Despite their endeavors, Punjab Kings struggled to find fortune, impacting their position in the Purple Cap standings.
PBKS’s Bowling Excellence:
In that game, PBKS bowled first. Initially, Punjab bowlers played well. Aeshdeep was outstanding. He took 4 wickets after conceding only 29 runs in 4 overs. He dismissed Travis Head in the beginning. Aiden Markram was his next wicket. When Abdul Samad was on 25 runs, Arshdeep dismissed him. Nitish Kumar Reddy was going strong. But when he was on 64 runs, Arshdeep Singh Dismissed him. That was a big wicket. On the other way, Sam Curran and Harshal Patel took 2 wickets each.
SRH’s Dominance:
While bowling in the second innings, the SRH bowlers were on a roll. Since the beginning, they dominated the opponent. Initially, Pat Cummins dismissed Jonny Bairstow on a duck. Then Bhuvneshwar Kumar sent Prabhsimran Singh back. After that, Shikhar Dhawan lost his wicket to him. He ended up taking 2 wickets in 32 runs. Pat Cummins, T. Natarajan, Nitish Kumar Reddy, and Jaydev Unadkat took 1 wicket each. They won the match by 2 runs.
The Purple Cap Race:
| Player’s Name | Team | Match | Wickets | BBI | Average | Economy Rate |
| Mustafizur Rahman | CSK | 4 | 9 | 4/29 | 14.22 | 8.00 |
| Yuzvendra Chahal | RR | 4 | 8 | 3/11 | 11.13 | 8.9 |
| Arshdeep Singh | PBKS | 5 | 8 | 4/29 | 20 | 8.73 |
| Khaleel Ahmed | DC | 5 | 7 | 2/21 | 24.29 | 8.5 |
| Kagiso Rabada | PBKS | 5 | 7 | 2/23 | 24.71 | 8.65 |
| Mohit Sharma | GT | 4 | 7 | 3/25 | 18.71 | 8.19 |
| Gerald Coetzee | MI | 4 | 7 | 4/34 | 22.00 | 10.62 |
| Mayank Yadav | LSG | 2 | 6 | 3/14 | 6.83 | 5.13 |
| Pat Cummins | SRH | 5 | 6 | 2/35 | 24.33 | 7.3 |
| Nandre Burger | RR | 4 | 6 | 2/29 | 20.67 | 12.4 |
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