Sunrisers Hyderabad beat Kings XI Punjab by five runs in Hyderabad last night.Sent into bat, Sunrisers Hyderabad scored 159 for six with skipper David Warner hitting 70 off 54 balls at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium. Naman Ojha contributed 34 off 20 balls. For Kings XI Punjab, Mohit Sharma and Axar Patel claimed two wickets each.
In reply, Punjab were bowled out for 154 in 19.4 overs. Manan Vohra ,95 off 50 balls brought the visitors within striking distance of pulling off an incredible win. But Bhuvneshwar Kumar, who
returned excellent figures of 5 for 19, had trapped Vohra in the penultimate over of the match. Bhuvneshwar was declared Man of the Match.
In an another match in Delhi yesterday, Kolkata Knight Riders beat Delhi Daredevils by 4 wickets.Chasing the victory target of 169 runs, the Kolkata team made 169 for 6 wickets in 19.5 overs.
In today's match Gujarat Lions will take on Royal Challengers Bangalore at Saurashtra Cricket Association Stadium,in Rajkot. The match will begin from 8 PM.