'Let me still laugh ....': PBKS captain Iyer stunned by SRHS Chase of 246 runs

Hyderabad (Telangana) [India]April 13 (Ani): After the loss on his side to Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH), the captain of Punjab Kings (PBKS) Shreyas Iyer was surprised by how fast his opponents succeeded in chasing a massive target of 246 runs and pointing out that his field’s field and rotation were not to the mark. Abhishek delivered a record century, the highest score by an Indian in IPL history, while he and Travis Head, called ‘Travis Gek’, finally came alive and came over PBKS’s 246-run target with eight wickets and nine wickets. In the presentation after the match, Iyer surprisingly said about the loss: “I think it was a fantastic total to be honest. It still makes me laugh that they (SRH) chased it with 2 overs.” On the mistakes of his team with fieldwork and bowling, he said: ‘We could have taken some catches, but he (Abhishek) was happy. He was exceptional. In a nutshell we did not go to our expectations, we had to go to the drawing board and make the opening party. lace. ‘This is the doctrine for us in the future. However, the other bowlers could have done the same. Wadhera and I thought 230 was a good total, but I think the dew made it more difficult for us (during the second inning.) The way they were (SRH opener) out of the world was (it had a good beat. With the match, PBKs won the throw and chose to bat first. sixes) and Prabhsimran Singh (42 in 23 balls, with seven fours and a six), started well for PBKS. in their 20 overs driven. , Abhishek continued to rage while Heinrich Klaasen (21*) and Ishan Kishan (9*) placed a few finishes and chased the total total total. It is also the second highest chase in IPL history, with 262 chased by PBKS against defending champions Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) last year at the top. SRH rose eighth place with two wins and four losses, while PBKs are in sixth place, with three wins and two losses. (Ani) first published: 13 Apr 2025, 04:03 AM IST