Livingstone takes 23 off Shepherd, Kings win by five wickets
Livingstone is in a hurry. He hits Shepherd for two fours and two sixes in a 23-run 15th over. That puts Kings only two short of the target.
Facing his first ball of the season, Prerak Mankad hits Malik over covers for four to seal the game with 29 balls to spare.
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Punjab Kings ended their season on a high note, registering a thumping five-wicket win over Sunrisers Hyderabad in an otherwise dead rubber at the Wankhede Stadium.
Bhuvneshwar Kumar, captaining Sunrisers in the absence of Kane Williamson, decided to bat first after winning the toss but at 99 for 6 after 16 overs, it looked like Sunrisers might even struggle to reach 150. Romario Shepherd and Washington Sundar, though, ransacked 58 off the last four overs to lift them to a respectable total.
Kings batted in the fifth gear throughout their innings. A flying start from Jonny Bairstow meant they raced away to 62 for 1 by the end of the powerplay. In the last ten overs, they needed only 61. Liam Livingstone’s unbeaten 49 off 22 balls, studded with two fours and five sixes, ensured they needed no more than 31 balls to knock off those runs.
Bhuvneshwar Kumar, captaining Sunrisers in the absence of Kane Williamson, decided to bat first after winning the toss but at 99 for 6 after 16 overs, it looked like Sunrisers might even struggle to reach 150. Romario Shepherd and Washington Sundar, though, ransacked 58 off the last four overs to lift them to a respectable total.
Kings batted in the fifth gear throughout their innings. A flying start from Jonny Bairstow meant they raced away to 62 for 1 by the end of the powerplay. In the last ten overs, they needed only 61. Liam Livingstone’s unbeaten 49 off 22 balls, studded with two fours and five sixes, ensured they needed no more than 31 balls to knock off those runs.