'They are back in vintage form' - Twitter disappointed after Punjab Kings' top-order fails against SRH

Sunrisers Hyderabad started well against Punjab Kings in the 14th match of the Indian Premier League 2023 (IPL) at Hyderabad's Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium on Sunday (April 9). The veteran pacer Bhuvneshwar Kumar dismissed Prabhsimran Singh on the very first delivery of the innings to give Hyderabad a good start while bowling first.

Then, South African pace all-rounder Marco Jansen, playing for the first time this season, took Matthew Short's valuable wicket in the second over to keep the pressure on. Jansen further shocked Punjab Kings with Jitesh Sharma's wicket in the fourth over to keep Sunrisers on track.

Meanwhile, Aiden Markram won the toss for Sunrisers Hyderabad and elected to field first with two changes to their playing eleven as Jansen replaced English spinner Adil Rashid while Mayank Markande came in for Abdul Samad.

Punjab Kings made one change to their winning combination, with Short coming in for Sri Lankan wicketkeeper-batter Bhanuka Rajapaksa. Nathan Ellis started ahead of South African star Kagiso Rabada after taking four wickets against Rajasthan Royals. However, Rabada is expected to come in as an Impact Player in the second innings as Punjab Kings named only three overseas players in their playing eleven. 

Coming into the game, Bhuvneshawar's in-swing delivery landed on Prabhsimran's pads and the umpire was quick to raise his finger. The youngster consulted with Dhawan about taking a DRS review but the latter seemed in agreement with the umpire's decision. 

Short, who won the Player of the Tournament award in the Big Bash League 2023, was expected to make a big impact on his IPL debut. But Jansen replicated Bhuvneshwar's wicket-taking delivery to dismiss the Australian in similar fashion in the second over. Jitesh was sent at No. 4 position and Jansen got his man in the fourth over to bag his second wicket of the evening and keep Hyderabad in a dominant position.

Silly Point@FarziCricketer

Punjab Kings taking advantage of Rinku Singh's innings. Nobody is watching.

08:26 PM · Apr 09, 2023

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R Srinivasan@srinivasanravi

It may be a flat IPL wicket but Imran Malik's express pace is making Punjab Kings hop! He is bowling at 148 clicks! Go Hyderabad! #SRHvsPBKS

08:25 PM · Apr 09, 2023

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sumit@goyalsumit400

Punjab kings back to basic poor batting display #PBKSvSRH

08:01 PM · Apr 09, 2023

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Saikrishna సాయికృష్ణ@Sai__Krishna__

Bad shot selection from Jitesh Sharma, Sam Curran, and Sikander Raza. Match awareness is important.

08:27 PM · Apr 09, 2023

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Mustafa Moudi@Mustafamoudi

With the scores of 16, 1 and 5 today (22 Runs in 3 innings at 7.33) Sikandar Raza has failed to live up his reputation he has built with Zimbabwean Team !! #SRHvPBKS #IPL2023

08:28 PM · Apr 09, 2023

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Yash Agarwalla@Yashagarwalla

Sikandar Raza is averaging 7.33 this #IPL2023 #SRHvPBKS

08:25 PM · Apr 09, 2023

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Kimdeep Singh ᴾᴮᴷˢ@kimMaWA2022

Two teams back to form😂😂🏃🏃 #IPL2023

08:28 PM · Apr 09, 2023

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Anirudh@OffDrive_

Vintage PBKS are back!

08:26 PM · Apr 09, 2023

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Rahul🚀@RahulPBKS

SRK is definitely getting released, no way we keep him for 9.5 crore

08:31 PM · Apr 09, 2023

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भाऊ@MsdianReturns

SRK trying his best so that PBKS releases him before the mini auction and he finally gets an opportunity to play for his favorite IPL team.

08:31 PM · Apr 09, 2023

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Biggest VESTI Fan aka Tox@FormulaNicooo

WHY IS THERE A PLAYER CALLED SHAHRUKH KHAN FOR PUNJAB

08:33 PM · Apr 09, 2023

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Ashish | DCftw@Ashish_gupta_17

Lalit Yadav has performed way better than Shahrukh khan, but he gets abused on consistent basis and srk gets hyped like anything and earns crores 😭

08:33 PM · Apr 09, 2023

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Varun Ramaswamy@varunramaswamy

@shahrukh_35 needs to work on his all round game. Right now just a leg side player who needs the ball in his arc . Off side shots are non- existent. A lot of players like him in IPL - @IamShivamDube @devdpd07 #SRHvPBKS #IPL2023

08:32 PM · Apr 09, 2023

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Gagan Chawla@toecrushrzzz

Shahrukh has fallen and fallen very badly!!

08:32 PM · Apr 09, 2023

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