That brings an end to our coverage for this game. Do switch tabs as the Rajasthan Royals will be taking on the Kolkata Knight Riders in the last league game of IPL 2024. For now, it's time for me, Akshay Bhide, to take your leave along with Deepak Prakash and Ninaad Dixit and scorers Manish Bishnoi and Raju Khariya. Tata. Bye Bye.
Highest totals successfully chased by Sunrisers Hyderabad: 215 vs RR in Jaipur, 2023 215 vs PBKS in Hyderabad, 2024 199 vs RR in Hyderabad, 2019 188 vs DC in Delhi, 2018 186 vs CSK in Ranchi, 2014
Most sixes in a single IPL season for SRH: 41* - Abhishek Sharma, 2024 33 - Heinrich Klaasen, 2024 31 - David Warner, 2016 31 - Travis Head, 2024
Teams with the highest sixes in a T20 competition: 160 - SRH (IPL 2024) 157 - RCB (IPL 2024) 145 - CSK (IPL 2018) 144 - Surrey (T20 Blast 2023) 143 - KKR (IPL 2019)
Abhishek Sharma (Player of the Match): "Its just matter of time for any batsman that they realize its their time. I thought my days are going good so I should utilize it for my team. From the 1st ball my intent was to go after the bowler because the target was a lot and I wanted to contribute for my team.
I've told this before, the hard work I've put before this season has helped me now. In SMAT I was clear that I will target the bowler and dominate. I want to continue it as its all going good.
Brian Lara was our coach as well. I have worked a lot under him last year and am in touch with him now as well.
I'm just waiting for the balls that I want the bowler to bowl at me. They are bowling loose as well, going a bit defensive. I just make sure they are under pressure.
When inside I was talking to Nitish about Harshal paji. The more I was waiting for him, it was getting a bit easier for me because I've seen him taking a lot of wickets in the middle overs. I was very much ready for that and I wanted to wait for it and play along the ground. The 2nd one I was going for a single, it actually middled and went for the boundary."
PLAYER OF THE MATCH: ABHISHEK SHARMA
Most wickets for Punjab Kings in a single edition of IPL: 24 - Andrew Tye (2018) 24 - Harshal Patel (2024) 23 - Kagiso Rabada (2022) 20 - Mohammed Shami (2020)
Teams with most 200-plus scores in a single IPL season: 6 - MI in 2023 6 - KKR in 2024
6 - RCB & SRH in 2024
Teams with the most defeats while defending 200-plus totals in the IPL: