IPL 2022 Highlights SRH vs PBKS: Livingstone shines as Punjab Kings cruise to 5-wicket win over Sunrisers Hyderabad

WHAT A CATCH, LIAM LIVINGSTONE! Abhishek Sharma departs on 43! Abhishek looks to clear the long-on boundary but Livingstone makes a humongous leap to pick a stunning catch. Harpreet Brar picks his second wicket.

A six against Livingstone over midwicket steers Abhishek Sharma into 40s.

SRH 71/2 in 10 overs

Aiden Markram is the new man in.

SRH 62/2 in 9 overs

Rahul Tripathi is dismissed on 20 off 18 balls. Harpreet Brar with his first wicket! Rahul Tripathi walks back extremely frustrated with himself as he hands an easy catch to Shikhar Dhawan. It was a freebie down the leg side but Tripathi couldn't clear Dhawan at short fine-leg.

7 runs from Livingstone's over, including five singles and a double.

SRH 59/1 in 8 overs

Livingstone back for his second over of the innings.

It has been a good start for Punjab Kings but the duo of Abhishek Sharma and Rahul Tripathi are now forging a dangerous-looking partnership. While Tripathi has largely been patient (15 off 12 balls), Abhishek is on the offensive (32 off 23 balls).

And Abhishek Sharma goes on the aggressive. He picks up the length and gets under the ball to loft this beautifully over the deep midwicket.

SRH 50/1 in 6.2 overs

Rahul Tripathi clears the fine leg boundary to slam the first six of the innings, while Abhishek Sharma ends Nathan Ellis' over with another four.

SRH 43/1 in 6 overs

Couldn't have been a better start for Nathan Ellis. Full from Ellis and Tripathi hits it straight towards the bowler. The bat speed, however, is too much for Ellis to react in time.

SRH 32/1 in 5.1 overs

The PBKS bowlers are keeping it tight in the middle so far.

SRH 26/1 in 4.3 overs

Abhishek Sharma continues to attack after the dismissal of Priyam. Short from Arshdeep but down the leg side, and Abhishek Sharma gets on top of the delivery to pull it past the fine leg boundary.

Rahul Tripathi joins Abhishek Sharma in the middle, following the early wicket of Priyam.

99th wicket for Kagiso Rabada in IPL! He dismisses Priyam Garg on 4.

And Abhishek Sharma welcomes him with a four! Brilliant flick from Abhishek through midwicket.

Tight lines from Arshdeep as he concedes only four runs off his first over.

SRH 9/0 in 2 overs

Arshdeep, who received his maiden India call-up earlier today (for T20I series against South Africa), bowls the second over.

Abhishek Sharma slams the first boundary for the Sunrisers as he drives brilliantly through sweeper cover.

SRH 5/0 in 1 over

SRH off the mark straighaway, as Priyam Garg finds a single through leg side.

Priyam Garg and Abhishek Sharma open for the Sunrisers Hyderabad. Liam Livingstone to begin the proceedings for Punjab Kings.

We are set for the action to begin! Mayank Agarwal addresses the team for a last-minute team talk.

This match will have no affect on the playoffs race, which already ended yesterday with Royal Challengers Bangalore sealing the fourth and final berth.

“The key is not thinking about it (100-wicket milestone) too much. If I get it (2 wickets) today, it would be a great achievement,” Rabada says on the milestone.

"Working with certain individiuals, specially with a guy like Anil (Kumble) you can learn the game from a new perspective. He is a legend of the game, so you can always take something from him who has such stature in cricket."

“We don't want to make changes to the structure of the team, just giving chances to everyone. Every game is important and we're looking forward to the two points. We are bowling first, so we'll know what target we'll be chasing tonight.”