Iyer leads Punjab’s chase of 220 to down Hyderabad

AFP | Chandigarh

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Shreyas Iyer led from the front with an unbeaten 69 to steer Punjab Kings to a six-wicket win over Sunrisers Hyderabad in a high-scoring IPL contest on Saturday.

Openers Priyansh Arya, who hit 57 from 20 balls, and Prabhsimran Singh (51) set up Punjab’s chase of 220 in a stand of 99 before Iyer played anchor and then bossed the opposition bowling in Chandigarh.

It was Punjab’s 10th chase of over 200 in the T20 tournament.

Punjab registered their third win in four matches to stay unbeaten in this edition of the 10-team tournament. They shared one point with Kolkata Knight Riders in one rained-off match.

Left-handed Arya came out roaring as he hit a string of fours and sixes to dominate the first six overs of powerplay with good support from Prabhsimran.

But the two departed in quick succession to leftarm wrist spinner Shivang Kumar who also dismissed Cooper Connolly for 11 to finish with 3-33.