Sunrisers Hyderabad registered a comfortable win over Punjab Kings by 8 wickets in the 14th match of the IPL 2023. Sunrisers Hyderabad won the toss and opted to bowl first. Punjab Kings got off to a poor start where they lost wickets at regular intervals. However, Shikhar Dhawan scored an unbeaten 99 and they managed to post 143 in 20 overs. Mayank Markande registered a spell of 4 for 15.

While chasing, Sunrisers Hyderabad openers couldn’t contribute much but Rahul Tripathi smashed an unbeaten 74 off 48 alongside Aiden Markram’s 37* and helped his side win as well.

Here is what the captains and the player of the match said after the game:

Shikhar Dhawan, Player of the Match said as quoted by Cricbuzz: I didn’t expect I will reach there (99*) at the end of the day. As a batting unit, we had a plan. The way we thought about the wicket, it was a bit different. It was initially seaming and swinging and it was a bit low as well but we should have moulded our game. I am grateful for the 99 and I am very happy. I was playing according to the situation and kept scoring boundaries when it was needed.

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Aiden Markram said as quoted by Cricbuzz: It was special. It was a bit rough for us at the start but we are happy to win today. I believe that our great fan base was a privilege tonight. To get a win in front of them was very pleasing. Identifying how we can get better was quite important. But it was still about believing in ourselves. (On Markande replacing Rashid) It’s not a nice move to make but I am super happy for Markande. He bowled really well tonight. He has a lot of heart about him. (On Rahul Tripathi) He is only a couple of balls away from something special and he showed his class tonight. It’s easy with Rahul at the other end. Great franchise to be a part of and it’s our first win of the season, it means a lot.

Mayank Markande said as quoted by Cricbuzz: Very happy to get an opportunity. My role is to take wickets in the middle overs. I bowled slowly and fortunately got the wickets. With the impact rule, you should always be prepared. The talks with Adil Rashid has helped me. During the red-ball season, I worked hard with Aavishkar Salvi. I rate this performance very high, happy to contribute.

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Shikhar Dhawan said as quoted by Cricbuzz: Was very happy with my knock. As a batting unit, we lost too many wickets and couldn’t put a big total and because of that we lost the game. 175-180 would have been a reasonable score. It was seaming and swinging, we couldn’t tackle that and fell short. I was pleased (with the bowling), there was not much to defend, lot of learning for us from this game. We’ll analyse where we can get better. I am enjoying the captaincy, have a great bunch of boys, just taking it day-by-day. Captaincy doesn’t affect me, I just back my plans. With so much experience, I know how to play with a calm mind.