Klaasen combined well with Ishan Kishan in an important 88 run partnership, with Kishan adding 55, as Hyderabad posted a big total of 235 for 4 at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium.
The innings was built on a fast start. Abhishek Sharma and Travis Head went after the bowling early, adding 54 runs off just 21 balls. Abhishek smashed 35 off 13, while Head made 38, giving Hyderabad real momentum up front.
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From there, Klaasen and Kishan kept things ticking over at a high tempo, making sure Punjab never got any real control back in the innings.
Punjab Kings put up a fight in the chase, but still fell short at 202 for 7 despite a brilliant unbeaten 107 from Australiaโs Cooper Connolly. It was his first IPL hundred in his debut season, but it came in a losing cause.
That special feeling ft. Cooper Connolly ๐ฅณ
An emphatic way to reach his maiden #TATAIPL hundred ๐ฏ
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Hyderabad now go top of the table on 14 points from 11 matches, overtaking Punjab. Punjab slip to second after a third straight defeat, although they still have a game in hand.
Punjab will also look back on a few missed opportunities in the field. Connolly was dropped on 9 by Ishan Kishan, Kishan was put down on 18 by Lockie Ferguson, and Shashank Singh dropped Klaasen on 9. Prabhsimran Singh also missed a stumping chance off Yuzvendra Chahal.
Whatโs happening out there? ๐ฒ
๐ฅ Cooper Connolly, Shashank Singh and Lockie Ferguson drop crucial chances ๐ซฃ
How costly will these be? ๐
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Those chances proved costly, with Klaasen and Kishan both going past fifty. Klaasen finished the innings strongly before falling on the final ball.
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๐ฅ Some delightful shots in the final over from Heinrich Klaasen to finish 69 (43) ๐๐
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Punjabโs chase never really got going. Pat Cummins struck early, removing Priyansh Arya for 1 in the first over, and Nitish Kumar Reddy followed up soon after to dismiss Prabhsimran.
Wickets kept falling at regular intervals, with Marcus Stoinis (28) and Suryansh Shedge (25) unable to build any real pressure on Hyderabad.
Connolly tried to keep things alive, adding 68 with Marco Jansen (19), but the target was always a step too far as Sunrisers closed out a comfortable win.
A win that takes the team to the ๐๐ผ๐ฝ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ฎ๐ฏ๐น๐ฒ ๐งก
A comfortable 33-run victory at home that takes @Sunrisers to not just 2๏ธโฃ more points but the first spot on the points table ๐๐ฅ
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