SRH vs PBKS: “The Execution on The Field was Better”- Aiden Markram on Sunrisers Hyderabad’s First Victory in IPL 2023

SRH vs PBKS: Sunrisers Hyderabad defeated Punjab Kings in the IPL 2023 game on April 9 which was also their first victory of the season. SRH Skipper Aiden Markram reckons that their execution on the field was better in the SRH vs PBKS game which allowed them to clinch their first win in IPL 2023.

Sunrisers Hyderabad lost their opening game against the Rajasthan Royals and then Lucknow Super Giants defeated them on April 7. After SRH lost two consecutive games with huge margins, question marks were raised on their strategy but they came back pretty strong in the SRH vs PBKS game.

“It’s tough to say what changed, but the execution on the field was better tonight. We had plans in earlier games too but couldn’t execute them properly. Today, I thought we were on point, especially the bowling performance,” Aiden Markram said in the post-match press conference.

SRH vs PBKS: “We put Punjab Kings’ batters under pressure”, Says Aiden Markram

“We took wickets with the new ball, took wickets in the powerplay, and put them under pressure. Then a great spell of spin bowling by Mayank. Then it was Rahul being Rahul. He played an incredible knock today,” the SRH skipper pointed after the SRH vs PBKS game.

It’s worth noting that Sunrisers Hyderabad’s bowlers dominated the Punjab Kings’ batters throughout the innings. Apart from Skipper Shikhar Dhawan, who scored an unbeaten 99, no PBKS batter could settle down on the pitch against the penetrating bowling lineup of Sunrisers Hyderabad.

Senior pacer Bhuvneshwar Kumar gave his side a perfect start by getting rid of opening batter Prabhsimran Singh on the first delivery of the SRH vs PBKS game. Marco Jansen then dismissed Matthew Short and Jitesh Sharma in his consecutive overs.

After the power play-overs, young leg spinner Mayank Markande grabbed 4 wickets playing in his first game of IPL 2023. Pace sensation Umran Malik too dismissed a couple of batters troubling them with express pace.

The SRH bowling lineup took wickets in tandem and the difference was clearly visible compared to the first two games they had played against RR and LSG. The better execution on the field helped them defeat Punjab Kings by 8 wickets in just 17.1 overs.