SRH 226/4 beat PBKS 193/7 | IPL 2026 Scorecard

• 📅 6 May 2026 · 3:30 PM IST
• 📍 Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad, Hyderabad
• 🏆 IPL 2026
• ✅ Playing XI confirmed (22 players)

The Maharaja Yadavindra Singh Stadium in Mullanpur (New Chandigarh) is PBKS's home fortress and a batting-friendly venue. The surface plays true with good pace and bounce — batters who play straight and hit hard thrive here. Early afternoon swing is available with the new ball, giving pacers a window in the powerplay. First-innings scores of 175–195 are typical on this ground. The day match format (3:30 PM start) eliminates dew as a factor, meaning both innings play on equal terms. A large, vocal home crowd backs PBKS at Mullanpur and the fast outfield rewards proper hitting.

PBKS are one of the form sides of IPL 2026 — 5 points from 3 matches. They beat GT by 2 runs in a thriller at Mullanpur (M4 — Cooper Connolly 72* off 44 balls, Prasidh Krishna 4/28 for GT in a losing cause) and then stunned CSK at Chepauk by chasing 209/5 in 18.4 overs (M7 — Priyansh Arya MOTM, Shreyas Iyer 50 off 29). Their M12 vs KKR was washed out. Key threats: Iyer in blistering form, Priyansh Arya undroppable and Arshdeep Singh within touching distance of 100 IPL wickets. ⚠️ NOTE: Cooper Connolly has a back issue and is NOT bowling until May — pick him for batting only.

SRH have had a difficult start — 2 points from 3 matches. Their only win was a dominant 65-run demolition of KKR in M6 (SRH 226/8, KKR 161) but they lost to RCB in M1 and were restricted to just 156/9 by LSG in M9 (LSG chased comfortably with 5 wickets). ⚠️ MAJOR ALERT: Pat Cummins (c) is ABSENT — lumbar back stress injury, expected return approximately April 17. Ishan Kishan captains in his place. ⚠️ OUT: Nathan Ellis (hamstring, season-ending). SRH's bowling is dangerously shallow without Cummins and Ellis.

• Shreyas Iyer(PBKS)

  The PBKS captain has been in outstanding form in IPL 2026 — anchoring the Chepauk chase with 50 off 29 balls in M7. Since IPL 2024, Iyer has played his best T20 cricket — 1,368 runs at average 45.60 with a strike rate above 160. At Mullanpur, the home crowd drives his performances and his dominant off-side hitting on a fast outfield is perfectly suited to this ground. The 2× captain multiplier on a 60-70 run Iyer innings is the standout fantasy play.

• Travis Head(SRH)

  Head is SRH's most explosive batting weapon and one of the best powerplay destroyers in T20 cricket. His 64 runs in 3 matches at SR 168.42 doesn't fully reflect his ceiling — he can score 60+ off 25-30 balls when set. At Mullanpur's fast, true-bouncing surface his horizontal bat shots and aggressive mindset make him the biggest individual threat for SRH. When Head fires in the powerplay, SRH are an entirely different batting unit.

• Arshdeep Singh(PBKS)

  India's premier white-ball left-arm quick is within touching distance of 100 IPL wickets — a landmark that adds enormous motivation. Arshdeep's ability to swing the new ball in the afternoon powerplay at Mullanpur, combined with his death-bowling mastery with variations and yorkers, makes him PBKS's most complete bowling weapon. Against SRH's explosive opening pair of Head and Abhishek Sharma, Arshdeep's early wicket-taking is the key bowling matchup of this game.

• Ishan Kishan(SRH)

  Kishan has been a revelation as SRH's stand-in captain — bringing T20 WC 2026 form (317 runs in 9 matches at SR 193.29) into an IPL leadership role. His ability to play in the middle order and keep wicket gives him multi-phase fantasy value, while his WK bonus is a consistent point-earner. As SRH's acting captain and the player who sets the tone for their batting, Kishan is their most versatile and valuable fantasy pick.

• Yuzvendra Chahal(PBKS)

  Chahal's leg-spin continues to be one of the most effective bowling weapons in the IPL. On Mullanpur's surface — which aids turn in the middle overs of the afternoon game — his ability to pick up wickets against SRH's power-heavy batting lineup (Head, Abhishek, Klaasen) in the 8th-15th overs is PBKS's best bowling matchup. A 3-wicket Chahal haul would be the architect of a PBKS win.

• Heinrich Klaasen(SRH)

  Klaasen is SRH's most destructive finisher — one of the most feared death-overs batters in T20 cricket globally. His brutal right-handed hitting from No. 4-5 and ability to score 40-50 off 20-25 balls can turn a 170-run target into a comfortable chase or push SRH past 200 when batting first. On Mullanpur's batting-friendly surface with its true bounce and fast outfield, Klaasen's ceiling is enormous.