Overview
- Cooper Connolly struck an unbeaten 107 off 59 balls for Punjab Kings in a chase of 236, yet the side closed on 202/7 and lost by 33 runs to Sunrisers Hyderabad.
- Pat Cummins earned player of the match for Hyderabad with 2-34 and two catches, and the victory lifted SRH to first place with 14 points from 11 games.
- At 22 years and 257 days, Connolly set the record as the youngest overseas player to score an IPL century, surpassing Quinton de Kock’s mark set at age 23.
- The knock continues Connolly’s breakout season, taking him to 377 runs at about a 54 average with a strike rate near 171 for Punjab.
- Punjab slid to a third straight defeat as captain Shreyas Iyer lauded Connolly’s mindset and calm under pressure after the match.