HYDERABAD: Desperate for a win, Sunrisers Hyderabad rang in three changes to their playing XI against Punjab Kings and the move paid rich dividends as the hosts resurrected their campaign with a comprehensive eight-wicket victory at the RGIC Stadium, here on Sunday night.
Sunrisers replaced Anmolpreet Singh, Adil Rashid and Abdul Samad with Heinrich Klaasen, left-arm seamer Marco Jansen and leggie Mayank Markande and it turned out to be a productive move as Punjab were restricted to a modest 143 for nine. Lanky Jansen (2/16), Markande (4/15) and Umran Malik (2/32) had Punjab on the mat for nearly 15 overs of the innings before Punjab skipper Shikhar Dhawan hogged the limelight with a brilliant unbeaten 99.
