Right then! That is all we have from Saturday's action but we have two more games coming up on Sunday, 26th September 2021! The first one will be played between Chennai and Kolkata at 2 pm Local (10 am GMT) and the second clash will be between Bangalore and Mumbai at 6 pm Local (2 pm GMT). Do join us for that. Till then, take care and goodbye!

Jason Holder is awarded as the Player of the Match. He says that it is disappointing that they could not get over the line. Adds that he was well supported in the field and credits Jagadeesha Suchith for that outstanding catch. Tells that he wanted to give himself a chance today and he struck the ball well right from the start. Says that they still have five games to go and they will be playing for pride and also their loyal fans.

KL Rahul, the skipper of Punjab, says that he is used to these nail-biting games now. Credits Jason Holder by saying that he played a brilliant knock and he also bowled well. Feels that it was not an easy pitch to bat on and he was feeling it hard to clear the ropes. Says that Shami bowled really well at the start and set the game up for their spinners. Adds that it is important to understand the pitch and plan the innings accordingly. Also credits Harpreet Brar by saying that he is a very good cricketer who is brilliant in the field and so is Arshdeep Singh.

Ravi Bishnoi is in for a quick chat! He says that this win was a good one and they are happy. Says that KL Rahul told them that last year too, they were in a similar situation as today and they won that game, so they could do it again. On his bowling, Bishnoi says that he wanted to bowl wicket-to-wicket and bowl in good areas. States that if they wanted to qualify to the next stage, they needed to win this game and they had this in mind. 

Kane Williamson, the Hyderabad skipper, says that the bowlers did well and the fielding was very good too and they needed partnerships if they wanted to chase this down. Praises Holder as he kept the game alive and performed well, with both bat and ball. Says that they wanted to build a platform but it was challenging on this deck. Adds that the challenge is to pick themselves up and go to their next game with a fresh approach. 

Hyderabad had a tough day with the bat yet again. Warner, Williamson and Pandey fell early and they were in big trouble. Saha held one end together but he did not find much support till Holder came to bat. When Holder and Saha were batting, it looked like the momentum was shifting but Saha got run out at a crucial juncture. Holder used his big levers and hit a few big ones but the runs required in the last few overs were too many for him to get alone. Had there been a better show by the top order, then Hyderabad could have won this game with ease.

A really good show by Punjab. They did not have the biggest total on the board but their bowlers did not give up. Shami took two wickets upfront and put them on top. Then came the strangle by the spinners. Bishnoi took 3 wickets for only 24 runs while Brar also kept things tight. Arshdeep Singh took only 1 wicket but gave only 22 runs and bowled a brilliant penultimate over. Ellis was good too as he finished things in the final over to get Punjab over the line in a thriller.

What a cracking game that was! It could have gone either way but Punjab have held their nerves to win this one. Hyderabad were never in a comfortable position but Holder gave them hope in the death overs. But the big man could not get them through and Punjab have won this!

A very straight long off in place for the final ball.

Right then. 17 needed from the last over and Bhuvneshwar Kumar is on strike. Nathan Ellis to steam in.

Bhuvneshwar Kumar is the new man in!