Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Punjab Kings Standings: Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) climbed to the top of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026 points table after registering a commanding 33-run victory over Punjab Kings (PBKS) in Match 49 at the Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium in Hyderabad on Wednesday, May 6, 2026.
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The win took SRH to 14 points from 11 matches, with seven victories and four defeats. Pat Cummins-led SRH also improved their net run rate to 0.737 after posting 235/4 and restricting PBKS to 202/7.
Punjab Kings, who entered the contest at the top of the standings, slipped to second place with 13 points from 10 matches. PBKS have won six matches, lost three, and one game ended without a result.
SRH’s batting unit once again starred in the victory as Heinrich Klaasen smashed 69 off 43 balls, while Ishan Kishan scored 55 and Abhishek Sharma provided a blistering start with 35 off 13 deliveries.
Despite a valiant unbeaten century from Cooper Connolly, PBKS failed to chase down the massive target.
Updated IPL 2026 Points Table After SRH vs PBKS Match 49
| Position | Team | Matches | Wins | Losses | Points | NRR |
|---|
| 1 | SRH | 11 | 7 | 4 | 14 | +0.737 |
| 2 | PBKS | 10 | 6 | 3 | 13 | +0.571 |
| 3 | RCB | 9 | 6 | 3 | 12 | +1.420 |
| 4 | RR | 10 | 6 | 4 | 12 | +0.510 |
| 5 | GT | 10 | 6 | 4 | 12 | -0.147 |
| 6 | CSK | 10 | 5 | 5 | 10 | +0.151 |
| 7 | DC | 10 | 4 | 6 | 8 | -0.949 |
| 8 | KKR | 9 | 3 | 5 | 7 | -0.539 |
| 9 | MI | 10 | 3 | 7 | 6 | -0.649 |
| 10 | LSG | 9 | 2 | 7 | 4 | -1.076 |
