Published on 12:00 AM, April 18, 2017

Kumar steals Vohra's glory

Sunrisers Hyderabad captain with his two bowling spearheads.File Photo: AFP

Sunrisers Hyderabad defeated Kings XI Punjab by five runs in an Indian Premier League (IPL) match at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium yesterday.

Sent into bat, Hyderabad scored 159 for six.

In reply, Punjab's Manan Vohra's struck 95 off 50 balls, but his side were eventually bowled out for 154 in 19.4 overs as Bhuvneshwar Kumar (5/19) trapped Vohra in the penultimate over of the match.

SCORES IN BRIEF

HYDERABAD: 159 for 6 (Warner 70 not out, Ojha 34; Sharma 2-25)

PUNJAB: 154 all out in 19.4 overs (Vohra 95, Morgan 13; Kumar 5-19)

Result: Hyderabad won by 5 runs.

Player-of-the-match: Bhuvneshwar Kumar