Sunrisers leave Kings in dark

Sunrisers Hyderabad's Karan Sharma (L) and Ishant Sharma jolted the Kings XI Punjab top order during their Indian Premier League match in Hyderabad yesterday. PHOTO: CRICINFO

Some spectacular batting from Thisara Perera late in the innings propelled the Sunrisers Hyderabad to a 5 wicket win with 7 balls to spare over Kings XI Punjab in their IPL clash last night.
In a tightly-fought game upto the 18th over, Perera hit three sixes off Azhar Mahmood to get Sunrisers to 127, and past the Kings XI total of 123 from 20 overs.
Previously, some disciplined bowling from the Sunrisers had restricted Kings XI to a very chase able target.

SCORES IN BRIEF
KINGS XI: 123-9 in 20 overs (Gilchrist 26; Sharma 2-19), lost to
SUNRISERS HYDERABAD: 127-5 in 18.5 overs (Vihari 46; Gony 2-24)
Man-of-the-match: Hanuma Vihari