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Yesterday's both matches were worth watching. Although, Punjab vs Hyderabad wasn't nail-biting as prior, Shikhar Dhawan's one man army was worth it. SRH had done poor in first two matches, yesterday's win must have provided them much needed confidence.
Hope to see Delhi making comeback as well.

I would call Sunrisers Hyderabad to did upset to the Punjab Kings. The Punjab Kings batted first and made only 143 runs. These runs could have been a lot less if Shikhar Dhawan did not play the 99 runs not out innings. Think for a moment that he alone scores 99 runs and the rest of the Punjab Kings team scored only 44 runs.
Sunrisers Hyderabad did not let Punjab Kings batsmen to settle down and took wickets at constant intervals. Also, Hyderabad chased this small target by losing only 2 wickets hence making sure they win their first game in this IPL.

How would it have been if Shikhar Dhawan could not make such a significant performance in the squad? The performance of other players in the squad looks like they may be laughing. Although it is a part of the game, it can never be expected to be good with a 1 digit run. The match has been completely one-sided. But I also believe that the match won't be good for every day. However, Sunrisers Hyderabad won the match for just losing 2 wickets by displaying as usual game at the target of 143 runs.

It was a very boring match. Punjab's batsmen looked completely aimless in this match. No other batsman can play better than Shikhar Dhawan. After winning the first two matches, this performance was not expected from Punjab's batsmen. The performance of the batsmen as well as the bowlers was poor. However, it was not possible to win on this pitch with such a low target. Still, if Punjab's bowlers put in a good performance, we might have had a chance to enjoy a competitive match. We have seen a completely one-sided match. It was just a waste of time.