Punjab Kings (PBKS) ended the IPL 2022 season on a majestic high as they dismantled Sunrisers Hyderabad in a one-sided victory at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai on Sunday.
The final league game of the season got underway with Sunrisers batting first. Abhishek Sharma led the way with a good phase in the powerplay while Priyam Garg and Rahul Tripathi were dismissed at the other end.
Aiden Markram fell after scoring a 17-ball 21 and Nicholas Pooran had a forgettable outing making five runs in ten balls. They were struggling at 99/5 at the end of the 16th over.
However, Washington Sundar and Romario Shepherd then gave a boost, putting up 58 runs in the final four overs to set a target of 158. In the response, Punjab got off to a good start courtesy of Jonny Bairstow.
Although he fell early after scoring 23, Shahrukh Khan and Shikhar Dhawan kept the momentum. Each batter coming after the fall of a wicket ensured the run rate kept moving up before Liam Livingstone applied the finishing touches.
He scored a 22-ball 49 with five maximums, including the 1000th six of the IPL 2022 season. The win comes as a consolation victory for PBKS after they were knocked out following the win of RCB on Thursday.
Here’s how Twitter reacted to SRH vs PBKS:
Clinical win for @PunjabKingsIPL Hope they come back stronger next year🤞#PBKSvSRH #IPL2022
— Harbhajan Turbanator (@harbhajan_singh) May 22, 2022
A shame, Punjab couldn’t make it to the Playoffs this year in spite of having Livingstone in such murderous mood @liaml4893 #PBKS #PBKSVsSRH
— Vikrant Gupta (@vikrantgupta73) May 22, 2022
…and we sign off in style ❤️#SaddaPunjab #IPL2022 #PunjabKings #SRHvPBKS #ਸਾਡਾਪੰਜਾਬ pic.twitter.com/yU41oxonzV
— Punjab Kings (@PunjabKingsIPL) May 22, 2022
A shame, Punjab couldn’t make it to the Playoffs this year in spite of having Livingstone in such murderous mood @liaml4893 #PBKS #PBKSVsSRH
— Vikrant Gupta (@vikrantgupta73) May 22, 2022
For me the biggest positive for SRH this year is the performances by Rahul Tripathi, Abhishek Sharma and not to forget Umran Malik. What’s your take? #SRHvsPBKS #IPL2022
— Amit Mishra (@MishiAmit) May 22, 2022
Better to buy ben stokes next season and experienced spinner, please release sundar,priyam garg,sheferd,Abbott !
— Nagendra Tumuganti (@iNagTweets) May 22, 2022
Liam Livingstone in IPL 2022:
14 matches
437 runs
36.41 average
182.08 strike rate
4 fifties
29 fours
34 sixes
6 wicketsA Livingstone show, the monster. pic.twitter.com/fKyj0bSXp3
— Johns. (@CricCrazyJohns) May 22, 2022
Punjab won the "dead rubber" against SRH , both team out of the semi finals of the IPL 2022 pic.twitter.com/m9GVrSmKq0
— CRICKETBITTS (@cricketbitts) May 22, 2022
Yet another crazy Knock from destructive Liam Livingstone. He scored Brilliant 49* runs from 22 balls including 2 fours and 5 Sixes against SRH. pic.twitter.com/OpbSXgVFSJ
— CricketMAN2 (@ImTanujSingh) May 22, 2022
After finishing IPL 2018, 2019, 2020, and 2021 with 6 wins, Punjab finally finished a season with 7 wins. This is their own playoffs.😭 #IPL
— Silly Point (@FarziCricketer) May 22, 2022
If only Odean Smith had defended 12 runs off 2 balls, you would have qualified 😂😂
— Rishan Mahajan 🇮🇳 (@ZIZOU_ZEAZON) May 22, 2022