Sunrisers Hyderabad finally registered their first win in the 2023 edition of IPL on Sunday against Punjab Kings in Hyderabad on Sunday. Heroics from Rahul Tripathi and Mayank Markande helped SRH beat Punjab Kings by eight wickets at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad.
Post their win, SRH co-owner Kaviya Maran looked angry because of the camera's constant focus on her. She was irritated and even said, "Hatt yaar (Go away, man)”. The incident transpired in the 19th over of Punjab Kings' innings when skipper Shikhar Dhawan was in the middle on the score of 90. However, Kaviya Maran has been a camera favourite in the ongoing edition as she never shies away in showing her reactions when her team is doing well.
Talking about the first victory of SRH, everything panned out in a sleek manner for Hyderabad, be it batting or bowling. Wrist spinner Mayank Markande was asked to play in place of Adil Rashid and he repaid the selector’s faith by picking four wickets. Despite Shikhar Dhawan’s heroics with the bat, Punjab could not beat Hyderabad.
“Very happy to get an opportunity. My role is to take wickets in the middle overs. I bowled slowly and fortunately got the wickets. With the impact rule, you should always be prepared,” Markande said.
“The talks with Adil Rashid has helped me. During the red-ball season, I worked hard with Aavishkar Salvi. I rate this performance very high, happy to contribute,” he added.
In batting, Rahul Tripathi came up with 74 runs off just 48 balls and Aiden Markram also supported him well. As a result, they chased a total of 143 with 17 balls remaining.