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Whose match is today 6th May IPL 2026: In the 49th match of IPL 2026, today is the match of Punjab Kings vs Sunrisers Hyderabad on Wednesday 6th May. This match to be held at Rajiv Gandhi Cricket Stadium in Hyderabad is expected to be very exciting. Before the match, while Punjab Kings are on top of the points table with 13 points, Sunrisers Hyderabad is at third place with 12 points. Last month, Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) lost their second match against Punjab Kings (PBKS). This was their third defeat in four matches. But after this defeat, the team made a tremendous comeback and made a big change in its game.

Winning streak came due to bowling change

SRH changed their bowling and after this won five consecutive matches. Young fast bowlers Praful Hinge and Saqib Hussain got a chance. He was included in place of experienced bowlers Jaydev Unadkat and Harshal Patel, while Hinge could not show much consistency after his debut, while Shakib performed brilliantly, taking 9 wickets at an average of 22.55.

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Malinga and Travis Head's form increased their strength

Some other players also returned to form for SRH. Ishan Malinga has found his rhythm. At the same time, Travis Head started scoring runs again. Due to all these reasons the team's performance continued to improve.

Who stopped SRH's winning streak?

Just when everything was going in SRH's favor, Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) broke their 5-match winning streak. KKR put a break on their excellent form by defeating SRH on their home ground.

PBKS status: Strong team despite two consecutive defeats

Punjab Kings (PBKS) were unbeaten for 7 matches, but have now lost two consecutive matches. One of these defeats was against Rajasthan Royals, where PBKS lost the match despite scoring 222 runs. The biggest problem for PBKS has been their bowling. The team has taken the second least number of wickets this season. The average of the bowlers is more than 41. However, despite these shortcomings, there have been some positive signs for the team.

Stoinis and Shedge showed batting power

Marcus Stoinis performed brilliantly. He scored 62* in 22 balls against RR. At the same time, he scored 40 runs in 31 balls against Gujarat Titans. Suryansh Shedge also made a comeback and scored 57 runs in 29 balls. In the match against GT, PBKS's 5 wickets had fallen for 47 runs, but Stoinis and Shedge took the team by storm with a partnership of 79 runs.

Points table and playoff race

Despite two consecutive defeats, PBKS still remains on top. The team still has 5 matches left in the group stage. They would like to stop the losing streak here. If PBKS loses the next match, SRH can reach the top. However, PBKS will have one match to spare.

Sunrisers Hyderabad Probable Playing XII

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Abhishek Sharma

Ishan Kishan (wicketkeeper)

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Nitish Kumar Reddy

Aniket Verma

Salil Arora

Pat Cummins (captain)

Harshal Patel

Ishaan Malinga

Shivang Kumar

Saqib Hussain

Punjab Kings Probable Playing XII

Prabhsimran Singh (wicketkeeper)

Priyansh Arya

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Shreyas Iyer (Captain)

Suryansh Shedge

Shashank Singh/Nehal Wadhera

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Xavier Bartlett

Arshdeep Singh

Yuzvendra Chahal

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