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SRH vs PBKS: Punjab Kings team has not won on the home ground of Sunrisers Hyderabad since 2014. Punjab team could not change this record even in IPL 2026. Sunrisers Hyderabad team scored 235 runs in 20 overs, while Punjab Kings team could only add 202 runs. Punjab team has lost by 33 runs. Captain Shreyas Iyer, disappointed with the third consecutive defeat, has blamed three players of his team for the defeat. He has explained the reason behind this defeat.

Shreyas Iyer told these 3 players responsible for the defeat

Captain Shreyas Iyer believes that the dropping of catches by Cooper Connolly, Shashank Singh and Lockie Ferguson cost the team dearly. Holding these three players responsible for the defeat without naming them in the post-match presentation ceremony, Iyer said, ‘I think the target was a bit high because we dropped many catches in the beginning and we could have easily reduced their score by 30 to 40 runs. Because the wicket was becoming slow and the cutter balls were also not being hit properly. Therefore we were not that effective in fielding, bowling and batting. I think he played excellent cricket and taught us to win matches.

Speaking about the comeback, Shreyas Iyer said, ‘I think we had a great start in this tournament and all the players were in a very good mood and their morale was also very high. I think we should maintain this mentality. It is easy to get distracted by negative talk. But of course we have to go back and look at the things we didn’t do well in the last three matches and make sure we come back strongly.

Iyer told the reason for defeat

Praising Cooper Connolly, captain Shreyas Iyer said, ‘Connolly is fantastic. His mentality is excellent and his personality on the field is something all players can learn from. Apart from this, I think he is adept at scoring big runs in pressure situations. He has done this before and today was a perfect example of it.

Praising Yuzvendra Chahal, Captain Iyer explained the reason for the defeat. Regarding this he said, ‘He (Chahal) was fearless and his attitude against left-handed batsmen was excellent. I told them to be aggressive, especially when the new batsmen came to bat because they became aggressive from the very first ball and taking wickets was very important at that time. Unfortunately, we could not catch it. I think this was the biggest shock for us in today’s match. But there is definitely a need to think about it and make a strong comeback.

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