21-year-old Bishnoi (3/24) went through the SRH middle order after the veteran India pacer Mohammed Shami Shook up the run chase early on by dismissing both David Warner (2) and the captain Kane Williamson (1) Cheaply in the first and third overs respectively.
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Chasing 126 for victory on a slow track at Sharjah Cricket Stadium, SRH posted 120 for 7 in 20 overs to end their hopes of a place in the play-offs.
Punjab, however, kept their hopes alive and finished fifth with eight points from 10 matches.
West Indies’ Jason Holder raised hopes of a dramatic victory for SRH with a knock of 47 runs in just 29 balls with the help of five sixes, but in the end, SRH fell short by five runs.
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SRH needed 21 runs in the last two overs and Arshdeep Singh conceded just four runs in the last over. 17 runs needed in the last over bowled by Nathan AlisoHolder hit a six off the second ball but SRH needed a six to tie the score and take the match to the Super Over.
But Holder, who took three wickets for 19 runs in the innings of Punjab Kings, could score only one run on the last ball.
SRH were 20 for 2 after the power play and Bishnoi has since taken center stage as he removed the next three batsmen to chase down SRH’s run.
He first dismissed Manish Pandey (13) in the eighth over before dismissing Kedar Jadhav (12) and Abdul Samad (1).
For 3 for 43 at the halfway mark, SRH were 60 for 5 in the 13th over.
SRH had some hope with Jason Holder at the crease as West Indies smashed two sixes to take 16 runs from the 16th over bowled by Nathan Ellis.
SRH needed 35 runs in the last four overs and wriddhiman shahi (31) was set at the other end but was run out in a terrible mix in the 17th over.
Earlier, Holder’s impressive spell of three for 19 restricted Punjab Kings to 125 for 7 after SRH were sent in to bat.
Punjab Kings’ batsmen struggled to go on a slow wicket and failed to stitch up any major partnership, the highest being 30-run partnership between Chris Gayle and Aiden Markram, who took 27 off 32 balls for the third wicket. Make it
Skipper KL Rahul had scored 49 runs in the previous match but was dismissed early this time as he was dismissed for 21 in the fifth over off Holder’s first ball.
The other opener, Mayank Agarwal (5), who scored 67 against Rajasthan Royals on Tuesday, was dismissed four balls later as he dismissed Kane Williamson at mid-off.
After the power play, Punjab Kings were 29 for 2 and three wickets could have fallen in the next over but David Warner dismissed Markram off Khaleel Ahmed.
Mohali’s team had scored 55 runs for 2 wickets at the halfway mark.
Chris Gayle shrugged off his trademark big hit shot but was dismissed for 14 off 17 balls by Rashid Khan.
Nicholas Pooran (8) followed his senior West Indies colleague into the dressing room in the next over, while Markram’s promising innings ended in the 15th over, while looking for big shots to accelerate the innings.
Deepak Hooda (13) made a few quick strikes before the ball was pulled out of thin air in an excellent fielding effort by substitute fielder J Suchit to dismiss the batsman.
Punjab Kings ended their innings at 125 for seven in the final over bowled by Bhuvneshwar Kumar.
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