Punjab 119-all out (19.2 ovs) vs Sunrisers 132-6 |  Scorecard

A superb performance from their bowlers saw Sunrisers Hyderabad fight back after a disappointing batting effort to clinch a 13-run victory against Kings XI Punjab.

Chasing 133 for victory, Punjab were well placed at 55 for no loss in the eighth over but the dismissal of KL Rahul to Rashid Khan proved to be the turning point.

Chris Gayle perished in the next over, to Basil Thampi, before Punjab suffered an unbelievable batting collapse, losing wickets at regular intervals.

Punjab lost their last eight wickets for 42 runs with Sunrisers completing another brilliant victory courtesy of their bowlers.

Rashid picked up three for 19, while Sandeep, Thampi, and Shakib claimed two wickets each.

Earlier, Manish Pandey's 54 helped Sunrisers post 132 despite struggling to get going with the bat.

Punjab 119-all out (19.2 ovs) vs Sunrisers 132-6 |  Scorecard

Thampi to bowl the final over with 15 needed for victory.

The first ball is quick and right up to the batsman Mujeeb, who makes room and is beaten by the extra pace and picks up a leg bye.

Rajpoot walks across a long way to the next ball but misses and is bowled for eight.

Punjab 118-9 (19 ovs) vs Sunrisers 132-6 |  Scorecard

Punjab need 23 from two overs for victory with just one wicket in hand.

A bye from the first ball as Rajpoot tries the big shot against Kaul but is beaten but they sneak in a bye.

Three singles before Rajpoot gets a thick inside edge for a four past short fine leg and tries another slog off the last ball but misses and the ball passes narrowly close to the off-stump.

Punjab 110-9 (18 ovs) vs Sunrisers 132-6 |  Scorecard

Rashid comes back into the attack, he has one over in hand. Ashwin also chances his arm and skies it high on the off-side as Williamson completes an easy catch.

Ashwin walks back for four as Punjab stand just one wicket away from defeat.

Rajpoot has a mighty swing but fails to connect before he mishits the next on the leg side for one.

Mujeeb ur Rahman reverse sweeps compatriot Rashid for back to back boundaries over the off-side to raise some hopes for Punjab.

Rashid finishes with wonderful figures of three for 19 in four overs.

Punjab 100-8 (17 ovs) vs Sunrisers 132-6 |  Scorecard

Kaul to bowl the 17th over with Sunrisers firmly in control. Sran picks up a single for one and Ashwin steers the next past point for one.

Sran has a wild swipe but gets a thick outside edge which Saha does well to stop with a dive to his left.

Sran is halfway down the pitch before he is sent back but Saha runs him out with a direct hit as Punjab continue to stumble.

Ankit Rajpoot will also emulate his team mates as he swings Kaul on the leg side but Nabi puts down a simple catch at long-on.

Punjab 97-7 (16 ovs) vs Sunrisers 132-6 |  Scorecard

The wickets keep tumbling for Punjab. This time Tiwary is foxed by the slower ball as he ends up chipping the flick straight into the hands of Williamson at midwicket to perish for one.

Punjab's batsmen not learning from their mistakes. Andrew Tye lofts the first ball he faces, from Sandeep, back over his head but can't get enough power. However, Shakib at long-on fails to judge the catch cleanly and ends up dropping it and also gives away a four.

Tye is given out leg before wicket as he is foxed by the knuckle ball, playing all over it but misses it completely.

He immediately takes the DRS after a chat with captain Ashwin but the ball is clipping the outside half of leg stump and the decision stays with the umpire's call.

Punjab are 97 for seven in 16 overs, needing another 36 runs from four overs for victory.

Punjab 91-5 (15 ovs) vs Sunrisers 132-6 |  Scorecard

Finch decides to counter-attack as he slams Shakib for a six over long-on. But Shakib gets revenge off the very next delivery as Finch attempts a similar shot and fails to get the distance to be caught at long-on for eight.

Punjab have slipped from 55 for no loss in the eighth over to 88 for five in the 15th over, losing five wickets for 33 runs in the space of 39 balls.

Captain Ravichandran Ashwin will be unhappy with how his middle order have gone about the task.

He picks a single to get off the mark and Tiwary drives the next to long-off for one and Ashwin keeps strike with one from the last ball.

Punjab are 91 for five in 15 overs, needing 42 from the last five overs for victory.

Punjab 82-4 (14 ovs) vs Sunrisers 132-6 |  Scorecard

Finch shuffles across and attempts the sweep but fails to make proper connection as the leg before appeal is turned down.

But Rashid strikes off the next ball as Karun is beaten by the googly and trapped in front of the stumps.

Karun walks back for 13 as Punjab slip to 82 for four, in the 14th over.

Manoj Tiwary is hit on the pads first ball as the appeal for leg before wicket is turned down and Rashid immediately appeals for the DRS, but captain Williamson has to take the final call and he decides against the review.

Tiwary goes for the sweep off the last ball but is beaten again as the ball goes off the shoulder to the slip fielder.

Punjab are 82 for four in 14 overs, needing 51 from six overs for victory.

Punjab 80-3 (13 ovs) vs Sunrisers 132-6 |  Scorecard

Punjab are wary against Rashid, not wanting to take risks against him as both Karun and Agarwal look to pick him for ones and twos.

Rashid gives away just four in his second over as Sunrisers look to build the pressure by drying up the boundaries.

They would look to repeat their heroics with the ball against Mumbai Indians when they clinched an unlikely win against the odds.

With the asking rate at seven, Agarwal throws his wicket with a rash shot. He comes down the track to Shakib and hits it straight down into the hands of long-on to perish 12.

Poor batting from Agarwal as his dismissal puts some pressure on Punjab, while giving Sunrisers some boost.

Karun plays another loose shot, sweeping Shakib for a single on the leg side, he was not in control of that shot.

The struggling Aaron Finch gets off the mark with a confident single to long-on and Karun gets one off the last ball.

Punjab 73-2 (11 ovs) vs Sunrisers 132-6 |  Scorecard

Left-arm spinner Shakib Al Hasan comes into the attack. Karun drives the first ball through the covers for two runs and then takes a single.

Agarwal picks up a run before Agarwal turns the last ball on the leg side for two more runs.

Pacer Kaul comes back as Agarwal clips the first ball on the leg side for a couple and then takes one.

Three more singles as Punjab reach 73 for two in 11 overs, needing another 60 from 54 balls for victory.

Punjab 61-2 (9 ovs) vs Sunrisers 132-6 |  Scorecard

Sunrisers are back in the contest as Thampi strikes with the key wicket of Gayle, in the very next over.

Gayle top edges the pull and Thampi runs across on the leg side to take the catch.

Gayle (23) and Rahul are dismissed within four deliveries as Punjab are reduced to 57 for two, in the ninth over.

Agarwal turns the next ball square on the leg side for two runs before he picks one to thirdman and Karun Nair gets off the mark with a single to the same fielder.

Punjab 56-1 (8 ovs) vs Sunrisers 132-6 |  Scorecard

Hyderabad's spin wizard Rashid Khan comes into the attack. Rahul is beaten first ball who comes forward to defend but is beaten by one that turns slightly before he takes one.

Gayle is struck on the pads but the leg before wicket appeal is turned down and he also picks a single.

Rashid then breaks through Rahul's defences to bowl him for 32. Rahul plays down the wrong line thinking it is a googly but the ball goes straight on and crashes into the off-stump.

Punjab 53-0 (7 ovs) vs Sunrisers 132-6 |  Scorecard

Rahul looking in superb touch. Sandeep overpitches slightly as Rahul plays a cracking drive through the covers for a four and then takes one from the fifth ball.

Fast bowler Siddarth Kaul comes into the attack. Rahul looking to cut loose as he lofts the second ball straight back over the bowler's head for a four. He looks to steer the next ball but can't find the gap as it falls just short of the fielder at short thirdman.

The fielder is pushed back to long-on as Rahul taps the fourth ball to that fielder for a single.

Gayle then opens the face of the bat and hits a wide ball past point for another four in the over.

Another change as pacer Basil Thampi comes into the attack. Rahul gets a single before Gayle hammers the third ball over long-on for a six to raise the 50-run stand for the opening wicket from 40 balls.

Gayle has another swing but this time gets a thick outside edge which falls just short of thirdman.

Punjab look in control on 53 for no loss in seven overs, with Gayle on 22 and Rahul on 31. They need another 80 runs from 13 overs for victory at just over six runs per over.

Punjab 30-0 (4 ovs) vs Sunrisers 132-6 |  Scorecard

Sunrisers will need to strike early with the new ball as if Chris Gayle and KL Rahul get going this match could be over soon.

Pacer Sandeep Sharma makes a tidy start, as both Gayle and Rahul can only pick a single each with just two coming from the first over.

Off-spinner Mohammed Nabi to bowl the second over. Gayle has had enough of the defending as he comes down the track and lofts Nabi straight back over his head for a six followed by two singles.

Gayle has a close shave as he looks to come down before deciding to leave it alone. Wicketkeeper Saha whips off the bails in a flash but Gayle has dragged his feet back in time.

Gayle and Rahul continue to be watchful against Sandeep as they collect four easy singles from his second over.

Punjab break free as Rahul takes Nabi to the cleaners in the fourth over. The off-spinner drops short as Rahul pulls it over midwicket for a six and the cuts a short ball past point for a four.

Rahul then shuffles across and sweeps the fifth ball over short fine leg for another boundary before keeping strike with a single from the last ball.

Sunrisers 132-6 (20 ovs) vs Punjab |  Scorecard

Kings XI Punjab fast bowler Ankit Rajpoot registered career-best figures of five for 14 to restrict Sunrisers Hyderabad to 132.

Rajpoot struck early, picking up three wickets in his first three overs, before bagging another couple in the final over.

Sunrisers Hyderabad struggled with the bat as Manish Pandey rescued them with a fighting innings of 54 from 51 balls, while Yusuf Pathan was unbeaten on 21 from 19 balls.

Young spinner Mujeeb ur Rahman also impressed with the ball, claiming one for 17 in his four overs.

Sunrisers 132-6 (20 ovs) vs Punjab |  Scorecard

Death overs specialist Tye, who has two overs in hand, comes back. He beats Pandey off the first two balls with clever change of pace.

Two singles followed by a couple to Pandey as Ashwin lets one go through at point.

Pandey (46) goes for the big hit and ends up skying it high on the leg side but Mayank Agarwal at deep midwicket drops a simple chance.

Punjab continue to drop catches and this time Tiwary is at fault. Pathan swings Ashwin over midwicket where Tiwary takes the catch but the ball bounces off his palms and goes over the ropes for a six.

This has been a poor fielding display by Punjab as they have dropped quite a few simple catches.

Pathan turns the next ball on the leg side for two runs and picks another couple of the next, through the covers.

Ashwin goes for 13 in his final over to give away a total of 34 runs in his four overs.

In the next over, Pandey carves Tye over the covers for a four to bring up his fifty from 48 balls, one of his most difficult half-centuries in the IPL.

Pathan flicks the last ball fine on the leg side for another four to give away nine in the 19th over.

Rajpoot to bowl the final over. He give away just two runs from the first three balls, including a leg bye before Pandey is beaten by a quick yorker and is bowled for 54 from 51 balls.

But the next ball is short and wide as Mohammed Nabi slashes it over point for a four to get off the mark in style.

He looks to loft the next ball down the ground but fails to get the distance and is caught at long-off.

Sunrisers 99-4 (16 ovs) vs Punjab |  Scorecard

The pressure finally pays off for Punjab. Shakib looks to attack Mujeeb but fails to make proper connection and is caught at deep midwicket after scoring 28.

Ashwin comes back and nearly picks up another wicket. Pandey heaves the fourth ball over the leg side as Rajpoot decides not to go for the catch and misjudges the bounce at deep square leg to give away a four.

Two balls later, Pandey makes Punjab pay for the lapse as he slog sweeps Ashwin over midwicket for a six.

Yusuf Pathan sweeps Mujeeb fine on the leg side for two runs before he is beaten twice in a row.

A wonderful spell from the young Mujeeb, giving away just two runs in his final over, to finish with excellent figures of one for 17 in four overs.

Sunrisers will look for a total around the 150-run mark and their hopes largely rest of Pandey, who is looking good on 43 from 40 balls.

Sunrisers 76-3 (13 ovs) vs Punjab |  Scorecard

Pacer Andrew Tye comes into the attack. Sunrisers still struggling to lift the tempo and can manage only ones and twos to collect five runs from the 11th over.

And the trend continues in the next over by Mujeeb as they pick up the same number of runs.

Shakib breaks the shackles as he pulls a short ball from Tye for a boundary over the fine leg region. That is the first boundary for Sunrisers after a long wait of nearly seven overs.

He turns the fourth ball on the leg side for two runs followed by two singles as Tye goes for nine in his second over.

Sunrisers 57-3 (10 ovs) vs Punjab |  Scorecard

The wickets keep tumbling for Sunrisers. This time Shakib Al Hasan lashes at a wide delivery from Sran but ends up offering a simple catch to the fielder at the thirdman boundary.

But Shakib gets a reprieve as Sran has overstepped to give away a no-ball and also a free hit.

Shakib then despatches the free hit through square leg for a four and two balls later cuts it for the same result as Sunrisers reach 37 for three in six overs.

Spin introduced as Ashwin brings himself into the attack, to bowl the seventh over.

He makes a tidy start, conceding just three singles from his first over with Shakib having a close shave off the last ball, a casual effort in taking the single but he manages to beat the direct hit.

Manoj Tiwary comes into the attack and he is bowling with a slingy low round arm action.

Shakib and Pandey pick up 10 easy runs from the over with Tiwary not making much impact with his new action.

Ashwin bowls another tight over, giving away four, with Sunrisers content to rebuild their innings with some cautions batting especially against Ashwin.

Tiwary is taken off as he makes way for Mujeeb ur Rahman. He also send down a tight over, giving away just three as Sunrisers struggle to 57 for three in 10 overs, with Pandey on 17 and Shakib on 18.

Sunrisers 27-3 (5 ovs) vs Punjab |  Scorecard

Manish Pandey gets off the mark in style as he flicks Sran through the leg side for a four. He mishits the last ball of the over as he ends up lobbing it over mid-off where Ashwin runs back but is unable to take a difficult catch.

Meanwhile, Rajpoot continues his wicket ways. He picks up his third wicket in three overs as Saha has a wild swing over the leg side but is caught at square leg for six.

He should have picked up another wicket off the next ball as Pandey pulls a short ball straight into the hands of Andrew Tye at midwicket but he drops a straightforward chance.

Rajpoot has picked up three for nine in three overs to leave Sunrisers reeling on 27 for three in five overs.

Sunrisers 16-2 (3 ovs) vs Punjab |  Scorecard

Left-arm pacer Barinder Sran to bowl the second over. Dhawan turns the second ball on the leg side for two runs before he blasts the fourth ball through the covers for a four.

Saha glances the last ball fine for another four as Sran gives away 11 from his first over.

Rajpoot strikes again in his next over with the wicket of Dhawan. The left-hander gets an edge and is brilliantly caught by Karun Nair diving forward at slip.

Both openers depart cheaply as Sunrisers are reduced to 16 for two in three overs.

Sunrisers 1-1 (1 ov) vs Punjab |  Scorecard

The left-right opening combo of Shikhar Dhawan and Kane Williamson to open the batting for the hosts.

Pacer Ankit Rajpoot will open the bowling for Punjab.

Dhawan gets a thick outside edge which goes on the bounce to thirdman where Mujeeb ur Rahman misjudges the bounce and is struck on the face.

Williamson gets one short as he slaps it square but is unable to beat the fielder at point.

He then tries to pull the next ball over the leg side but miscues it to mid-off where his opposite number Ashwin takes a simple catch.

Wriddhiman Saha walks in at No. 3 as he defends the last two balls of the over.

Yuvraj has struggled with the bat in the tournament so far. He has made just 50 runs in six innings at an average of 12, with a best of 20.

Meanwhile, Gayle, who missed the previous match because of an injury is back to bolster Punjab. He along with KL Rahul has formed a potent opening pair for the Kings.

Sunrisers Hyderabad are still without their strike bowler Bhuvneshwar. However, following their superb showing with the ball against Mumbai Indians when they defended 118, they will be looking towards their bowlers to contain the dangerous Punjab batting line-up.

Check out the playing XIs of the two teams:

Sunrisers Hyderabad: Kane Williamson (captain), Shikhar Dhawan, Wriddhiman Saha (w/k), Manish Pandey, Shakib Al Hasan, Yusuf Pathan, Mohammad Nabi, Rashid Khan, Basil Thampi, Siddarth Kaul, Sandeep Sharma.

Kings XI Punjab: Ravichandran Ashwin (captain), KL Rahul (w/k), Chris Gayle, Mayank Agarwal, Karun Nair, Aaron Finch, Manoj Tiwary, Andrew Tye, Barinder Sran, Ankit Rajpoot, Mujeeb Ur Rahman.

Welcome to the coverage of the 25th match of the Indian Premier League between Sunrisers Hyderabad and Kings XI Punjab in Hyderabad on Thursday.

Punjab captain Ravichandran Ashwin has won the toss and elected to bowl.

The visitors have made a big decision of dropping veteran Yuvraj Singh, who has struggled for runs this year. He has made way for Bengal batsman Manoj Tiwary.

The other big change for Punjab is that the in-form Chris Gayle is back into the team.

Meanwhile, Sunrisers Hyderabad are unchanged.