Arshdeep Singh: Punjab Kings and Sunrisers Hyderabad came face to face in the 17th match of IPL 2026. The beginning of this match was very disappointing for Punjab Kings’ star fast bowler Arshdeep Singh. After losing the toss and opting to bat first, Sunrisers Hyderabad took advantage of Arshdeep Singh’s bowling in the initial overs of the powerplay. Arshdeep did not appear to be in rhythm and kept deviating from the line-length.
Arshdeep Singh’s bad condition
Arshdeep Singh took charge of the bowling for Punjab Kings. He started the match with a wide ball. In this over, he bowled a total of 2 wide balls and spent 9 runs. At the same time, the second over proved to be even more costly for him. He gave 24 runs in this over alone. During this he bowled 4 wide balls. Arshdeep Singh had to bowl a total of 18 balls to complete his 2 overs. In this second over, Sunrisers Hyderabad opener Abhishek Sharma scored a lot of runs and hit 2 fours and 2 sixes.
This bowling of Arshdeep Singh proved to be the initial blow for Punjab Kings. He gave away 33 runs in the first two overs of the powerplay, which proved helpful in giving a fast start to SRH. This is not the first time that Arshdeep Singh has proved costly by deviating from line and length. Even before this, in many matches he has lost control and allowed the opposition batsmen to score runs easily.
Arshdeep Singh failed in powerplay
In the last 10 IPL matches, Arshdeep Singh has bowled a total of 20 overs in the powerplay. During this period, he has spent 216 runs with an economy of 10.8. In which 27.5% runs have come from the boundary. The surprising thing is that during this period he has not been able to take even a single wicket. Which is costing the team a lot. Arshdeep Singh is known for taking wickets with the new ball. But he has failed to do so in the last few IPL matches.