India, May 7 -- Punjab Kings had Heinrich Klaasen on 9. Yuzvendra Chahal had drawn the false shot. Shashank Singh had the ball coming to him at deep backward square. Then, Punjab dropped the match's most expensive chance.

Sunrisers Hyderabad made 235/4 and beat PBKS by 33 runs in Hyderabad. Klaasen finished with 69 off 43 balls. Ishan Kishan made 55 off 32. Cooper Connolly's unbeaten 107 kept Punjab alive deep into the chase, but the target carried the weight of missed chances from the first innings. PBKS did not merely concede a large total. They allowed SRH's most dangerous middle-overs hitter to rebuild his innings after a clear escape.

The decisive mistake came on the fourth ball of the ninth over. Chahal bowled to Klaasen with SRH ...