Arshdeep Singh: This afternoon in IPL 2026, Punjab Kings faced Sunrisers Hyderabad team, where after winning the toss, Punjab Kings team decided to bowl first, but Sunrisers Hyderabad made a very fast start. Abhishek Sharma and Travis Head already started hitting big shots with the ball.

Both these batsmen hit Punjab Kings fast bowler Arshdeep Singh with fours and sixes in the beginning itself. Arshdeep Singh had to concede 50 runs in 4 overs, while he could take only 2 wickets. However, despite this he also got a reward of Rs 1 lakh.

Arshdeep Singh got a reward of Rs 1 lakh for this reason

Arshdeep Singh bowled the most dot balls in the match between Punjab Kings and Sunrisers Hyderabad. He bowled a total of 10 dot balls in 4 overs, which was the highest compared to other bowlers in this match. Due to which he was given a reward of Rs 1 lakh. Although he gave away 50 runs in the remaining 14 balls, he was given this award because he bowled the most dot balls.

In every match of IPL, the bowler who bowls the most dot balls is given the ‘Green Dot Ball Award’. Due to which Arshdeep Singh won this award despite giving away the most runs.

How was the match between Punjab Kings and Sunrisers Hyderabad?

Punjab Kings captain Shreyas Iyer won the toss and decided to bowl first, Abhishek Sharma and Travis Head gave a fast start for Sunrisers Hyderabad, thanks to these two players, Sunrisers Hyderabad team scored 219 runs at the loss of 6 wickets in 20 overs.

After this, when the Punjab Kings team came to bat, PBKS team captain Shreyas Iyer single-handedly held one end and led the team to victory by playing an inning of 69 runs, while for Punjab Kings, opener batsmen Priyansh Arya and Prabhasimran Singh laid the foundation of victory.