Punjab Kings got off to an explosive start chasing 220 against Sunrisers Hyderabad in Match 17 of IPL 2026 at the Maharaja Yadavindra Singh International Cricket Stadium in Mullanpur. Youngster Priyansh Arya came out with an intent to attack from the very first ball of the innings. Facing Harsh Dubey in the opening over, Arya took on the bowler in a fearless fashion and collected runs all around the ground. The left-handed batter started with a boundary to the leg side, followed by an intelligent scamper for double twice. After missing a sweep and surviving an LBW review from Ishan Kishan, Arya kept up his flamboyant approach. He continued his assault with a flat six over long-off, indicating immense confidence, and finished the over with a boundary that brought the score to 18 runs without loss, with all runs coming off Arya's bat off just 6 balls. Prabhsimran Singh had still not faced a delivery. This score of 18 runs for Punjab Kings in the opening over of their innings became their highest first over score in the history of the IPL. Their previous best of 17 runs in the first over had been achieved thrice. Also Read | IPL 2026: Why Are PBKS Players Wearing Black Armbands vs SRH in Match 17? PBKS highest first over totals in IPL Runs Against Venue Year 18 SRH Mullanpur 2026 17 KKR Cuttack 2014 17 DC Mullanpur 2024 17 CSK Mullanpur 2025 Punjab Kings have been on the aggressive front this season already with powerplay scores of 55/1 and 68/1. This over showed intent as the team set off on their massive 220 chase and the way this innings has begun, Punjab Kings are off to a great start in pursuit of 220 and will surely aim to make the most of the aggressive start provided by the youngsters. At the time of writing, Punjab Kings are already at 55-0 after 4 overs and the opening pair is in no mood to show mercy on any of the SRH bowlers.