SRH vs MI IPL 2024: Abhishek Sharma Shatters Records with Blistering Fifty for Sunrisers Hyderabad”
Abhishek Sharma struck a fifty in 16 balls during Sunrisers Hyderabad’s IPL 2024 match against Mumbai Indians in Hyderabad on Wednesday.
In an amazing feat, Abhishek Sharma broke Travis Head’s record by scoring a half-century in just 20 balls during the same match. Head had scored his fifty in 18 balls, surpassing David Warner’s record of 20 balls against Chennai Super Kings in 2015. Warner had achieved another 20-ball half-century against Kolkata Knight Riders in 2017. Additionally, Moises Henriques, another Australian player, scored a fifty in 20 deliveries against Royal Challengers Bangalore in IPL 2015.
Travis Head’s exceptional performance, which occurred in his debut game of the season, helped Sunrisers Hyderabad reach 81 runs for the loss of one wicket in the PowerPlay. Across all IPL editions, Head’s innings was the sixth-fastest fifty. Head was eventually dismissed by Gerald Coetzee in the eighth over after scoring 64 runs off just 24 balls.
Abhishek Sharma’s blistering innings came to an end in the 11th over when he was dismissed by Piyush Chawla. He scored 63 runs off just 23 balls, including seven maximums.
Sunrisers Hyderabad Squad Playing:
Travis Head, Mayank Agarwal, Abhishek Sharma, Aiden Markram, Heinrich Klaasen (wk), Abdul Samad, Shahbaz Ahmed, Pat Cummins (c), Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Mayank Markande, Jaydev Unadkat
Mumbai Indians Squad Playing:
Ishan Kishan (wk), Rohit Sharma, Naman Dhir, Tilak Varma, Hardik Pandya (c), Tim David, Gerald Coetzee, Shams Mulani, Piyush Chawla, Jasprit Bumrah, Kwena Maphaka
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