At the Arun Jaitley Stadium on Saturday, Travis Head and Abhishek Sharma, the openers for Sunrisers Hyderabad, thoroughly destroyed the bowlers for the Delhi Capitals. Together, they started the inning with both players looking quite deadly. In the history of the Indian Premier League, they set a record for the highest powerplay total. SRH scored 125 runs in just six overs thanks to their attack.
In the current IPL 2024, Head and Abhishek have proven to be one of the successful opening tandems. SRH has smashed multiple records because of their lightning-fast beginnings. By scoring 287 runs against Royal Challengers Bengaluru, the squad even surpassed their previous record for the greatest IPL total in a single day. The Australian opener and the Southpaw have been upfront about their on-field friendship. He also said that one of the factors contributing to their success was their off-field chemistry.
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“Watching him is obviously quite happy, and our conversations off the field have been really beneficial. I used to greatly love Travis Head in all three forms, and even the Punjab boys know it. Fortunately, we have him on our team. He is someone I was really looking forward to batting with throughout the season. Abhishek stated at the press conference following the game, “I have worked really hard leading up to this competition in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy, and that is really helping me.
Abhishek Sharma creating buzz in IPL 2024 with his exploits
Before being bowled out in the seventh over of the game, the 23-year-old was hitting 46 runs off just 12 balls. Reaching 21 runs in just six balls, he smashed Lalit Yadav for three sixes in the over. His relationship with Head, his partner, set the stage for the Hyderabad team to impose 266 runs on the opposition. They won the game by a score of 67 runs after successfully defending their total.
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