hyderabad [India]: Explosive Sunrisers teamed up with uncapped southpaw Abhishek Sharma to flatten Lucknow's bowling attack and seal a lopsided victory at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Hyderabad on Wednesday. Hyderabad batsman Travis Head praised his opening partner. The 23-year-old batsman is “an exciting talent in Indian cricket”.
Head and Abhishek crushed the LSG bowlers at Nizams City on Wednesday, winning comfortably by 10 wickets, chasing a target of 166 runs in just 9.4 overs.
In the post-match press conference, Head talked about his record-breaking partnership with Abhishek, who scored an incredible 75 runs off just 28 balls.
Head praised his opening partners for working together to create an opening stand with more than 100 seats for the third time this season.
“Abhishek Sharma is an exciting talent for Indian cricket, an anomaly in some ways. We complement each other. He's very, very fun to be around. He's very, very excited and excited about the game. I'm thinking about that,” Head said after the game. Press conference.
The power play, a phase of the game where the Sunrisers have dominated so far in the tournament, set the stage for this victory. They scored an incredible 107 runs during the powerplay overs, effectively canceling any hopes of a comeback Lucknow might have entertained and taking the team within reach of the target within 10 overs. Ta.
The relentless and ferocious attack by the SRH openers was too much for the LSG bowlers to handle.
After putting a reasonable and fightable target of 167 on the board, Sunrisers rode on the good performance of their opening duo and cantered home in just 9.4 overs. The fireworks by the Willow Users once again proved the team's formidable batting line-up, which is perhaps one of the most feared batting lines in this ongoing IPL season.
“Well, I was very happy with the way we did on the power play and I was happy to see how we made runs outside of the power play today.When we came out of the timeout, we knew NRR was important. “We talked about something and I'm very happy that it was checked,” he added.
After winning the toss, LSG elected to bat first. The visitors got off to a slow start, scoring just 57 runs in their first 10 overs, losing three wickets. Captain KL Rahul did not perform well with a knock of 29 with fours and sixes off 33 balls.
In the second half of the innings, Ayush Badni and Nicholas Pooran made a comeback with 99 runs, and LSG posted a score of 165/4 in 20 overs.
In a 166-run run chase, openers Travis Head and Abhishek Sharma launched a never-ending attack on the LSG batsmen, helping SRH chase the total in just 9.4 overs without losing a wicket.
SRH is in 3rd place with 7 wins and 5 losses and 14 points.
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