Sunrisers Hyderabad put the biggest total on the board in the history of the Indian Premier League. In the eighth match of IPL 2024, Hyderabad scored 277 runs for 3 wickets on the board in 20 overs in the match being played against Mumbai. Hyderabad broke RCB’s record in terms of making the highest total in the tournament. RCB had made a total of 263 runs in 2013.
This explosive innings of Hyderabad was started by Travis Head, which was taken forward by Abhishek Sharma and Heinrich Klaasen. Klaasen played the biggest inning of 80* runs in 34 balls with the help of 4 fours and 7 sixes. Apart from this, Abhishek scored 63 runs in 23 balls with the help of 3 fours and 7 sixes and Head scored 62 runs in 24 balls with the help of 9 fours and 3 sixes.
Mumbai won the toss and decided to bowl first, which they must have regretted later, because while batting first, Hyderabad made the highest total in IPL history in 20 overs.
Coming to bat first, Sunrisers Hyderabad got a good start from Travis Head and Mayank Agarwal. Both of them made a partnership of 45 runs (25 balls) for the first wicket. This partnership ended in the 5th over, when the team lost its first wicket in the form of Mayank Agarwal, who was out after scoring 11 runs (13 balls) with the help of 1 four.
After this, Travis Head and Mayank Agarwal made a strong partnership of 68 (23 balls) for the second wicket. This partnership was broken in the 8th over with the wicket of Head, who scored 62 runs with the help of 9 fours and 3 sixes at a strike rate of 258.33. Then Abhishek Sharma was out in the 11th over, who scored 63 runs at a strike rate of 273.91, which included 3 sixes and 7 fours.
After this, Heinrich Klaasen and Aiden Markram made a quick partnership of 116* (55) runs for the fourth wicket. In this, Daukan Klaasen scored 80 runs at a strike rate of 235.29 and Aiden Markram scored 42 runs in 28 balls with 2 fours and 1 six.
Mumbai bowlers were brutally beaten
Mumbai bowlers were badly beaten by Hyderabad bowlers. Debutant Quena Mafaka gave away 66 runs in 4 overs at an economy of 16.50. Captain Hardik Pandya spent 46 runs in 4 overs. He also got 1 wicket. Apart from this, Gerald Coetzee took 1 wicket in 4 overs and gave away 57 runs at an economy of 14.20. Bumrah proved to be very economical compared to other bowlers. He spent 36 runs in 4 overs. Piyush Chawla, who took 1 wicket in 2 overs, gave away 34 runs with an economy of 17.