Young left-handed batsman Abhishek Sharma said the message from the team management was simple, “Go out and express yourself” as Sunrisers Hyderabad Beating the Mumbai Indians by 31 runs in an IPL match, the record set like a nine-pin game. The SRH batsmen went on a tear against MI on Wednesday night, smashing the record with their highest IPL total of 277 for 3. SRH opener Travis Head (62 off 24 balls) and No. 3 Sharma (63 off 23 balls) put on a brilliant display of power-hitting, with the latter scoring The team’s fastest 50-over record in IPL.
Heinrich Klaasen (80 not out off 34 balls) provided a brilliant spark for SRH in the final seconds of the game, helping SRH break an 11-year-old record. The previous highest total in IPL was 263 runs for 5 against Royal Challengers Bangalore in 2013.
“To be honest, I didn’t realize it was SRH and the fastest 50 race of the year. I just wanted to express myself and when I got off the car I realized it was the fastest. I’m enjoying it,” Man said. Sharma of this match.
“I think the message to all the batsmen in the meetings we had before this game was very simple. ‘Everybody go express themselves’. If you get that message from the captain and the coach, it’s a very simple one. Positive message. It really supports all the hitters.”
Sharma and Head put on 68 runs for SRH’s second wicket in just 22 balls.
“I batted with Travis and he is one of my favorite batsmen. I really enjoyed batting with him,” Sharma said.
Sharma said that despite the huge amount on the board, it was not an easy task for SRH as MI had come very close.
Tilak Varma (64 off 34 balls) took the game into the deep end with some quality batting, including a six-for-six, and towards the end, Tim David ( 42 out of 22 balls) tried their best, but it wasn’t enough.
“When Tilak Varma, Hardik Bai and even Tim David bat, we are still a little, I won’t say worried, but worried. The way they are bowling is very good but we know our bowlers They were well prepared for the situation. “They understood the situation and they executed very well,” Sharma said. “
David said that at the halfway stage they were positive about chasing their target and ended up getting very close.
“As a spectator, if you’re sitting at home or in the stands, it’s great, it’s a really fun, exciting game.
“We believe in our batting unit. We chased some high scores last year. Our talk is let’s stick to our process and we get up to speed at some point. Although we didn’t get runs, our batting The performance was great too,” he said.
However, The Australian credited SRH for their overall performance.
“Credit to SRH, they bowled well at the end and controlled the tempo of the ball on a slow pitch and it was difficult to hit. But if you want to chase down 278, everything has to go well but that didn’t happen but we have It was very close,” David said.
“They hit some amazing shots and that’s all thanks to their batsmen putting pressure on any bowler. If they bowl well, there’s nothing you can do to stop them. When someone bowls well, You have to take your hat off.”
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