New Delhi. A new record for the highest score in the Indian Premier League has been created. Sunrisers Hyderabad made this record against Mumbai Indians. Hyderabad team scored 277 runs for 3 wickets in the match played on Wednesday. This is the biggest score in the 17-year history of IPL. Many more records like fastest half-century were also made in this match of Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Mumbai Indians.
Sunrisers Hyderabad and Mumbai Indians competed in IPL 2024 on Wednesday. Mumbai Indians captain Hardik Pandya won the toss and chose to bowl first, but his bowlers did not like this decision. On the other hand, Sunrisers Hyderabad team changed the history of the tournament by batting explosively. Sunrisers Hyderabad scored 277 runs for 3 wickets in 20 overs. Earlier, the highest score of IPL was in the name of Royal Challengers Bangalore. RCB had scored a record 263 runs for 5 wickets against Pune Warriors in 2013.
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This is the first time in the 17-year history of IPL that a team has made a score bigger than 275. The record-breaking innings of Abhishek Sharma, Travis Head and Heinrich Klaasen contributed in helping Sunrisers Hyderabad reach this score. Heinrich Klaasen of South Africa was the top scorer of Sunrisers Hyderabad. He played a stormy inning of 80 runs in 34 balls, which included 7 sixes and 4 fours.
Record breaking half centuries of Abhishek and Travis Head
Before Heinrich Klaasen, Australia’s Travis Head and Abhishek Sharma made records of fastest half-centuries for Sunrisers Hyderabad. Opener Travis Head completed his fifty in 18 balls. Shortly after this, Abhishek Sharma completed his fifty on the 16th ball, not only breaking Travis Head’s record but also created a new record for the fastest fifty for Sunrisers Hyderabad.
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Abhishek hit 7 sixes
All-rounder Abhishek Sharma, who came to bat at number three, played an innings of 63 runs in 23 balls. He hit 7 sixes and 3 fours in his innings. Earlier, Travis Head was out after scoring 62 runs on 24 balls. He hit 9 fours and 3 sixes in his innings. Aiden Markram remained unbeaten with Heinrich Klaasen after scoring 42 runs on 28 balls.
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FIRST PUBLISHED: March 27, 2024, 21:37 IST