The Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH), which is having one in every of its extra fruitful seasons within the cash-rich home league with 5 wins from eight matches, entered the IPL report books for essentially the most variety of sixes hit in a single season, at 100. The feat was achieved through the conflict with the Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) on the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium on Thursday. Though the Sunrisers went right down to Bengaluru on Thursday, tasting solely their third defeat this IPL season, they posted the distinctive report for clearing the fence essentially the most instances in a single season.
SRH have lit up the continued 17th season of the gilded, cash-rich home T20 league with their batting fireworks, with the likes of Aussie dasher Travis Head and his opening companion Abhishek Sharma, and Heinrich Klaasen, who has emerged because the crew’s middle-order bulwark this season, flattening rival assaults with their ferocious assaults.
The Hyderabad-based franchise achieved the landmark of hanging 100 sixes in simply their eighth match within the ongoing IPL season.
Even within the 2022 season, the Sunrisers raised hopes of attaining the landmark however fell agonisingly brief at 97 sixes.
Earlier, on Thursday, the RCB received the toss and elected to bat first. Skipper Faf Du Plessis (25) and Virat Kohli acquired the crew off to a blazing begin within the powerplay. After a slowdown in scoring post-powerplay, Rajat Patidar (50) injected recent impetus into the RCB’s innings.
Virat was dismissed for 51 in 43 balls, with 4 boundaries and a six, failing to capitalise on his fantastic begin through the powerplay. Despite some fast wickets, cameos from Cameron Green (37*) and Swapnil Singh (12*) took RCB to 206/7 of their 20 overs.
Jaydev Unadkat (3/30) and T Natrajan (2/39) had been the highest bowlers for SRH. Pat Cummins and Mayank Markande took a wicket every.
In the run-chase, SRH saved dropping wickets at common intervals. Except for Abhishek Sharma (31), not one of the earlier heroes for SRH, be it Travis Head, Heinrich Klaasen, or Nitish Reddy made an impression. Skipper Cummins (31) and Shahbaz Ahmed (40) did put up a battle, however SRH was skittled out for 171 of their 20 overs.
Green (2/12) and Karn Sharma (2/29) had been the highest bowlers for RCB. Swapnil Singh additionally took two wickets for 40 runs. Will Jacks and Yash Dayal additionally acquired a wicket every.
RCB is on the backside of the factors desk with two wins, seven losses and 4 factors. SRH is on the third spot with 5 wins, three losses and 10 factors.
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