Abhishek Sharma bowled just one over. Did not get any wicket with 7 runs. He started Sunrisers Hyderabad’s innings with the bat in the same way as he started with the ball. After the start of Hyderabad’s innings at the Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium, the crowd was enthralled for a moment.
Abhishek played only 12 balls. In the end, the storm that he created brought victory to the team effortlessly. He hit 4 sixes and 3 boundaries in 12 balls. Scored 37 runs at a strike rate of 308.33. Abhishek Sharma departed with a pair of 46 runs in 16 balls in the opening with Travis Head.
With 11 balls to spare, Sunrisers Hyderabad beat Chennai Super Kings by 6 wickets to claim their 2nd win. They reached the target by losing 4 wickets in 18.1 overs in response to Chennai’s 165 runs.
With this, the current champion Chennai Super Kings had to lose two matches in a row. In the previous match they lost to Delhi Capitals by 20 runs. Sunrisers lost to Hyderabad in the next match on Friday night.
Abhishek Sharma won the man of the match award with 12 balls. Aiden Markram played a 36-ball 50-run innings but could not be Man of the Match, as Abhishek’s innings had more impact. Travis Head scored 31 runs off 24 balls. Shahbaz Ahmed scored 18 runs. Henrik Klassen scored 10 runs and Nitish Kumar Reddy left the field after scoring 14 runs.
Earlier, Hyderabad captain Pat Cummins won the toss and sent Chennai to bat. Chennai batsmen could not play any big innings. As a result, they lost 5 wickets and scored 165 runs. Shivam Dubey scored 45 runs, 35 runs came from the bat of Ajinkya Rahane. Ravindra Jadeja remained unbeaten on 31 runs.
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