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Sunrisers Hyderabad openers Travis Head and Abhishek Sharma smashed Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) bowlers to the pulp, registering a ten-wicket victory and chasing down the target of 166 runs in just 9.4 overs in their Indian Premier League (IPL) game at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium on Wednesday.

SRH is at number three in the table with seven wins, five losses and 14 points. LSG is at the sixth spot with six wins, six losses and 12 points.

In the run-chase of 166 runs, Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) did not waste any time as openers Travis Head and Abhishek Sharma attacked right from the start.

In just the second over, Abhishek smashed Yash Thakur for four successive boundaries, looting 17 runs from the over.

The next over was Head’s turn to swing his bat, launching Krishnappa Gowtham for three sixes and a four, getting 22 runs from the over.

A massive six over long-on on a Ravi Bishnoi delivery took SRH to the 50-run mark in just 3.1 overs. Head smashed him for a four and then a six over long-off to concluded the fourth over on a high, getting 17 more runs.

The next over saw Abhishek giving the strike to Head and then the Australian proceeding to tear into Naveen-ul-Haq with 4,4,6,4 and 4. Head reached his half-century, his fourth in the tournament, in 16 balls with five fours and five sixes.

Abhishek ended the powerplay on high, once again targeting Yash with two fours and two sixes and taking SRH to 107/0 at the end of six overs, with Head (58*) and Abhishek (46*) unbeaten.

SRH reached the 100-run mark in 5.4 overs.

Abhishek reached his second fifty in the tournament in 19 balls, with six fours and four sixes. Ayush Badoni’s first over did turn out to be good, as he gave away 19 runs, including two sixes and a four, all by Abhishek.

SRH brought up their 150-run in 8.2 overs, with Head (85* in 27 balls) and Abhishek 63* in 23 balls) unbeaten.

SRH ended their run-chase in less than 10 overs, finishing at 167/0 in 9.4 overs, with Head (89* in 30 balls, with eight fours and eight sixes) and Abhishek (75* in 28 balls, with eight fours and six sixes).

Earlier, a fine half-century from Ayush Badoni and his partnership with Nicholas Pooran helped Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) reach a modest total of 165/4.

ScorescColor:> Lucknow Super Giants 165/4 (Ayush Badoni 55*, Nicholas Pooran 48, Bhuvneshwar Kumar 2/12) lost to Sunrisers Hyderabad 167/0 in 9.4 overs (Travis Head 89*, Abhishek Sharma 75*).

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09/05/2024
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