The fans experienced an absolutely thrilling match in IPL 2024. The eighth match of the league witnessed a thriller between Sunrisers Hyderabad and Mumbai Indians. In that match, SRH batters displayed the best versions of them. The records were made and broken at the same time. Abhishek Sharma recorded scoring the fastest fifty by an SRH batter. In the post-match presentation, he was awarded as the player of the Match and shared his thoughts.
Exceptional Batting Display:
In the first innings, cricket enthusiasts have experienced a forever memorable match. From the beginning till the end of the first innings, SRH batters showed their prowess. But among all of them, Abhisekh Sharma grabbed the spotlight. Abhishek Sharma surpasses Head’s record, achieving his half-century in a mere 16 balls, smashing two fours and six sixes along the way, beating the previous record by two balls. He played an innings of 63 runs in 23 balls with 3 boundaries and 7 over-boundaries with a strike rate of 273.91.
After this heroic performance, Abhishek was awarded as the Player of the Match. In the post-match ceremony, he said, “I said in the previous interview too, the domestic season gives us a lot of confidence. The message for the batters is simple – go out and express yourself. The plan was to attack, I enjoyed batting with Head, he’s one of my favourite batters, I admire him. He told me to go for it if it was in my zone. I’m happy to be getting my chances, doesn’t matter what position I’m playing.”
Along with it, he revealed another secret. He said, “I had a chance to talk to Brian Lara last night, and that helped me massively. I would rather bowl more in practice than bat, trying my best with bowling as well.”
Captain’s Praise:
In that match, Pat Cummins did amazing captaincy. Each of the decisions was favorable to the team. After winning the match, Pat Cummins praised Abhishek Sharma’s brilliance. He said, “Really impressive, in IPL you play with a lot of pressure but he plays with great freedom.”
Cummins also played well. He took 2 wickets in 35 runs with an economy rate of 8.8. After the 31-run win. Sunrisers Hyderabad climbed up to the third position. After losing the first match against KKR, they bounced back. Standing with 2 points, their net run rate is +0.675.
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