Abhishek Sharma and Travis Head produced a sensational display against Mumbai Indians at the Wankhede Stadium, combining for a record-setting opening stand as Sunrisers Hyderabad chased down a huge target in the IPL.
Mumbai Indians set a daunting 243/5
- Mumbai Indians posted 243/5 in their 20 overs against Sunrisers Hyderabad after Ryan Rickelton’s explosive batting and an energetic start spearheaded by Will Jacks.
- SRH began with more caution than usual, with Pat Cummins involved as the early pressure point, as the hosts still managed to race to 78/0 during the powerplay.
- Rickelton struck in a dominant fashion, moving quickly to a half-century before accelerating further to reach a 44-ball century—the fastest individual century ever for Mumbai Indians in IPL history.
- While wickets did fall at the other end, the momentum remained firmly with the opener, and Hardik Pandya provided a late boost with 31 runs off 15 deliveries.
- Strong hitting in the final phase of the innings lifted MI past the 240-run mark, leaving SRH with a chase that looked extremely demanding.
SRH’s chase: Abhishek and Head go on the rampage
- In reply, Abhishek Sharma and Travis Head launched another massive opening partnership, taking the chase beyond what most would have expected given the size of the target.
- The duo added 129 runs for the first wicket and then forged a century partnership together, their sixth such stand in IPL career history.
- That opening-wicket century stand moved them into joint first place in IPL history for the most century partnerships at the start of an innings.
- Abhishek Sharma was the first to go, departing for 45 as the opening stand was finally broken.
- Soon after, Travis Head also fell, scoring 76; his wicket was taken by Mumbai Indians captain Hardik Pandya, ending a remarkable chase in which both batters had taken control.
Record list for most opening-wicket century stands in IPL
- 6 — Abhishek Sharma & Travis Head
- 6 — David Warner & Shikhar Dhawan
- 5 — David Warner & Jonny Bairstow
- 5 — Faf du Plessis & Virat Kohli
- 5 — Shubman Gill & Sai Sudharsan
Playing XI
Mumbai Indians (Playing XI): Ryan Rickelton (w), Will Jacks, Naman Dhir, Suryakumar Yadav, Tilak Varma, Hardik Pandya (c), Robin Minz, Trent Boult, Jasprit Bumrah, AM Ghazanfar, Ashwani Kumar
Sunrisers Hyderabad (Playing XI): Abhishek Sharma, Travis Head, Ishan Kishan, Heinrich Klaasen, Salil Arora (w), Nitish Kumar Reddy, Pat Cummins (c), Harsh Dubey, Sakib Hussain, Praful Hinge, Eshan Malinga
Impact subs
Mumbai Indians Impact subs: Mayank Rawat, Raghu Sharma, Shardul Thakur, Krish Bhagat, Raj Bawa
Sunrisers Hyderabad Impact subs: Smaran Ravichandran, Aniket Verma, Liam Livingstone, Shivang Kumar, Harshal Patel
