{"id":6319,"date":"2026-04-29T17:51:39","date_gmt":"2026-04-29T17:51:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/1win.za.com\/ipl\/abhishek-sharma-and-travis-head-smash-historic-opening-stand-vs-mi"},"modified":"2026-04-29T17:51:39","modified_gmt":"2026-04-29T17:51:39","slug":"abhishek-sharma-and-travis-head-smash-historic-opening-stand-vs-mi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/1win.za.com\/ipl\/abhishek-sharma-and-travis-head-smash-historic-opening-stand-vs-mi","title":{"rendered":"Abhishek Sharma and Travis Head Smash Historic Opening Stand vs MI"},"content":{"rendered":"

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.<\/p>\n

Mumbai Indians set a daunting 243\/5<\/h2>\n
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  1. Mumbai Indians posted 243\/5 in their 20 overs against Sunrisers Hyderabad after Ryan Rickelton\u2019s explosive batting and an energetic start spearheaded by Will Jacks.<\/li>\n
  2. 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.<\/li>\n
  3. Rickelton struck in a dominant fashion, moving quickly to a half-century before accelerating further to reach a 44-ball century\u2014the fastest individual century ever for Mumbai Indians in IPL history.<\/li>\n
  4. 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.<\/li>\n
  5. 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.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    SRH\u2019s chase: Abhishek and Head go on the rampage<\/h2>\n
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    1. 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.<\/li>\n
    2. The duo added 129 runs for the first wicket and then forged a century partnership together, their sixth such stand in IPL career history.<\/li>\n
    3. 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.<\/li>\n
    4. Abhishek Sharma was the first to go, departing for 45 as the opening stand was finally broken.<\/li>\n
    5. 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.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

      Record list for most opening-wicket century stands in IPL<\/h2>\n
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      • 6 \u2014 Abhishek Sharma & Travis Head<\/li>\n
      • 6 \u2014 David Warner & Shikhar Dhawan<\/li>\n
      • 5 \u2014 David Warner & Jonny Bairstow<\/li>\n
      • 5 \u2014 Faf du Plessis & Virat Kohli<\/li>\n
      • 5 \u2014 Shubman Gill & Sai Sudharsan<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

        Playing XI<\/h2>\n

        Mumbai Indians (Playing XI):<\/strong> Ryan Rickelton (w), Will Jacks, Naman Dhir, Suryakumar Yadav, Tilak Varma, Hardik Pandya (c), Robin Minz, Trent Boult, Jasprit Bumrah, AM Ghazanfar, Ashwani Kumar<\/p>\n

        Sunrisers Hyderabad (Playing XI):<\/strong> 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<\/p>\n

        Impact subs<\/h2>\n

        Mumbai Indians Impact subs:<\/strong> Mayank Rawat, Raghu Sharma, Shardul Thakur, Krish Bhagat, Raj Bawa<\/p>\n

        Sunrisers Hyderabad Impact subs:<\/strong> Smaran Ravichandran, Aniket Verma, Liam Livingstone, Shivang Kumar, Harshal Patel<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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