Saikiran Uppuluri
Saikiran Uppuluri
An extraordinary night unfolded at the Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium. The Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Mumbai Indians IPL match witnessed batting pyrotechnics of the highest order, obliterating long-standing T20 records. By the end, a mind-boggling 523 runs had been scored – the most ever in a men’s T20 game. Bowlers from both sides were left brutally battered and bruised.
For SRH, the trio of Travis Head, Abhishek Sharma, and Heinrich Klaasen waged an outright assault. Head’s 62 off 24 balls provided the early fireworks. But Sharma eclipsed him with an astonishing 16-ball fifty – the fastest ever for SRH. Klaasen then took centerstage, his unbeaten 80 coming off just 34 deliveries to power SRH to 271/4. Mumbai’s bowlers had no answers as sixes rained down relentlessly.
Though Mumbai matched SRH’s onslaught with the bat thanks to Tilak Varma’s 64 and Tim David’s late blitz, clever bowling changes from SRH stopped the run deluge just in time. Pacers Pat Cummins and Jaydev Unadkat’s clever variations ultimately sealed a narrow win for the Sunrisers in this record-smashing thriller. With teams stacked with power-hitters, this seismic encounter could be a preview of more boundary-blazing nights to come.
