Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) made history by surpassing Royal Challengers Bangalore’s (RCB) long-standing record for the highest total in an IPL match. They achieved this feat by posting an impressive score of 277 for 3 against Mumbai Indians in the eighth match of the current IPL 2024 season.
Given the opportunity to bat first, SRH came out aggressively, with players like Travis Head, Abhishek Sharma, and Heinrich Klaasen scoring rapid half-centuries. Despite Mayank Agarwal’s early dismissal for 11, Head and Abhishek Sharma continued to dominate. Head reached his fifty in just 18 balls, breaking the record for the fastest fifty for SRH in the IPL.
However, Sharma soon surpassed Head’s record, achieving his fifty in just 16 balls. After the departure of Head and Sharma, Klaasen took over, smashing a fifty off 23 balls to propel his team to a formidable total of 277 for 3. Klaasen remained unbeaten on 80 off just 34 balls.
In the final over of the innings, Klaasen’s six off Shams Mulani helped SRH surpass RCB’s long-standing record for the highest total in the IPL. RCB had scored 263 for 5 against the now-defunct Pune Warriors India in 2013.
Facing a daunting target of 278 runs, the Mumbai Indians made a blistering start, scoring 76 runs in the first six powerplay overs. By the 11th over, Hardik Pandya & Co. had surpassed the 150-run mark. However, they could only manage to reach 246-5 by the end of the innings, ultimately losing the match by 31 runs.
When Hardik Pandya walked in to bat at number 5, MI were 150/3 in 10.1 overs. He started well with a couple of big hits but struggled to find his rhythm afterward. Pandya and Tilak Varma, who scored 64 runs off 34 balls, had a partnership of 32 runs off 22 balls, during which Pandya contributed 19 runs off 13 balls. This phase could be considered where MI lost momentum.
Partnering with Tim David, Hardik Pandya added 5 more runs in 7 balls before being dismissed by Jaydev Unadkat. Pandya’s dismissal came after he had settled in and consumed several deliveries, leaving Tim David, who scored 42 runs off 22 balls, with too much to do. Ultimately, MI fell short by 31 runs, a smaller margin than expected considering SRH’s massive total of 277.
List of records created by SRH:
Highest team totals in IPL:
277/3 – SRH vs MI, 2024 at Hyderabad
263/5 – RCB vs PWI, 2013 at Bengaluru
257/5 – LSG vs PBKS, 2023 at Mohali
248/3 – RCB vs GL, 2016 at Bengaluru
246/5 – CSK vs RR, 2010 at Chennai
In just 14.4 overs, SRH blasted past the 200-run mark, marking them as the second-fastest team to achieve such a feat. RCB still holds the record, achieved in a thrilling 14.3 overs against Punjab Kings back in 2017. Notably, SRH now holds the record for scoring the highest number of runs within the initial ten overs of an IPL innings.
Highest scores after first 10 overs (IPL)
148/2 – SRH vs MI, Hyderabad, 2024
131/3 – MI vs SRH, Abu Dhabi, 2021
131/3 – PBKS vs SRH, Hyderabad, 2014
130/0 – Deccan Chargers vs MI, Mumbai DYP, 2008
129/0 – RCB vs PBKS, Bengaluru, 2016
Fastest Fifty by an SRH batter:
Abhishek Sharma achieved the fastest half-century by any Sunrisers Hyderabad batter in IPL history, completing it in just 16 balls. He surpassed Travis Head’s record set only moments ago in the same innings, as Head took 18 balls to reach the milestone.
Most Runs in a T20 Match: Despite Mumbai Indians scoring 246/5 in their chase of 278, they fell short of the target. Nevertheless, the combined total of 523 runs in the match now stands as the highest in T20 history.
Highest overall total in an IPL match:
523 – SRH vs MI, Hyderabad, 2024
469 – CSK vs RR, Chennai, 2010
459 – PBKS vs KKR, Indore, 2018
458 – PBKS vs LSG, Mohali, 2023
453 – MI vs PBKS, Mumbai WS, 2017
Most Sixes in an IPL Match: In their innings, SRH smashed a total of 18 sixes, but MI surpassed that impressive mark by blasting 20 sixes during their chase. Together, they racked up a whopping 38 sixes, setting a new record for the most sixes in any IPL match.
Most sixes in a Men’s T20 match:
38 – SRH vs MI, Hyderabad, IPL 2024
37 – Balkh Legends v Kabul Zwanan, Sharjah, APL 2018
37 – SNKP vs JT, Basseterre, CPL 2019
36 – Titans vs Knights, Potchefstroom, CSA T20 Challenge 2022
35 – JT vs TKR, Kingston, CPL 2019
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