"If You Get The Ball...": Abhishek Sharma Reveals Heinrich Klaasen's Advice In SRH's Historic Outing Against MI

Hyderabad (Telangana) [India] : Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) and Mumbai Indians (MI) put on a show in the ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024 that may equal any in terms of overall hitting pedigree, with the SRH eventually winning by 31 runs.

In total, 38 sixes (the highest in a T20 game) were hit in forty overs, and 523 runs (the most in a T20 game) were scored in a contest to remember in Hyderabad.

Travis Head, Abhishek Sharma, and Heinrich Klaasen were at their destructive best with the bat, helping SRH to 277/3 in the first innings.

Head set the tone by smashing an 18-ball fifty inside the powerplay. It was the fastest fifty for SRH in IPL history. Head was ruthless on anything short of length and received plenty of it as the Mumbai Indians erred regularly.

If Head was brutal against the pacers early on, Abhishek Sharma was merciless against the bowlers that followed. He targeted Piyush Chawla first, followed by Kwen Maphaka, a 17-year-old debutant who was struck for 20 in one over.

Klaasen and Aiden Markram completed the scoring for SRH, giving them a record-breaking total. The wicketkeeper-batter scored an unbroken 80 runs off 34 balls, including four fours and seven sixes. Meanwhile, former SRH captain Aiden Markram (42*) remained unbeaten.
The 23-year-old Abhishek revealed that he enjoyed batting with his idol Head. Abhishek revealed that the team was confident of breaking the record for the highest total in Indian Premier League history as they approached the death overs.

"Even we realized after 15 overs that we actually can make a record today. I had a lot of fun out there because I was batting with Travis Head, he is one of my favourite batters in recent times. So, he is very clear about his thoughts and he just told me to express myself," Abhishek Sharma said in a video posted by IPL.

"The secret behind my performance would be that my parents were there to see the match at the stadium after a long time," Abhishek added.

Abhishek, who came into bat at No.3 scored 63 runs off 23 deliveries. His knock included three fours and seven sixes.