Hyderabad: Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) blasted their way to the second-highest total in IPL history, amassing a staggering 286/6 in 20 overs against Rajasthan Royals (RR) on Sunday, March 23.
Hyderabad came out swinging, with Abhishek and Head going all guns blazing. While Abhishek departed early, SRH reached 100 in just 6.2 overs, thanks to Head and Kishan’s fearless strokeplay. Head’s attacking 67 off 31 balls ended against the run of play when Tushar Deshpande dismissed him, but Kishan continued his demolition job.
He raced to a 25-ball half-century and ensured SRH surged past 200 with ease.
At the time of writing, Rajasthan Royals scored 57 runs and three wickets down with 15 overs remaining.
Earlier, Rajasthan Royals’ stand-in captain Riyan Parag won the toss and elected to bowl against Sunrisers Hyderabad. RR named Shimron Hetmyer, Mahesh Theekshana, Jofra Archer, and Fazalhaq Farooqi as their overseas players, while SRH handed debuts to Ishan Kishan and Abhinav Manohar.
