Bengaluru [India], : Opener Abhishek Sharma overtook England batter Jonny Bairstow to become the fifth-highest run-getter for Sunrisers Hyderabad in the Indian Premier League.
The young all-rounder accomplished this against Royal Challengers Bengaluru in their IPL match at M Chinaswammy Stadium on Monday.
Abhishek, who has been assigned a task to give brisk start to his team, did not disappoint as he scored 34 in 22 balls, with two fours and two sixes. His runs came at a strike rate of 154.55. In the ongoing season, Abhishek has scored 211 runs at an average of 35.16 and a strike rate of 197.19, with a half-century. His best score is 63. He is the 11th highest run-getter in the tournament so far.
For SRH in 50 games since 2019, has scored 1,041 runs at an average of 23.65 and a strike rate of 143.78. He has scored five half-centuries, with the best score of 75.
His best season was in 2022, scoring 426 runs in 14 matches at an average of 30.43 and a strike rate of over 133, including two fifties.
Sunrisers Hyderabad's all-time highest run-getter is Australian legend David Warner, having scored 4,014 runs in 95 matches at an average of 49.55 and a strike rate of over 142.59. He smashed two centuries and 40 fifties for the team, with the best score of 126.
{{/usCountry}}Sunrisers Hyderabad's all-time highest run-getter is Australian legend David Warner, having scored 4,014 runs in 95 matches at an average of 49.55 and a strike rate of over 142.59. He smashed two centuries and 40 fifties for the team, with the best score of 126.
{{/usCountry}}Royal Challengers Bengaluru skipper Faf Du Plessis won the toss and elected to bowl first against SunRisers Hyderabad at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium on Monday.
SRH are in the fifth spot with three wins and two losses, while RCB are desperately searching for wins and are at the bottom with a win and five losses.
Royal Challengers Bengaluru : Virat Kohli, Faf du Plessis, Will Jacks, Rajat Patidar, Saurav Chauhan, Dinesh Karthik, Mahipal Lomror, Vijaykumar Vyshak, Reece Topley, Lockie Ferguson, Yash Dayal.
Sunrisers Hyderabad : Travis Head, Abhishek Sharma, Aiden Markram, Nitish Reddy, Heinrich Klaasen, Abdul Samad, Shahbaz Ahmed, Pat Cummins, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Jaydev Unadkat, T Natarajan.
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