The Mumbai Indians (MI) were at the receiving end of a demolishing Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) innings. Records tumbled in Hyderabad as Sunrisers hammered 277/3, the highest team total in IPL history, against Mumbai. In doing so, Heinrich Klaasen, Abhishek Sharma and Travis Head literally clubbed every ball. As a result, the seam of the ball came out in a real life “dhaage khol diya” moment.
Sunrisers Hyderabad hammer MI bowlers
It was a forgettable evening for MI bowlers, who were sent all around the Uppal stadium, getting hit for fours and sixes throughout their innings. Right from the outset, SRH batters attacked the MI bowlers, putting up a record-breaking show.
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The intensity of the big blows even caused the cricket ball to tear up during the 19th over, adding a dramatic touch to the already high-scoring match. This was a highly unusual occurrence in a professional game, but it would surely be a moment etched in IPL history!
An ‘X’ user uploaded the photo of the ball, captioning it “#SRHvsMi literally dhage khol diye #HardikPandya”
SRH record highest IPL team score
Fans witnessed a freak show by SRH, who bludgeoned 277 in their designated 20 overs. The Orange Army now holds the highest team score in IPL, breaking Royal Challenger Bengaluru (RCB)’s 13-year old record when they smashed 263/5 against the Pune Warriors India (PWI) in IPL 2013.
All three of Travis Head (62), Abhishek Sharma (63) and Heinrich Klaasen (80) notched up half-centuries each. SRH’s innings saw then tonk up as many as 19 fours and 18 maximums.
Debutant Kwena Maphaka bore the brunt of the attack, leaking 66 runs in his four-over quota, thus becoming the MI bowler with the most expensive spell in IPL history. Meanwhile, Gerald Coetzee and Hardik Pandya gave away 57 and 46, respectively.
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