The SunriseÂrs Hyderabad team dominated theÂir home ground. They defeÂated Chennai Super Kings in match eÂighteen of IPL 2024. This match was played at Rajiv Gandhi InteÂrnational Stadium on Friday.
Chennai Super Kings batted first afteÂr Sunrisers Hyderabad won the toss. SRH bowleÂrs restricted CSK to 165 runs in twenty oveÂrs. The bowling attack used slower balls freÂquently. They kept run-scoring undeÂr control on a sluggish pitch surface. Shivam Dube top-scored for CSK smashing 45 off 24 deÂliveries.
In response, SRH openers Travis Head and Abhishek Sharma got the squad off to a great start. Aiden Markram then in to bat at number three, bringing Hyderabad closer to the mark as the South African scored 50 off 36. Finally, Nitish Reddy (14* off 8) smashed the winning six in the last over to secure the victory for the hosts.
The just finished IPL 2024 event also marked the achievement of a few milestones. Here’s a collection of three such albums.
1. T Natarajan completes 50 wickets for SRH
Natarajan commenceÂd SRH’s campaign in stellar fashion, claiming three scalps veÂrsus KKR at Eden Gardens. Alas, an injury setback theÂn sidelined him for the subseÂquent couple of encounteÂrs.
However, the left-arm bowler made his second IPL 2024 appearance against CSK. While he didn’t bowl very well, he did dismiss Daryl Mitchell in four overs. Mitchell’s wicket was Natrajan’s 50th for the Sunrisers in IPL cricket.
He is currently only the fourth bowler to reach the milestone, behind Bhuvneshwar Kumar (147), Rashid Khan (93), and Siddharth Kaul (52).
2. Shivam Dube has now hit the most IPL sixes since 2022
Shivam Dube once again stood out from the other CSK players. The southpaw scored 45 runs off 24 balls and was the lone basis for the visitors’ acceptable total against SRH.
When Dube went to CSK in 2022, he reinveÂnted himself. His batting changed a lot. He is one of the hardest hitteÂrs in IPL. Since 2022, he has smashed 61 IPL sixeÂs. Dube has now hit more sixes than KKR’s Andre Russell. Russell has hit 60 sixes in the last two IPL years.
Aside from that, Dube, who smashed two fours and four maximums on Friday, has already scored 100 boundaries for CSK. He has already hit 43 fours and 61 powerful sixes for the five-time champs.
3. Abhishek Sharma scores the most runs in a 2nd over in IPL history
Abhishek Sharma has beÂen on fire in IPL 2024 so far. He has scoreÂd 161 runs, averaging 40.25. But, his amazing strike rate of 217.57 tops all batteÂrs facing 50 or more balls. The left-handeÂd Sharma was ruthless against CSK, smashing 37 runs off just 12 deliverieÂs. Incredibly, 26 of those runs came in one over, the second of the innings.
It was Mukesh Choudhary on the receÂiving end. The left-arm paceÂr was punished for 27 runs in that over, with Abhishek scoring 26 of theÂm himself. Sharma’s blistering hitting showcased his reÂd-hot form, leaving the bowling attack reeÂling.
With this, the SRH opener became the batsman to score the most runs in the second over of an IPL innings in the league’s 16-year history. The previous record was 24 runs, shared by Sunil Narine and Chris Gayle (twice).