Travis Head and Abhishek Sharma continued their record-breaking spree at the ongoing edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) after chasing down Lucknow Super Giants' target of 166 in just 9.4 overs at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Hyderabad on Wednesday, May 8.
The Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) opening duo put on an absolute carnage and demolished the LSG bowling lineup beyond repair.
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The win was SRH's seventh of the campaign and puts them in a comfortable position as far as playoffs qualification is concerned. With three games to go, they can get in by winning just one more game.
The win, which saw them save 62 balls, has also given them an unbelievably huge boost to the net run rate (NRR), which should help them a lot should they fail to win any of their remaining fixtures.
But just how destructive were the Head-Abhishek pairing during the run chase? The Sporting News takes a look.
The Travis Head & Abhishek Sharma carnage vs LSG – in numbers
- 17.27 — SRH's run rate in the chase, with saw them plunder 167 runs without the loss of any wicket in just 9.4 overs. It is also the highest run rate achieved by a team in a winning cause while batting second in IPL, and the fourth highest in all of T20s while chasing a 100 plus target.
- 282.76 — The combined strike-rate of Head and Abhishek. Head equalled his own record of the fastest fifty in IPL by getting to the landmark in just 16 balls. The Australia southpaw scored 89 off 30 balls, while Abhishek scored 75 off 28.
- 88.79% — 88.79% of the runs that came off the bats of Head and Abhishek came in boundaries. The dyad scored a combined 148 runs out of SRH's total of 167 in boundaries, pummeling 16 fours and 14 sixes.
- Highest score inside first 10 overs in an IPL innings — SRH's score of 167/0 after 9.4 overs is the highest team total within the first 10 overs in any innings in IPL history.
- 62 — The no. of balls remaining at the end of SRH's chase. This is the biggest win margin in IPL history in terms of number of balls to spare while chasing targets in excess of 100.
- 107 — SRH scored 107 runs inside the powerplay, falling just 18 runs short of their world record 125 which they registered against Delhi Capitals a couple weeks ago. 107 is now the second-highest powerplay score in T20 history.
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