Travis Head and Abhishek Sharma. (PTI Photo) Abhishek Sharma and Travis Head put in an outstanding performance against Mumbai Indians at the Wankhede Stadium to put together a record partnership in the IPL.Earlier, Ryan Rickelton’s sensational 123 off 62 balls along with a stunning opening stand with Will Jacks (46) took Mumbai Indians to a massive 243/5 in 20 overs against Sunrisers Hyderabad. After a cautious start against Pat Cummins, the duo quickly picked up speed and took MI to 78/0 in the over.
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James Franklin post-match PC: SRH surprised by pitch, celebrates saver Nitish-KlaasenRickelton dominated the innings, bringing up a quick fifty and then a 44-ball century, the fastest for Mumbai Indians. Despite wickets falling at the other end, he kept the momentum going with Hardik Pandya (31 off 15) providing late support. A strong finish in the death overs saw MI cross 240, setting a daunting target for SRH.Chasing a huge number, the duo of Abhishek Sharma and Travis Head went wild and put together another century partnership, the sixth of their career. They are now joint-top when it comes to the most famous first-wicket hauls in IPL history.The partnership was eventually broken when Abhishek Sharma departed for 45, after the pair had added 129 runs for the first wicket. Soon after Travis went for 76 runs, he gave his wicket to Mumbai Indians captain Hardik Pandya.A century bridge marks the opening wicket in the IPL
- 6 – Abhishek Sharma & Travis Head
- 6 – David Warner and Shikhar Dhawan
- 5 – David Warner and Jonny Bairstow
- 5 – Faf du Plessis & Virat Kohli
- 5 – Shubman Gill & Sai Sudharsan
Mumbai Indians vs Sunrisers Hyderabad Playing XI
Mumbai Indians (Playing XI): Ryan Rickelton (w), Will Jacks, Naman Dhir, Suryakumar Yadav, Tilak Varma, Hardik Pandya (c), Robin Minz, Trent Boult, Jasprit Bumrah, AM Ghazanfar, Ashwani Kumar.Sunrisers Hyderabad (Playing XI): Abhishek Sharma, Travis Head, Ishan Kishan, Heinrich Klaasen, Salil Arora(w), Nitish Kumar Reddy, Pat Cummins(c), Harsh Dubey, Sakib Hussain, Praful Hinge, Eshan Malinga.
Mumbai Indians vs Sunrisers Hyderabad Impact Subs
Mumbai Indians Impact sub: Mayank Rawat, Raghu Sharma, Shardul Thakur, Krish Bhagat, Raj BawaSunrisers Hyderabad Impact Subs: Smaran Ravichandran, Aniket Verma, Liam Livingstone, Shivang Kumar, Harshal Patel
