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TATA IPL 2024: Classy Klaasen helps SRH smash IPL record in win over Mumbai
Abhishek Sharma swiftly eclipsed Travis Head's record for the fastest half-century by a Sunrisers Hyderabad batter, reaching the milestone in just 16 balls during a high-scoring clash against Mumbai Indians in match No.8 of the 2024 Indian Premier League at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium. Despite the inability of speedster Jasprit Bumrah to mount a comeback for Mumbai, Heinrich Klaasen's blistering 80 off 34 balls propelled SRH to a record-breaking total of 277-3 in their allotted 20 overs.
Charged with chasing down the highest total ever set in an IPL match at Hyderabad, five-time champions Mumbai Indians got off to a strong start as Ishan Kishan and Rohit Sharma forged a 56-run partnership for the opening wicket. Despite Shahbaz Ahmed claiming the vital wicket of Kishan, skipper Pat Cummins emerged victorious in his duel against Rohit in the fourth over. Tilak Varma led MI's resurgence with a rapid-fire 64 off just 34 balls. However, despite Varma's entertaining innings, Mumbai Indians fell short as they managed to score 246-5 in their allotted 20 overs, losing the match by 31 runs.
Debutant Kwena Maphaka was preferred over Mumbai Indians skipper Hardik Pandya and premier pacer Bumrah as the U-19 World Cup star opened the bowling attack for the five-time champions against Sunrisers Hyderabad. SRH star Head welcomed the 17-year-old by smashing 22 runs in his second over. Replacing the young pacer, skipper Pandya made amends by dismissing Mayank Agarwal for 11 off 13 balls in the fourth over. After winning the toss, skipper Hardik revealed that Mumbai made just a single change to their playing XI against SRH. Former champions added Travis Head to their XI as the Australian batter replaced Marco Jansen.
Before matchday 8 of the IPL 2024, Mumbai Indians and Sunrisers Hyderabad experienced similar yet contrasting outcomes. Despite both teams losing their opening games of the 2024 Indian Premier League by narrow margins, their performances diverged significantly. Sunrisers Hyderabad put up a threatening chase against KKR, nearly reaching their imposing total before Harshit Rana's superb final over secured victory for KKR. In contrast, Mumbai Indians stumbled in their chase, unable to score 43 runs in the last five overs, ultimately losing by six runs.
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