Sunrisers Hyderabad opener Travis Head and Abhishek Sharma came out all guns blazing once again in the Indian Premier League (IPL 2024), smashing the highest powerplay score in the format's history.
Head and Sharma smashed 125 runs in the first six overs, the most in the history of the league in the powerplay. It is also the highest powerplay score in all T20 cricket.
Highest powerplay scores in the IPL
125/0 - SRH vs DC, 2024*
105/0 - KKR vs RCB, 2017
100/2 - CSK vs PBKS, 2014
90/0 - CSK vs MI, 2015
88/1 - KKR vs DC, 2024*
Highest scores in the PP for SRH in the IPL
84 (26) - Travis Head vs DC, Delhi, today*
62*(25) - David Warner vs KKR, Hyderabad, 2019
59*(20) - Travis Head vs MI, Hyderabad, 2024
59*(23) - David Warner vs CSK, Hyderabad, 2015
Delhi bowlers had no clue what hit them as Head smashed 84 off 26 balls with 11 fours and 6 sixes while Sharma scored 40 not out off 10 balls with a couple of boundaries and five maximums.
SRH also managed the fastest team century in IPL history which they brought it up in 5 overs.
Fastest team hundreds in IPL history (by overs taken)
5 overs - SRH vs DC, Delhi, today*
6 overs - CSK vs PBKS, Mumbai WS, 2014
6 overs - KKR vs RCB, Bengaluru, 2017
6.5 overs - CSK vs MI, Mumbai WS, 2015
7 overs - SRH vs MI, Hyderabad, 2024
