Sunrisers Hyderabad once again showed their true potential and comfortably defeated Lucknow Super Giants in their IPL 2024 match on Wednesday. SRH, who have entertained the crowd with some powerful batting performances this season, repeated their heroics and chased down the target of 166 in just 9.4 overs against KL Rahul and co. The Hyderabad-based franchise was backed by their explosive openers Travis Head and Abhishek Sharma, who played fearless cricket and took their side home without losing any wicket.
This stunning win by SRH left everyone stunned as many cricket experts and fans applauded the duo of Head and Sharma for their performance. Indian batting legend Sachin Tendulkar also took to X (formerly Twitter) and called their partnership “destructive”.
“A destructive opening partnership would be an understatement tonight. If these boys had batted first, they would have scored 300!”, Sachin wrote on X.
A destructive opening partnership would be an understatement tonight. If these guys had batted first, they would have scored 300!#SRHvLSG #IPL2024 pic.twitter.com/b1Q4gwmHO2
— Sachin Tendulkar (@sachin_rt) May 8, 2024
After the match, LSG owner Sanjiv Goenka was caught on camera having an animated conversation with skipper KL Rahul – something that has set the internet boiling.
Their opening partnership tonight was absolutely destructive, potentially scoring 300.
— (@Motivational__G) May 8, 2024
Experts have also spoken out on the topic on Jio Cinema with the opinion that such conversations should take place behind closed doors and that these images are not helpful to any team.
Sir Travis Head and Abhishek Sharma batting today was like seeing batting from both sides.
— User45 (@140of113) May 8, 2024
“You always feel that these conversations have to take place behind closed doors. There are so many cameras around the stadium and they don't miss anything. You know KL Rahul is now going to press conferences and other things and possibly explaining what has been discussed here,” said one spokesman. expert said about Jio Cinema.
'He has done well to remain calm here. I think you're in a good place,” Styris added.
With this win, SRH has gained 14 points and secured the third spot in the points table. They pushed Chennai Super Kings to fourth position with 12 points.
This win by SRH resulted in the elimination of five-time champions Mumbai Indians as they have lost eight of the twelve matches and can reach a maximum of 12 points.
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