SRH vs LSG, IPL 2024 Highlights: Hyderabad Openers Close Out 166 Run Chase in 9.4 Overs

Sunrisers Hyderabad chased down the total of 166 runs in 9.4 overs as their openers Abhishek Sharma and Travis Head put the Lucknow Super Giants bolwers to the sword with their unbroken 167-run partnership.

SRH (167/0 in 9.4 overs) defeat LSG (165/4 in 20 overs)

The Sunrisers Hyderabad have done it.

They have chased down 166 within the 10-over mark!

Some incredible cricket here from Travis Head and Abhishek Sharma as the Indian takes his side over the line with a huge SIX over the top of long off.

SRH 167/0 (9.4 overs)

The openers get their 150 run partnership with another couple of boundaries as Head gets a SIX before Abhishek picks up a FOUR!

SRH 157/0 (9 overs)

Another big over as the batters continue to deal in boundaries.

Head gets FOUR off Bishnoi, before doubling down on the attack with a SIX in the alternate delivery.

Abhishek doesn’t want to be left behind and plays catch-p with his teammate with a SIX off his bat to close out the over.

SRH 143/0 (8 overs)

Hyderabad dealing in boundaries and cruising towards a victory. And at the rate this seems to be going, we could wrap up here a bit early on the night!

Badoni is brought into the attack and is taken for a SIX by Head, before giving strike to Abhisheks, who gets past his 50-run mark with a SIX off his willow.

A couple of singles brings the Indian back on strike and he take the ball to the ropes with a FOUR!

SRH 126/0 (7 overs)

Carnage here as SRH batter bring up their 100-run opening stand as Abhishek Sharma gives no respite to the bowlers after Head’s onslaught!

The youngster picks up a couple of FOURS and SIXERS each, each one in a different part of the crowd.

Incredible batting this from Hyderabad, despite the seemingly low total they seem to be chasing!

SRH 101/0 (5.4 overs)

Head gets his half century!

Another over and Head welcomes the bowler with another boundary as Naveen-ul-Haq is taken to the ropes for a FOUR after being put on strike by Abhishek’s single.

He makes in two FOURs in as many delivery he has faced in the over with another boundary.

The Aussie brings up his FIFTY with a massive SIX over long on and goes on to close out the over with two more FOURS.

SRH 87/0 (5 overs)

Abhishek Sharma takes SRH past the 50-run mark with a SIX over long on!

He is dropped by Thakur behind the wicket in the next delivery before Head returns to strike to pick Ravi Bishnoi off for a FOUR and a SIX over long on.

Excellent stuff from the Hyderabad opener!

SRH 64/0 (4 overs)

Travis Head in full swing!

The AUstalian opens Gowtham’s second over of the day with a SIX down the ground.

A dot follows but the Aussie picks up a FOUR on the leg side off the back foot!

But, the southpaw isn’t done yet as he goes striahgt over the bowler’s head not once but twice on the trot for back to back SIXERS!

SRH 47/0 (2.5 overs)

Abhishek Sharma gets his first boundary of the game and follows it up with another!

The southpaw picks up Yash Thakur’s loose delivery and whacks it to the ropes for a one-bounce FOUR!

He does better with the next one as he picks the gap on the off side and guides the ball to the boundary foam for another FOUR!

A wide ball follows before Abhishek moves away from his stumps and caresses the ball away for his third FOUR of the day!

Thakur looks to close out the over as son as possible, but Sharma is all over him as he gloves the ball off to the ropes for yet another FOUR, this time behind the stumps.

SRH 16/0 (1.4 overs)

Head gets his first boundary of the game with a FOUR off the final ball of K Gowtham’s opening over of the day.

The spinner gives the southpaw some time as he looks to hit his leg, but the Aussie pivots and sends the ball to the ropes on the leg side.

SRH 8/0 (1 over)

First ball of the chase!

Travis Head and Abhishek Sharma to open the innings for SRH! K Gowtham with the new ball for LSG!

SRH need 166 runs in 120 balls!

It was a horror start for LSG, who were left bamboozled by the genius of Bhuvneshwar Kumar early on, and crawled to their lowest-ever scoring powerplay total of 27-2.

After a bit of stability from the likes of KL Rahul and Krunal Pandya, disaster struck LSG once again as Cummins played a hand in dismissing both set batters and piled the pressure on the visitors.

But, it was then the Badoni-Pooran show, as the duo played through the rough period with attacking intent to muster up a 99-run partnership within 9 overs, as Badoni and Pooran ended their innings with scores of 55* and 48* respectively to power LSG to a total of 165 runs.

SRH Need 166 Runs in 20 Overs to Win

SRH vs LSG Live Score, IPL Match Today: LSG 165/4 in 20 overs

FOUR! Cummins goes wide again, but this time Pooran waits on the ball and plays a beautiful cut as the ball trickles down for four more!

Pooran then follows it up with a slash down the leg side from a full toss of Cummins to end the innings on another four!

SRH vs LSG Live Score, IPL Match Today: LSG 155/4 in 19.3 overs

FOUR! Cummins goes wide down the offside for Pooran, who blindly swipes away at it, to find the bottom edge as the ball runs down deep-backward point for four!

SRH vs LSG Live Score, IPL Match Today: LSG 150/4 in 19.1 overs

FOUR! Badoni is on fire, as he plays a reverse shot to slot one down deep-backward point for a four off Cummins!

SRH vs LSG Live Score, IPL Match Today: LSG 146/4 in 19 overs

After the single gets Badoni his fifty, Pooran swipes a wider one down fine-leg effortlessly for four more! 15 runs off the over!

SRH vs LSG Live Score, IPL Match Today: LSG 141/4 in 18.3 overs

FOUR! Badoni once again strikes one clean through covers off a wider delivery off Natarajan, which also races to the boundary!

SRH vs LSG Live Score, IPL Match Today: LSG 135/4 in 18.1 overs

FOUR! Badoni strikes one sweetly off Natarajan, to send one right over covers for a four!

SRH vs LSG Live Score, IPL Match Today: LSG 131/4 in 18 overs

Bhuvi comes in for his final over and closes his spell with yet another stellar over, giving away just 5 runs.