IPL 2024: Travis Head and Abhishek Sharma lead Hyderabad to crushing 10-wicket win over Lucknow
Head and Sharma took just 9.4 overs to get past the 166-run target set by Lucknow.
Travis Head and Abhishek Sharma put up another T20 batting masterclass in the Indian Premier League as the Sunrisers Hyderabad secured a crushing 10-wicket win over the Lucknow Super Giants in Hyderabad on Wednesday.
Opting to bat first, Lucknow laboured to set a target of 166 for Hyderabad. Head (89) and Sharma (75) needed just 9.4 overs to surpass the target.
Lucknow lost Quinton de Kock and Marcus Stoinis inside the powerplay overs with the pitch seeming to be on the slower side. Captain KL Rahul and vice-captain Krunal Pandya rebuilt the innings but Hyderabad struck in quick succession to leave Lucknow stuttering at 66/4 after 11.4 overs.
Ayush Badoni (55) and Nicolas Pooran (48) stitched together an unbeaten 99-run stand to rescue their side and post a competitive target.
However, Head and Sharma came out all guns blazing in the chase. The pair blasted 107 runs in the opening six overs, a score which Lucknow took 16 overs to get to.
Head, who has been in scintillating form this season, reached his half century in just 16 balls. Just to illustrate how destructive Head was, he physically ran his first run after having plundered 64 runs from boundaries.
At the other end, Sharma was equally devastating with the bat taking...
