IPL 2024: Travis Head, T Natarajan star as Hyderabad Sunrisers win run-fest against Delhi Capitals
The Sunrisers Hyderabad climbed to second in the IPL points table after their win over the Delhi Capitals.
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The Indian Premier League had a blockbuster return to the Arun Jaitley Stadium in New Delhi as the Sunrisers Hyderabad came out on top in a run-fest against the Delhi Capitals to climb to second in the points table.
Led by the opening pair of Travis Head (89) and Abhishek Sharma (46), Hyderabad broke the record of most runs scored in the power play as they hit the Delhi bowlers to all parts of the stadium on their way to posting 125/0 in the first six overs.
With Head and Sharma in the middle, Hyderabad looked on course to going past the 300-run mark but the Delhi bowling attack, led by Kuldeep Yadav and Axar Patel, halted the scoring by picking up wickets at key intervals.
However, Shahbaz Ahmed’s unbeaten 59 off 29 balls helped Hyderabad post 266/7, the third time they have scored more than 250 runs in a match.
In response, Jake Fraser-McGurk led Delhi’s fightback with an 18-ball 65 with Abishek Porel (42), and later captain Rishabh Pant (44) also contributing with the ball.
In the end, it was not enough as T Natarajan (4/19), Mayank Markande (2/26) and Bhuvneshwar Kumar (1/33) bowled out Delhi for 199 in 19.1 overs to secure a 67-run win.
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