Travis Head, Abhishek Sharma. (Sportzpics)
Fans and pundits alike were in awe of the maelstrom and took to social media to express their delight and the manner in which the SRH openers have been performing this season following their demolition job of LSG.
Sunrisers Hyderabad dismantled Lucknow Super Giants with a 10-wicket win over the visitors at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Hyderabad on Wednesday in the ongoing season of the IPL.
SRH restricted LSG to 165 runs for four wickets in 20 overs before Travis Head and Abhishek Sharma’s unbroken opening partnership of 167 runs took the hosts over the line in just 9.4 overs.
Fans and pundits alike were in awe of the maelstrom and took to social media to express their delight and the manner in which the SRH openers have been performing this season.
Legendary batter Sachin Tendulkar heaped praise on the SRH openers stating, “A destructive opening partnership would be an understatement tonight. Had these boys batted first, they would’ve scored 300!”
Actor Venkatesh, a big fan of the Hyderabad unit shared an update that read, “What a win @SunRisers, it’s all over in a flash. That’s SRH!”
Former CSK player S Badrinath posted, “#SRH openers this season #IPL2024” with a gif from a movie captioned ‘This is beyond science’
Hanuma Vihari expressed, “Intent is the key. Clearly the difference! Outstanding from SRH openers”
Intent is the key.Clearly the difference!Outstanding from SRH openers— Hanuma vihari (@Hanumavihari) May 8, 2024
One user shared an AI-altered video clip from a hit movie scene to fit in with the triumph with the caption,”Believe it or not this year SRH has not only redefined the IPL but the whole T20 cricket”
SRH climbed to third in the table with the statement win over LSG with 14 points to their name at the end of 12 fixtures for the side from Hyderabad. The win also bolstered the side’s net run rate as SRH’s NRR went from -0.07 to +0.41 following the win.