IPL Franchise Sunrisers Hyderabad has been the most destructive team when it comes to batting in the ongoing season of the Indian Premier League. The team has big names like Travis Head and Heinrich Klaasen. They have destroyed the bowlers of the opposition teams. SRH have also been further boosted by the young batsman of team India, Abhishek Sharma, in amazing form.
The Indian Premier League season 2024 has seen some sensational betting, and already four teams have solidified themselves in the top five positions with the highest team totals in the history of the competition. Sunrisers Hyderabad occupy the first and second positions with their 287 runs at the loss of 3 wickets against RCB and 277 runs at the loss of 3 wickets against Mumbai Indians this season. Main Payal Kolkata Knight Riders 272 runs at the loss of 7 wickets against Delhi Capitals last month see them in the 3rd season, and Sunrisers Hyderabad once again are in the 4th with their 266 runs at the loss of 5 wickets against Delhi Capitals in April.
The bowling coach of Sunrisers Hyderabad, Muttiah Muralitharan, praised his team’s power-packed batting approach. The legendary cricketer compared the style of Sri Lanka to the 1996 World Cup-winning team Sri Lanka. While speaking to the IPL social media team, he said, “I think we did it in 1996 when Sanath Jayasuriya and Kaluwitharana won the World Cup, so that kind of brand they played is open to everyone. Now that we have started, everyone has started.
Meanwhile, other legendary players from Sri Lanka were also impressed by the batting lineup of Sunrisers Hyderabad. While speaking with Muralitharan Kumar Sangakkara, he said, “We have a team; how good they are batting; they have a great mixture of internationals; it makes them a very dangerous team, as we have already seen; they have kind of earned the respect of all the teams in the competition.”
The opener of the Australian cricket team is the highest run scorer for Sunrisers Hyderabad this season, as he has scored 338 runs in 8 matches at a strike rate of 211.25. In this season, he has also smashed one century and a half, while Abhishek Sharma has scored 303 runs in nine matches at a strike rate of 214.89 along with a half century.
