Openers Travis Head and Abhishek Sharma smoked half-centuries as Sunrisers Hyderabad crushed Lucknow Super Giants by 10 wickets on Wednesday to boost their play-off hopes in the IPL.
Bangladesh pacer Mustafizur Rahman picked up two wickets and remained economical as his side, Chennai Super Kings, beat Sunrisers Hyderabad by 78 runs in the Indian Premier League at the Chidambaram Stadium on Sunday.
Sunrisers Hyderabad's Abhishek Sharma said his good off-field bond with Australian opener Travis Head had translated into a successful partnership at the top of the order after the pair put Delhi Capitals to the sword in the Indian Premier League.
"On a bit of a roll there," Head said of his form after he took second place in the batting chart with 324 runs including a century and two fifties. "Enjoyable, boys are on a roll."
The men in orange also reached three figures in the quickest time in the history of the format
"[Our total] needs a three in front of it, does it now?" Head said at the end of the Hyderabad innings on Monday.
The match produced the highest aggregate for a T20 game with a tally of 549 runs.
Head smashed the fourth fastest century in IPL history.
Aiden Markram struck a brisk half-century as Sunrisers Hyderabad overcame some late jitters to beat Chennai Super Kings by six wickets in the Indian Premier League on Friday.
Bangladesh fast bowler Mustafizur Rahman joins the Indian Premier League (IPL) defending champions Sunrisers Hyderabad to take part in this year's edition.
Bangladesh pacer Mustafizur Rahman, who was awarded the Emerging Player of the Year in last season's Indian Premier League, told reporters yesterday that he hopes to put in an even better performance in the current season.
Australian David Warner has labelled Afghanistan's Rashid Khan "a superstar in the making" after the Sunrisers Hyderabad leg-spinner produced a stunning performance against the Gujarat Lions on Sunday night.
Former Australia captain Ricky Ponting has tipped David Warner to be one of the contenders for IPL's 'Player of the Tournament' award as he feels extra responsibility always gets the best out of the dashing opener.
The 10th season of the Indian Premier League starts Wednesday, marking a decade of scandal and success for the flashy Twenty20 competition beloved by India and watched across the globe.
Sunrisers Hyderabad coach Tom Moody Sunday said that Bangladesh's left-arm pace sensation Mustafizur Rahaman is expected to join the franchise on April 7 after playing the final match of the limited overs series against Sri Lanka.
Indian online media is currently agog with the news that Bangladesh pacer Mustafizur Rahman will likely not participate in the 2017 edition of the Indian Premier League after Sportstar quoted the left-armer as saying ‘I don’t think I will be able to make it for the tournament this time around’, in a piece published online on March 30.
Ace all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan and left-arm pace sensation Mustafizur Rahman were both retained by their respective franchises for the tenth season of the Indian Premier League.
Mustafizur Rahman caught the eyes of cricket enthusiasts and critics with the unusual talent on his debut, and has gone from strength to strength with each hurdle he crossed. As he turned 21, here are some of his top spells so far in his short yet brilliant career.
David Warner shows off his Bangla vocabulary while wishing Mustafizur Rahman a happy birthday