New Delhi. The playoff round has started in IPL. The first match of the playoffs is between Sunrisers Hyderabad and Kolkata Knight Riders. Both teams will play two matches each in IPL Qualifier-1 on Tuesday. Both teams have won the title twice. Now it remains to be seen who will win the third title. The game is at its peak and there is a chance to be a winner.
Sunrisers Hyderabad (formerly Deccan Chargers) won the IPL title for the first time in 2009 and for the second time in 2016. When Deccan Chargers became champions in 2009, their captain was Australia’s Adam Gilchrist. When Sunrisers Hyderabad became champions 7 years later, their captain was Australia’s David Warner. Pat Cummins is the captain of SRH this time. Hyderabad’s Sunrisers are all set to win the title once again under the leadership of the Australian captain.
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Australia’s batsman is the top scorer
Not just the captain, the coincidence of Hyderabad’s top scorer also hints at his becoming a champion. In 2009, when Deccan Chargers won the title, the highest run-scorer was Australia’s Adam Gilchrist (495). In the year 2016, David Warner (848) scored the most runs for Sunrisers Hyderabad. Now in 2024, Travis Head is the highest run-scorer for SRH.
Orange is second in the list of caps
Gilchrist in IPL 2009 and David Warner in IPL 2016 were second in the Orange Cap list. This time Travis Head (533) is third in this list. As soon as he hits fifty, he can move to number two in this list. It is also interesting that the Orange Cap was won by Virat Kohli (973) in 2016. This time too, Virat Kohli is far ahead of any other batsman in the Orange Cap list with 708 runs.
Tags: Adam Gilchrist, David Warner, IPL Playoffs, Pat Cummins, Sunrisers Hyderabad
First published: May 21, 2024, 16:43 IST