New Delhi. Shreyas Iyer-led Kolkata Knight Riders and Pat Cummins-led Sunrisers Hyderabad face off in Qualifier 1. Whichever team wins this match will directly enter the finals. Opener Abhishek Sharma has been instrumental in taking Hyderabad to the playoffs. But KKR’s bowler Andre Russell can be a threat for them in this match.
Talking about the head-to-head between Andre Russell and Abhishek Sharma, Abhishek has played Russell’s total 10 balls so far. But his bat has been quiet during this period. Russell has dismissed Abhishek twice in 10 balls and conceded just 11 runs. Abhishek will not fall prey to Russell in this match and will try to score big for the team. Russell will try to get Abhishek out quickly.
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Let us tell you that Abhishek hit six sixes and five fours in his innings of 66 off 28 balls against Punjab Kings on Sunday, due to which his team achieved the target of 215 runs with five balls to spare. Representing Punjab in domestic cricket, the 23-year-old Abhishek has scored 467 runs at a strike rate of around 210 in 13 matches this IPL season. During this time he has hit 41 sixes and 35 fours. He has become the Indian batsman with most sixes in an IPL season.
Abhishek scored a 21-ball half-century against Punjab, his slowest fifty this season. Earlier he completed 50 runs in 16 balls against Mumbai Indians and 50 runs in 19 balls against Lucknow Super Giants. His strike rate during this period has been 205.64. Abhishek’s best score was an unbeaten 75 against Lucknow Super Giants.
Tags: Abhishek Sharma, Andrew Russell, IPL 2024
First published: May 21, 2024, 15:56 IST