SunRisers Hyderabad (SRH) batters went berserk against Mumbai Indians at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium on Wednesday (Mar 27) evening – smashing the highest-ever score (277/3) in IPL history. 

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Such was the marauding hitting of SRH batters that the entire seam placement of the white ball came out, forcing the umpires to call for a replacement ball in the 19th over of the innings. 

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SRH were put into bat first by MI’s newly-appointed captain Hardik Pandya. The decision, however, proved to be a grave mistake as opener Travis Head, debuting for SRH, came out of the blocks in a blistering manner. 

The Australian smashed the fastest fifty for the franchise before Abhishek Sharma broke the record 20 minutes later. Middle-order star Heinrich Klassen continued the onslaught and smashed 80 off 34 balls to set the record target. 

Playing XIs: 

Mumbai Indians – Rohit Sharma, Ishan Kishan (WK), Tilak Varma, Hardik Pandya (C), Tim David, Naman Dhir, Gerald Coetzee, Jasprit Bumrah, Piyush Chawla, Shams Mulani, Kwena Maphaka

SunRisers Hyderabad – Travis Head (In for Marco Jansen), Mayank Agarwal, Abhishek Sharma, Aiden Markram, Heinrich Klaasen (WK), Abdul Samad, Shahbaz Ahmed, Pat Cummins (C), Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Mayank Markande, Jaydev Unadkat (In for T Natarajan).

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