SRH crushed RR by posting highest total of IPL history and started their campaign with a bang. Opening pair of Travis Head and Abhishek Sharma started with bang their onslaught wasn’t enough, SRH has unleashed Ishan Kishan and he’s wasted no time and smashes his maiden IPL hundred with a blistering 106 off just 47 balls at a thundering strike rate of 225.53.
For Rajasthan Royals’ stand-in skipper Riyan Parag, winning the toss and opting to bowl turned into a nightmare. His bowlers had no answers as Hyderabad turned the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium into their personal batting playground!
Archer had a nightmarish return to the IPL, coming away with 4-0-76-0, the most expensive spell ever in the league. Head had clubbed him for four fours and a six in his first over, which cost 23, and his evening only got worse.