Rajasthan Royals spinner Maheesh Theekshana made a massive breakthrough during their clash against SRH in Hyderabad by dismissing Abhishek Sharma for 24 runs.
As of last season, SRH continued with their successful opening combination – Abhishek Sharma and Travis Head. The duo made an impressive start by dealing with boundaries.
Maheesh Theekshana gave the first breakthrough for Rajasthan Royals who desperately needed a wicket to restrict the run flow inside the first powerplay.
Theekshana dismissed Abhishek in the very first delivery of the fourth over and sent the left-hander to the pavilion with a score of 24.
Pat Cummins-led Sunrisers Hyderabad is scheduled to face Riyan Parag-led Rajasthan Royals to play the 2nd match of IPL 2025 on March 23 in Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad.
Speaking of the match, Rajasthan Royals won the toss and opted to field first. Abhishek Sharma and Travis Head opened the batting attack for SRH while Fazalhaq Farooqi opened the bowling attack.
The duo continued their IPL 2024 form and made a fierce start by smashing Rajasthan Royals’ bowlers all around the stadium.
Head and Abhishek Sharma as an opening pair in IPL 2024
- Inns: 13
- Runs: 599
- Avg: 49.91
- RR: 13.21
- 100s/50s: 3/1
- HS: 167*
