New Delhi. Kolkata Knight Riders, captained by Shreyas Iyer, and Sunrisers Hyderabad, captained by Pat Cummins, are face to face in Qualifier 1. Whichever team wins this match will directly enter the final. Opener Abhishek Sharma has played a big role in taking Hyderabad to the playoffs. But KKR bowler Andre Russell can become a threat for them in this match.
Talking about head to head between Andre Russell and Abhishek Sharma, Abhishek has played a total of 10 balls of Russell so far. But during this period his bat has remained silent. Russell has dismissed Abhishek twice in 10 balls and given only 11 runs. In this match, Abhishek will try not to become Russell's victim and score big for the team. Russell will try to get Abhishek out early.
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Let us tell you that Abhishek hit six sixes and five fours in his innings of 66 runs in 28 balls against Punjab Kings on Sunday, due to which his team achieved the target of 215 runs with five balls remaining. The 23-year-old Abhishek, who represents Punjab in domestic cricket, has scored 467 runs in 13 matches at a strike rate of around 210 in this IPL season. During this period he has hit 41 sixes and 35 fours. He has become the Indian batsman to hit the most sixes in a single season of IPL.
Abhishek scored a half-century in 21 balls against Punjab, which is his slowest half-century this season. Earlier, he had completed 50 runs in 16 balls against Mumbai Indians and 50 runs in 19 balls against Lucknow Super Giants. During this period his strike rate has been 205.64. Abhishek's best score was 75 not out which he made against Lucknow Super Giants.
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first published : May 21, 2024, 3:56 PM IST