Former champion Sunrisers Hyderabad scored 182 runs for 6 wickets in 20 overs against Lucknow Supergiants in the 58th match of the current season of IPL (IPL-2023). During this, a dashing batsman also made a record of partnership. Later Lucknow achieved the target by losing 3 wickets.
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Most sixes for the team
Sunrisers Hyderabad captain Aiden Markram won the toss and decided to bat first at his home Rajiv Gandhi Cricket Stadium. The team scored 182 runs for 6 wickets, in which wicket-keeper batsman Heinrich Klaasen (47 runs) contributed the most. Klaasen hit 3 fours and as many sixes in 29 balls. After this, Abdul Samad scored an unbeaten 37 off 25 balls with one four and 4 sixes. Interestingly, Samad hit as many sixes as the entire team hit.
The record made in IPL
Abdul Samad, who belongs to Jammu, made a big record for Lucknow Supergiants in IPL. He shared a 58-run partnership with Heinrich Klaasen for the sixth wicket in the match against Lucknow Supergiants. This is the record of partnership on this wicket for the Hyderabad team. Washington Sundar and Romario Shepherd shared a 58-run partnership against Punjab Kings in Mumbai last year. Heinrich Klaasen and Abdul Samad shared a 53-run partnership for the sixth wicket for Hyderabad this year against Delhi.
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It was the coach who told Yusuf Pathan
Former Hyderabad coach Tom Moody was also very impressed with Samad's game. He scored a century on the last ball against Rajasthan Royals in the same season. Then Moody had said, 'Samad has a great talent that he can take the ball out of the ground. I miss young Yusuf Pathan seeing him. He has the power which makes the role very difficult. Please tell that Yusuf Pathan has also been very famous for being 'hard-hitting'.
