In their IPL 2023 opening match at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium on Sunday, April 2. Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) player Abhishek Sharma made an extraordinary catch on the boundary ropes to out Rajasthan Royals (RR) skipper Sanju Samson.
Samson caused the incident by smashing a full-length delivery from T Natajaran towards the deep mid-wicket boundary in the 19th over.
On the edge of the boundary cushion, Abhishek was standing. Despite juggling close to the ropes. He took the catch and perfectly balanced himself.
After hitting four sixes and three boundaries while scoring 55 runs off only 32 balls for a strike rate of 171 points 88. Sanju Samson was removed from the game.
Here is how Abhishek Sharma took the stunner:
What a catch by #abhisheksharma pic.twitter.com/zIBe7MpmNZ
— పెన్సిల్ పార్థసారథి (@batta_charry) April 2, 2023
To rejoin Team India, the right-hander will try to have another productive season with the bat.
In 17 games, the 28-year-old scored 458 runs at a strike rate of 146.79, including two half-centuries, and helped RR finish second in the IPL 2022. They were defeated in the championship game by Gujarat Titans (GT), who won their first championship in their first campaign.
Against SRH, Sanju Samson-led RR set a 204-run target! The Rajasthan Royals were able to score 203/5 in their allotted 20 overs. The credit goes to a masterful batting display from the opening trio of Jos Buttler, Yashasvi Jaiswal, and Sanju Samson.
Jaiswal contributed 54 off 37 deliveries, while Buttler hit 54 off just 22 balls. The pair’s combined powerplay score of 85 runs set a new record. Shimron Hetmyer contributed as well with an unbeaten 22 off 16 balls.
Fazalhaq Farooqi and T Natarajan each took two wickets for SunRisers Hyderabad, and Umran Malik returned with one wicket.
Mayank Agarwal and Washington Sundar were at the wicket for SRH. They were 38/3 after seven overs while attempting to chase down 204.
Abhishek Sharma and Rahul Tripathi were both out in the first over by Trent Boult for ducks. Harry Brook, who cost 13.25 crore to acquire, scored just 13 points in 21 balls in his IPL debut. Yuzvendra Chahal bowled the England batter.
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