IPL 2024 - Can RCB's 263-run record be broken? Fans believe as SRH batters unleash fury against MI bowlers

The crowd at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium is surely having a blast as their home side, Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) is unleashing a fury of runs against Mumbai Indians (MI) in Match 8 of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024. While Mayank Agarwal (11) didn't score much, it was Travis Head (62 off 24) and Abhishek Sharma (63 off 23) who looked unstoppable. 

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After 15 overs, SRH has already scored 201 runs, leading many to wonder: will the Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) total of 263 be broken? RCB had posted the mammoth score and lost just 5 wickets against Pune Warriors (PW) in Bengaluru on April 23, 2013. Fans have taken to social media, particularly X (formerly known as Twitter), to speculate that SRH is indeed aiming to reach 300 runs.

Travis Head's innings consisted of 9 fours and 3 sixes, while Abhishek Sharma smashed 3 fours and 7 maximums. Currently, Aiden Markram (34) and Heinrich Klaasen (30) are at the crease and have helped add more runs to the total of 214 for 3 after 16 overs. MI will need to break this dangerous partnership if they want to stem the SRH run-scoring.

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Teams:

Sunrisers Hyderabad (Playing XI): Travis Head, Mayank Agarwal, Abhishek Sharma, Aiden Markram, Heinrich Klaasen(w), Abdul Samad, Shahbaz Ahmed, Pat Cummins(c), Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Mayank Markande, Jaydev Unadkat

Subs: Nitish Reddy, Washington Sundar, Umran Malik, Glenn Phillips, Upendra Yadav

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Mumbai Indians (Playing XI): Ishan Kishan(w), Rohit Sharma, Naman Dhir, Tilak Varma, Hardik Pandya(c), Tim David, Gerald Coetzee, Shams Mulani, Piyush Chawla, Jasprit Bumrah, Kwena Maphaka

Subs: Dewald Brevis, Romario Shepherd, Mohammad Nabi, Vishnu Vinod, Nehal Wadhera.