Sunrisers Hyderabad scripted cricketing history as they went on a relentless rampage against Mumbai Indians, setting a new IPL record total of 277 for 3.
Travis Head, leading the charge for SRH as the opener, blazed his way to 62 runs off just 24 balls.
Abhishek Sharma, batting at one-down, broke the league record for the fastest 50 and scored 63 off 23 before being dismissed.
Heinrich Klaasen, who remained unbeaten on 80 off 34 balls, propelled SRH to break an 11-year-old IPL record.
Their total surpassed the previous highest total of 263 for five set by Royal Challengers Bangalore in 2013, back when Chris Gayle was still playing.
The match witnessed a record-breaking 38 sixes, marking the first time a T20 match saw over 500 runs scored.
World Cup winner and now SRH skipper Pat Cummins seemed to be in awe, "That was insane.", is what he said, as would all cricket fans agree.
SRH's batting brilliance met with a valiant response from Mumbai Indians, led by Rohit Sharma's elegant strokeplay and contributions from Ishan Kishan and Tilak Varma. However, Mumbai's efforts fell short in the face of SRH' as the 5-time champions were limited to 240 runs despite desperate efforts.
Many sports experts called this a failure on newly appointed skipper Hardik Pandya’s part, adding that the decision to not go with experienced and in-form bowler Bumrah in the early overs was a mistake, as well as questions being raised on the performances of Maphaka, who, at the age of 17 found himself as the highest run-giver in the match.
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