IPL: Vivrant Sharma becomes third-youngest SRH batter to slam fifty
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Sunrisers Hyderabad's makeshift opener Vivrant Sharma slammed his maiden fifty in the Indian Premier League (IPL) against the Mumbai Indians. As per Cricbuzz, he has become the third-youngest SRH batter to slam an IPL fifty. His knock was laced with nine fours and two maximums. He shared a mammoth 140-run stand with Mayank Agarwal. Here's more.
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Highest partnership for SRH in IPL 2023
Vivrant and Agarwal's 140-run stand is now the highest partnership for SRH in IPL 2023. This stand surpassed Anmolpreet Singh and Abhishek Sharma's 51-run partnership against RR in Jaipur. This was also the first time SRH didn't lose a wicket in the powerplay this season.
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Third youngest batter to score an IPL fifty for SRH
As mentioned above, Vivrant became the third-youngest batter to slam a fifty for SRH. The 23-year-old achieved the mark aged 23 years and 203 days. Youngest batters to score fifty for SRH in the IPL: 19y, 307 days - Priyam Garg 21y, 217 days - Abhishek Sharma 23y, 203 days - Vivrant Sharma 24y, 51 days - Harry Brook.
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Highest score by an Indian on IPL debut
Vivrant made a mark in his first batting performance in the competition. His 47-ball 69 is the highest score by an Indian on their debut IPL innings. He broke RR's Swapnil Asnodkar's long-standing record of 60 against KKR back in IPL 2008.
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Second highest partnership for SRH against MI
Vivrant and Mayank's 140-run stand is now the second-highest partnership for SRH against MI in the IPL. They are only behind Wriddhiman Saha and David Warner's 151*-run partnership in 2020. While KL Rahul and Warner's 111-run stand is the only other 100-plus partnership for SRH against MI back in 2014. Warner is involved in two of the top three partnerships for SRH versus MI.