Hyderabad vs Lucknow Match Stats

Full and outside off. Abhishek Sharma cuts it to point and sets off for a quick single. A direct hit at the other end would have been trouble for Sharma.

FOUR! LOVELY! Naveen-ul-Haq bowls a juicy full toss on off. Travis Head slaps it over covers. The ball races off to the fence like a rocket and adds four more runs to the team's total.

FOUR! BEATS THE FIELD! Naveen-ul-Haq drops it short and keeps it over off. Travis Head punches it to mid off. Nicholas Pooran dives to his left but fails to stop it and the ball again meets the cushions for four runs. Now he's just a shot away from his half-century!

SIX! FIFTY IN SIXTEEN BALLS! Travis Head, you beauty! Naveen-ul-Haq goes full and on middle. Travis Head waits for it and he lofts it over deep mid-wicket. The ball is hit well and it sails over the ropes for a biggie. Another achievement for Head in this league.

FOUR! SUPERB! Naveen-ul-Haq bowls a slow bouncer. Travis Head wait for it and he slaps it over his head. The ball clears point, bounces twice and then crosses the ropes again for another boundary off his bat.

FOUR! IT IS A ROCKET! Naveen-ul-Haq serves it full and on off. Travis Head drills it past cover. There is no one in the deep and the result is the same. He ends the over with consecutive boundaries and he maintains his form in the league.

FOUR! Gets it through! Lucknow aren't helping their bowlers in the field. Thakur nails it on a fullish length, outside off, Abhishek Sharma skips down the track and jams it out firmly towards cover-point. The fielder there fails to get his body behind the ball as it scoots past him for a boundary.

Goes full and tries to keep it away from the batter, outside off, Abhishek Sharma backs away a bit too far and has no option but to leave the ball alone.

SIX! Into the stands! Thakur digs it in short, around middle, Abhishek Sharma stands tall and gets the timing right on the pull shot. The ball gets deposited into the stands beyond the fine leg fence for a maximum.

FOUR! Thumped down the ground and with that, the 100 comes up for Hyderabad! Insane display of batting. Thakur rolls his fingers over the ball and goes full, at the stumps, Abhishek Sharma advances down the track and drills it back past the bowler. The ball goes past Thakur even before he can stick his left hand out.

Swing and a miss! Slower and the length stays full, outside off, Abhishek Sharma shapes up to go down the ground but he is early into his shot and connects with thin air.

SIX! In the arc and that goes out of the park! Thakur errs in length as he bowls it right in the slot, outside off, Abhishek Sharma holds his shape and swings through the line. Tonks it over long off for a biggie. Thakur is not spared either as his over goes for 20 runs. At the end of the Powerplay, Hyderabad are rollicking along at 107/0.

SIX! Ayush Badoni gets greeted with a maximum! A loosener by Badoni, way too short, slower and on middle, Travis Head needs no second invitation as he rocks back and pummels it over deep mid-wicket for a maximum.

Pushes it through, short and on middle, Travis Head pushes it to wide long on for a single.

SIX! BOOM and just like that, Abhishek Sharma gets to his FIFTY! Abhishek has matched Head shot for shot and he gets a hug from his partner as the two batters get together in the middle of the wicket. You just cannot bowl there to Abhishek, rank hop, on middle, Abhishek Sharma waits for it and dispatches it with disdain over long on for half a dozen.

Fuller and on off, Abhishek Sharma skips out and eases it down to long off for one.

Quicker and into the pads, full in length, Travis Head works it down to long on for a single.

FOUR! Excellent shot! Tosses it up, full and outside off, Abhishek Sharma makes room and goes down the track to drive it to the left of deep cover for a boundary.

FOUR! Nicely cut away! Googly, short and outside off, Travis Head goes on the back foot and works the angle to cut it late towards deep backward point for a boundary.

Pushes it through, flat and short, on off, Travis Head shapes up for the cut again but it skids through to zip past the bat.

SIX! THAT HAS GONE MANY A MILE! Not that full from Bishnoi, on middle and leg, Travis Head gets it in his arc and nails the slog sweep to deposit into the second tier towards deep mid-wicket for a biggie.

Fullish length, on off, Travis Head hits it along the ground to long off for a single.

Hit hard and that has been PUT DOWN! Half a chance but we have seen such catches been held! Goes full and straight, at the stumps, Abhishek Sharma hits it with brute force back towards the bowler. Bishnoi leaps to his right but the ball does not stick and rolls away off his hands on the off side.

SIX! Salt into the wounds! Bishnoi goes for 17 on his return to the attack! Bishnoi serves it full and around leg, Abhishek Sharma presses forward and lifts his back leg to whip it over wide long on for six more runs.

Takes pace off and bowls it on a back of a length, over middle, Travis Head slaps it back over the bowler's head for a couple of runs.

SIX! OH, STOP IT, Travis Head! How did you get the elevation on that shot? A near-perfect yorker by Naveen-ul-Haq, on middle and leg, Travis Head clears his front leg and stays deep in his crease. Stays low to make the connection and whacks it over long on for a six.

Into the surface and it is slower as well, on middle, Travis Head slaps it down the ground to long on for a single.

FOUR! Easy pickings! Naveen-ul-Haq misses his mark as he bowls it on a back of a length, on the pads, slower as well, Abhishek Sharma just has to get some bat on it. He succeeds as he helps it down to the fine leg fence for a boundary. Just 10 runs away now Hyderabad.

Angling away, an off-cutter, on a back of a length, on off, Abhishek Sharma looks to force it through the off side but misses.

Straighter this time, on a back of a length, around middle, Abhishek Sharma nudges it in front of mid-wicket for a single. Hyderabad need 9 runs more. Can they finish it in the 10th over?

Rolls his fingers over the ball and bowls it on a length, around off, Abhishek Sharma frees his arms and carves it without much timing to deep cover for a single.

At 119.1 kph, on a length, outside off, Travis Head fetches it from near the wide guideline and hits it back past the bowler for a couple of runs.

The line stays the same from Thakur, near the tramline on off, on a good length, Travis Head is made to reach out and dabs it in front of cover. Calls Abhishek Sharma through for a quick single and Head makes it to the danger end.

SIX! THAT'S IT! ALL OVER IN A FLASH! Abhishek Sharma with the winnings runs and the passionate Hyderabad crowd have been treated to the batting of the highest order! Yash Thakur hurls it on a back of a length, angling across the left-hander, outside off, Abhishek Sharma extends his arms and goes inside out as he smacks it with an angled bat over extra cover for a biggie. Hyderabad have cruised home with 10.2 overs to spare and all 10 wickets in hand!