If you know the Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) franchise well, you must be aware of how difficult it is to score runs against them. They have always been among the few teams that have made it tough for the opponents to score against them. Most importantly, they have done it with more consistency.
A few batsmen have been able to strike a chord against SRH in IPL. And this article will talk about the top ten batsmen who have scored the most runs against Sunrisers Hyderabad in the IPL.
Most Runs vs Sunrisers Hyderabad in IPL
PLAYER | INNS | RUNS | AVERAGE | STRIKE RATE | NOT-OUTS | HIGH SCORE | 100s/50s |
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Sanju Samson | 23 | 801 | 44.50 | 136.68 | 5 | 102* | 1/4 |
Virat Kohli | 23 | 762 | 36.28 | 140.59 | 2 | 100 | 1/5 |
Faf du Plessis | 18 | 571 | 35.68 | 143.82 | 2 | 73* | 0/5 |
Shane Watson | 18 | 566 | 35.37 | 144.38 | 2 | 117* | 1/3 |
Ambati Rayudu | 18 | 549 | 42.23 | 129.48 | 5 | 100* | 1/3 |
Nitish Rana | 16 | 546 | 34.12 | 136.84 | 0 | 80 | 0/4 |
AB de Villiers | 17 | 540 | 36 | 155.17 | 2 | 89* | 0/5 |
Rishabh Pant | 16 | 536 | 44.66 | 146.44 | 4 | 128* | 1/0 |
Robin Uthappa | 19 | 524 | 27.57 | 134.35 | 0 | 68 | 0/2 |
MS Dhoni | 20 | 494 | 49.40 | 145.29 | 10 | 67* | 0/4 |
Leading Run-Scorers vs Other IPL Teams
Key Insights
The Chennai openers Ambati Rayudu and Shane Watson have been very successful against the Orange army side consistently. Remember the IPL 2018 final, when both these openers single-handedly completed the mission?
The highest score against Sunrisers Hyderabad belongs to Rishabh Pant, who scored an unbeaten 128* in a losing cause in Delhi in 2018.
Andre Russell, who has the highest strike rate against RCB, also tops the chart (170+) against SRH among the batters with 300+ runs.
Yusuf Pathan, second to Russell in the SR column, has the best average (57.20) against SRH among the batters with 250+ runs.
Virat Kohli and Sanju Samson have the most 50-plus scores against SRH, with both smashing six each.
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