IPL 2024: Abhishek Sharma nears 2,000 runs ahead of SRH vs RR clash

Sunrisers Hyderabad's Abhishek Sharma is 55 runs shy of completing 2,000 runs in the IPL. The opener has been in explosive form, scoring 129 runs in four matches this season at a strike rate of 218.64 ahead of the clash against Rajasthan Royals.

Star Indian T20 opener Abhishek Sharma is 55 runs away from 2,000 Indian Premier League (IPL) runs ahead of his side's clash against Rajasthan Royals (RR) on Monday.

Stellar Form in IPL 2024

Abhishek has had a mixed bag run in the ongoing edition of the tournament so far, with 129 runs in four outings at an average of 32.25 and a strike rate of 218.64, with a half-century to his name. In his previous outing against Punjab Kings (PBKS), he had smacked 74 in 28 balls, with five fours and eight sixes.

Abhishek Sharma's IPL Journey

In 81 matches, Abhishek has scored 1,945 runs in 78 innings at an average of 27.39 and a strike rate of 165.81, with a century and 10 fifties, with best score of 141.

For SRH, he has made 1,882 runs in 78 matches and 75 innings at an average of 26.88 and a strike rate of 165.08, with a century and 10 fifties. He had made his IPL debut in 2018 with Delhi Capitals (DC), scoring 63 runs in three innings, with 46* on his debut.

Squads

Squads: Rajasthan Royals Squad: Yashasvi Jaiswal, Dhruv Jurel(w), Riyan Parag(c), Shimron Hetmyer, Donovan Ferreira, Ravindra Jadeja, Jofra Archer, Nandre Burger, Sandeep Sharma, Ravi Bishnoi, Brijesh Sharma, Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, Lhuan-dre Pretorius, Ravi Singh, Shubham Dubey, Tushar Deshpande, Adam Milne, Dasun Shanaka, Kuldeep Sen, Sushant Mishra, Yudhvir Singh Charak, Kwena Maphaka, Vignesh Puthur, Aman Rao Perala

Sunrisers Hyderabad Squad: Abhishek Sharma, Travis Head, Ishan Kishan(w/c), Heinrich Klaasen, Aniket Verma, Salil Arora, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Harsh Dubey, Shivang Kumar, Harshal Patel, Eshan Malinga, Jaydev Unadkat, Liam Livingstone, Shivam Mavi, Praful Hinge, Kamindu Mendis, David Payne, Zeeshan Ansari, Brydon Carse, Smaran Ravichandran, Sakib Hussain, Krains Fuletra, Onkar Tarmale, Amit Kumar. (ANI)

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