Sunrisers Hyderabad defeated PBKS on Sunday by 8 wickets registering their first win of the season. Rahul Tripathi and Markam remained unbeaten at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium Hyderabad. The duo staged a good show to bring in the team its first victory. The right handed batter slammed half century in 35 balls 94/2 in12.5 overs.
Earlier, Shikhar Dhawan epitomized the ‘leading from the front’ phrase, as he emerged as Punjab Kings’ savior in match 14 of the 2023 Indian Premier League (IPL) season. After being asked to bat first Punjab got off to the worst start they could have plausibly imagined with Prabhsimran Singh.
Dhawan is the leading Indian in the tally and second overall, behind David Warner, who has 60 scores of fifty or more than that. He smashed 50 off 35 balls and equaled Virat Kohli who is second in the list of players with most 50+ scores in IPL. While Dhawan has scored 50 fifty-plus scores in 207 innings, Virat registered the same milestone in 216 innings. David Warner tops the list of most 50+ scores. He has registered 60 fifty-plus scores.