Shahbaz Ahmed slams his maiden IPL fifty: Key stats
Sunrisers Hyderabad's Shahbaz Ahmed played a scintillating knock against Delhi Capitals in Match 35 of IPL 2024 at the Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi. The left-hander smashed a 29-ball 59*, guiding the Orange Army to a mammoth 266/7 in 20 overs. Earlier, Travis Head and Abhishek Sharma bolstered SRH with a 131-run opening stand. Shahbaz then hammered his maiden half-century in the IPL.
A blistering knock from Shahbaz
Openers Head and Abhishek helped SRH cross the 130-run mark in just the seventh over. However, SRH lost four quick wickets against the run of play (154/4). This exposed Shahbaz, who joined Nitish Reddy. The duo propelled the Sunrisers past 200. While Reddy departed for 37(27), Shahbaz took SRH beyond 260. He smashed 5 sixes and 2 fours in his 29-ball 59*.
Maiden fifty for Shahbaz
As mentioned, Shahbaz went on to smash his maiden half-century in the IPL. Shahbaz, a spin-bowling all-rounder, has now raced past 120 runs in IPL 2024. He averages over 40 with the bat and has a strike rate of 161.25. Overall, Shahbaz has completed 450 IPL runs at 20.45. Shahbaz, who owns 17 wickets, has also represented Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB).
