Abhishek Sharma had bowled only three overs in 14 matches until Friday in this IPL season, before he rolled over his arm to deliver a winning spell of left-arm spin in the most crucial game for Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) in Chennai.
Until the Qualifier 2, it was Abhishek's bat making most of the noise, as 470 runs came off the SRH opener's willow in 14 innings at a strike rate of 207.75, including the season-highest 41 sixes. But it was his bowling spell of 2 for 24, which included wickets of Rajasthan Royals' skipper Sanju Samson (10) and Shimron Hetmyer (4), that took SRH into the IPL 2024 final.