SRH vs MI | ‘Captain, coach told us to go express ourselves,’ says Abhishek Sharma on team breaking records

Abhishek Sharma shines as Sunrisers Hyderabad break records in IPL match against Mumbai Indians with power-hitting display.

Young left-handed batter Abhishek Sharma has said the message from the team management was pretty simple "go out and express yourself" as Sunrisers Hyderabad beat Mumbai Indians by 31 runs in an IPL match that witnessed records tumbling like ninepins.

Records tumbled as SRH batters went on the rampage to post the highest IPL total of 277 for 3 against MI on Wednesday night.

It was scintillating exhibition of power-hitting from SRH opener Travis Head (62 off 24) and number three Sharma (63 off 23) with the latter registering his team's record for the fastest fifty in IPL.

Heinrich Klaasen (80 not out off 34 balls) provided the fireworks towards the end to help SRH break an 11-year-old record. The previous highest total in IPL was 263 for 5 scored by Royal Challengers Bangalore in 2013.

"To be honest I didn't realise that it was the fastest fifty for SRH and for this year. I just wanted to go and express myself and after getting out I realised that it was the quickest. I enjoyed it," said 'Man of the Match' Sharma.

"I think the message was pretty much simple for all the batters in the meeting we had before this match. 'Everyone just go and express yourself'. That's a very positive message if you get it from your captain and coach. That's really supportive for all the batters."

Sharma and Head stitched 68 runs off just 22 balls for the second wicket for SRH.