Sunrisers Hyderabad smashed the highest total in Indian Premier League history – 277-3 against Mumbai Indians.

South African Klaasen hit a six in the 20th over to break the previous IPL record, Royal Challengers Bangalore’s 263-5 against Pune Warriors in 2013.

Sunrisers’ total was also the fourth highest in any men’s T20 and the highest in a T20 franchise tournament.

The men’s T20 record is held by Nepal, who scored 314-3 against Mongolia last year. Afghanistan made 278-3 against Ireland in 2019 while the Czech Republic posted 278-4 against Hungary later that year.

The previous record in a franchise tournament was Melbourne Stars’ 273-2 against Hobart Hurricanes in the Australian Big Bash in 2022.

Australia international Head was dropped on five and raced to a 18-ball fifty as he put on 68 in 23 balls with Abhishek, after the loss of Mayank Agarwal for 11.

Abhishek then reached his fifty two balls quicker – thrashing three fours and seven sixes – before being dismissed at the end of the 11th over with the Sunrisers 161-3.

The scoring slowed slightly as Klaasen joined Aiden Markram but the pair took 75 from the last five overs to end with an unbroken partnership of 116 from 55 balls.

Markram ended on 42 not out from 28 balls.

South African left-armer Kwena Maphaka, 17, conceded 66 in four wicketless overs on debut. In total there were 18 sixes and 19 fours.