India, March 23 -- If IPL's season 17 felt like one extended party of power-hitting from Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH), it only appears to have carried over into the league's adulthood. If the two left-handers at the top weren't enough to have a blast, there's now a third in the loop. If Hyderabad stood witness to its franchise redefining T20 batting as a collective last year, the sea of orange was left happily rocking by another red-hot batting storm to kick off this season.

SRH began their 2024 home run by posting a then barely believable 277/3. They surged higher on their return in 2025, landing at 286/6 while handing Rajasthan Royals (RR) a 44-run drubbing.

Travis Head and Abhishek Sharma were the sparkling southpaws of that evening las...