Sri Lanka, March 27 -- Sunrisers Hyderabad smashed the highest total in Indian Premier League history - 277-3 against Mumbai Indians.

Opener Travis Head hit 62 from 24 balls, Abhishek Sharma a 23-ball 63 and Heinrich Klaasen 80 not out from 34.

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 to...