He scored his maiden IPL half-century against DC.
Sunrisers Hyderabad’s (SRH) Aniket Verma is in the form of his life in the 2025 Indian Premier League (IPL). He impressed against Lucknow Super Giants with a knock of 36 runs from just 13 balls. He followed it up with a half-century against Delhi Capitals (DC) on Sunday.
Aniket Verma put up an impressive performance in the trials. The players were asked to score 65 runs in six overs and hit more than 85 runs in eight overs.
“First in the PowerPlay, we were told to score 65 in 6 overs,” Aniket told Cricbuzz during an interview.
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“We had to do it in pairs and if we got out, we’d have to sit out of the simulation. We achieved that easily. In the second scenario, we were told to score 85+ in 8 overs. We got that in 4 overs. They’d asked us to play the entire six overs (in the first scenario) and I made 72-odd in that. In the second one, I scored 64 out of the 85,” explained the 23-year-old.
Aniket Verma was eventually acquired by Sunrisers Hyderabad for INR 30 lakh, his base price, at the IPL 2025 mega auction last year.
The Uttar Pradesh cricketer impressed for Bhopal Legends in the 2024 Madhya Pradesh Premier League, scoring 273 runs in six innings. During the tournament, Aniket scored a 32-ball century and amassed 25 sixes. SRH took note of the right-handed batter, and he was given an opportunity to undergo trials at the franchise. Aniket, however, has not played domestic cricket to date.
On Sunday, Aniket scored 74 runs off 41 balls, which led SRH to a total of 163. They were 37/4 at one stage after Travis Head’s dismissal. However, Aniket forged a 77-run stand with Heinrich Klaasen for the fifth wicket to rescue the Sunrisers. At the time of writing this report, DC were 63/0 in 6.3 overs in their run chase.
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