Abhishek Sharma scored 141 runs in 55 balls against Punjab Kings.
On April 12, a high scoring match was played between Sunrisers Hyderabad and Punjab Kings at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Hyderabad. SRH achieved the target of 246 runs very easily. Batting first, Punjab Kings scored 245 runs for the loss of 6 wickets. In response, Hyderabad achieved this target in 18.3 overs thanks to Abhishek Sharma’s record-breaking century.
Abhishek Sharma and Travis Head’s partnership made the match one-sided
Abhishek played a stormy innings of 141 runs in 55 balls in this match and this innings was the biggest turning point of this match. Abhishek and Head shared a 171-run partnership for the first wicket. This is the second-highest opening partnership for Sunrisers Hyderabad in the IPL. The partnership of these two made this match one-sided and the team won it easily.
Punjab had to pay heavily for dropping Abhishek Sharma’s catch
It is worth noting that, while chasing the target of 246 runs, Abhishek along with Travis Head gave a brilliant start. Both added 83 runs in the powerplay. SRH’s score after 10 overs was 143/0. Abhishek scored a half-century in 19 balls while Head completed his fifty in 31 balls. However, Abhishek also got lifelines during his explosive innings, which cost the Punjab team a lot.
Abhishek Sharma broke many records
Abhishek scored the fifth fastest century in IPL history. He also became the third Indian to score the fastest century in IPL. At the same time, this left-handed batsman also did the feat of playing the third biggest innings (141) in IPL. He broke the record of Quinton de Kock (140) and AB de Villiers (133) in this one innings.
Abhishek Sharma has become the Indian player to play the biggest innings in IPL history. He was overtaken by KL Rahul in this matter. Rahul played an unbeaten innings of 132 runs against Royal Challengers Bangalore in IPL 2020.