He reached his century in 40 balls.
Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) opener Abhishek Sharma notched up his maiden Indian Premier League (IPL) century against Punjab Kings (PBKS) on Saturday.
Abhishek delivered under pressure, with SRH needing to chase down a target of 246. Travis Head joined the party to forge 171 runs for the opening partnership.
Abhishek celebrated his century against PBKS by displaying a note to the fans in Hyderabad. The note read: “This one is for you, Orange Army,” thanking the SRH fans for their continued support.
Abhishek was eventually dismissed for 141 in the 17th over, but by then, SRH were already in a favourable position at 222/2. He also set the highest score by an Indian in IPL history. He slammed 14 fours and 10 sixes in his knock. The 24-year-old also holds the record for the highest score registered by an Indian batter in the IPL, previously held by KL Rahul. The former Kings XI Punjab captain had scored 132 against Royal Challengers Bengaluru in 2020.
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Once the Punjab batter was dismissed, Heinrich Klaasen (21*) and Ishan Kishan (9*) sealed the deal with eight wickets and nine balls to spare. This is just the second win for SRH, who have lost the other four games out of six.
Earlier, Shreyas Iyer played a captain’s knock of 82 runs from 36 balls to power PBKS to 245/6. Priyansh Arya (36), Prabhsimran Singh (42), Nehal Wadhera (27), and Marcus Stoinis (36*) also contributed crucial runs.
The win means that the 2016 IPL winners are in eighth place with four points from six matches. PBKS, on the other hand, have slipped to sixth place with six points from five games.
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