Abhishek Sharma smashed thehighest total by an Indian ever in IPL, scoring 141 off 55 balls, as Sunrisers Hyderabad successfully chased down Punjab Kings’ massive total of 245/6 with nine balls to spare. This achievement broke KL Rahul’s record of 132 and David Warner’s SRH record of 126.
Key Highlights of the Match
Partnership Abhishek Sharma and Travis Head formed a stunning 171-run partnership off 75 balls, easing SRH’s chase.
SRH’s Win*: This win marked SRH’s second in the ongoing tournament, with the team recording the second-highest successful run chase in IPL history.
Abhishek’s Century After scoring his century, Abhishek Sharma showed a message on a piece of paper that read, “This is for the Orange Army,” dedicating his brilliant innings to SRH fans
Records Broken
Highest Individual Score for SRH*: Abhishek Sharma broke David Warner’s record of 126.
– *Highest Individual Score by an Indian in IPL*: Abhishek Sharma surpassed KL Rahul’s record of 132 with his score of 141
It sounds unfathomable, but by the time the second strategic time-out was taken in Sunrisers Hyderabad’s run-chase of 246, the result was all but decided. Abhishek Sharma and Travis Head – dubbed Travishek after their exploits last season but yet to fire collectively this year – came up with a stunning 171-run partnership of 75 balls to ease past Punjab Kings’ massive first innings total of 245/6 in Hyderabad with nine balls to spare.
After scoring his century, Abhishek Sharma pulled out a piece of paper on which there was a message written: “This is for the Orange Army.” It was an exhilarating innings from Abhishek and it repaid the faith SRH’s fans have come to repose on him. He has not been at his fluent best this season so far, and neither did he look his best against Punjab, as there were a few iffy moments that went his way.

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