Sunrisers Hyderabad batter Abhishek Sharma etched his title within the franchise’s document books, changing into solely the second participant after David Warner to finish 100 sixes for SRH within the Indian Premier League.
The left-hander reached the milestone throughout SRH’s conflict towards Kolkata Knight Riders, smashing a quickfire 48 off 21 balls, together with 4 boundaries and 4 sixes at a strike charge of over 228. Abhishek now has 101 sixes for the franchise, second solely to Warner’s tally of 143. In 76 matches for SRH, he has scored 1,808 runs at a mean of 26.58 and a strike charge of 162.88, together with one century and 9 fifties.
SRH submit large whole, bowlers seal commanding win
Sunrisers Hyderabad delivered a dominant all-round efficiency to defeat Kolkata Knight Riders by 65 runs at Eden Gardens, registering their first win of IPL 2026.
After posting a formidable 226/8, the very best whole of the season up to now, SRH’s bowlers backed it up with a medical effort. Jaydev Unadkat led the cost with spectacular figures of three/21, whereas Eshan Malinga, Nitish Kumar Reddy, and Harsh Dubey utilized constant strain as KKR had been bowled out for 161 in simply 16 overs.
The win was vital because it marked the primary profitable defence of a complete on this 12 months’s match.
KKR begin sturdy however collapse below strain
Chasing 227, KKR received off to a flying begin with Finn Allen smashing 28 off simply seven balls, together with a 25-run opening over. However, SRH struck again rapidly, with Dubey eradicating Allen by way of a pointy caught-and-bowled effort.
Ajinkya Rahane and Angkrish Raghuvanshi then stitched a 37-run stand to regular the innings, with Raghuvanshi persevering with his superb kind. But SRH regained management as Unadkat dismissed Rahane with a slower ball, whereas a mix-up led to Cameron Green’s run-out on the finish of the powerplay, leaving KKR at 74/3.
Raghuvanshi went on to attain his second consecutive fifty, reaching the milestone in 27 balls, earlier than being run out for 52. Nitish Kumar Reddy then struck twice in fast succession, eradicating Anukul Roy and Rinku Singh to dent KKR’s chase additional.
Sunil Narine supplied a quick counterattack, however Malinga dismissed him and Ramandeep Singh in successive overs. Unadkat returned to wrap up the innings by eradicating Kartik Tyagi and Varun Chakaravarthy, sealing a complete win for SRH.