Abhishek Sharma smashed record-breaking 141, Sunrisers Hyderabad beats the Punjab king with 8 wickets
Abhishek Sharma hit 141 with 14 fours and 10 sixes, resulting in Sunrisers Hyderabad defeating the Punjab Kings in eight shots. This marks the highest individual scores for Indian players in IPL history.
Abhishek Sharma’s record performance, along with an incredible 171 opening partnership with Travis Head, led Sunrisers Hyderabad to easily chase the 246 goals set by Punjab Kings. This season, SRH fought against big open partnerships and strong competition for returns, but everything was in place on Saturday, making PBK on the receiving side.
Abhishek reached his century in just 40 goals and continued to dominate, reaching 141 in 55 goals, breaking the record for the highest score for the Indians in IPL history. The opening booth between Abhishek and Travis Head ended with 171 in 75 balls, and Abhishek reached his century shortly after Head was fired for 37 goals.
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The partnership between Head and Abhishek ended up hitting the season with Sunrisers Hyderabad, with the duo reaching 100 opening partnerships in the first eight games. Abhishek reached 50 out of 19 balls and showed their dominance despite the huge goal set by the Punjab Kings.
Although Sunrisers Hyderabad initially had the Punjab King in the middle, Marcus Stoinis defeated the game, hitting a 20 four-of-six sixes, over which Mohammed Shami was defeated.
Punjab Kings Captain Shreyas Iyer fell for a century, and Harshal Patel stopped their momentum with two important wickets before 18th. Despite reaching the last few quick wickets, Sunrisers Hyderabad managed to achieve a much-needed victory.
