In the 31st match of IPL 2026, Sunrisers Hyderabad’s opening batsman Abhishek Sharma played an innings that made the entire contest one-sided. Playing against Delhi Capitals, he adopted an aggressive stance from the start and kept constant pressure on the bowlers.
Abhishek completed a brilliant century in just 47 balls. His innings was full of strokes, including 10 fours and 9 long sixes. His confidence grew with every over, and the opposition bowlers appeared completely helpless.
With this innings, Abhishek Sharma also achieved a special milestone in IPL history. He has become the first Indian batsman to score a century within 50 balls while hitting the most sixes. This innings of his is now being counted among the most memorable and fast-paced innings in IPL.
Speaking of this special achievement, Chris Gayle leads the list of players who have scored the most centuries under 50 balls, having done so three times. He is followed by Abhishek Sharma, Heinrich Klaasen, and AB de Villiers, who have achieved this feat twice each.
Overall, this innings by Abhishek Sharma not only changed the course of the match but also etched his name in golden letters in the IPL records.
Abhishek Sharma’s Historic Innings: Gayle’s Record Broken, Dhoni Surpassed
Sunrisers Hyderabad’s young opener Abhishek Sharma once again drew the cricket world’s attention with his explosive batting. In this match, he played an unbeaten innings of 135 runs facing 68 balls, which included a total of 20 fours and sixes. This innings was played in a completely aggressive style, and the opposition bowlers had no answer.
With this brilliant innings, Abhishek Sharma has claimed a major record in IPL history. He has now become the batsman with the most scores of 135 or more in the league. He has surpassed West Indian legend Chris Gayle in this regard. Previously, both players were tied for this record, but now Abhishek has taken the lead by achieving this feat for the fourth time.
Batsmen with 135+ scores in IPL:
4 – Abhishek Sharma
3 – Chris Gayle
In this innings, Abhishek also hit 10 spectacular sixes, through which he achieved another major milestone. Before the match, he had 341 sixes recorded in T20 cricket, but after this innings, he crossed the mark of 350 sixes. With this, he has moved ahead of former captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni in the list of Indian batsmen with the most sixes in T20 cricket.
Not only this, Abhishek Sharma has now also become the first Indian batsman to play two T20 innings with 10 or more sixes. This achievement firmly establishes him among the most explosive young players in Indian cricket.
