Abhishek Sharma had another record-breaking outing during Sunrisers Hyderabad's (SRH) clash against Chennai Super Kings (CSK) at the Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium in Hyderabad on Saturday (April 18) as he gave the home team a rapid start in the powerplay after Ishan Kishan lost the toss once again. Abhishek put up a 75-run partnership with Travis Head in the powerplay before the hosts lost two wickets on the last two balls of the sixth over.

Abhishek was the star of the show as he hit a half-century in just 15 balls. This was the quickest that the Indian cricket star has reached the milestone in his career in the IPL. He made 59 runs in 22 balls before being dismissed by Jamie Overton. His knock included six boundaries and four sixes.

Abhishek etched his name in the history books, as this was the fastest half-century by an SRH player. Abhishek is the first player in the franchise's history to reach the milestone in 15 balls. Earlier, the record was shared by the world no. 1 T20I batter with Head.

Abhishekhit his sixth fifty in less than 20 balls in his IPL career, which is the most by any player. No other player has achieved the feat even five times. Earlier this season, he had broken Nicholas Pooran's record (4) for having the most fifties in 19 balls or less in the league's history.

Overall, this is Abhishek's 10th fifty in T20 cricket, which has come in fewer than 20 balls. He is the first player to achieve the feat. No one else has achieved the rare feat more than six times in the shortest format's history

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Talking about the match, SRH failed to build on the momentum provided by Abhishek as they made just 119 runs in the last 14 overs. The Hyderabad-based side posted a total of 194. Heinrich Klaasen also hit a half-century after scoring 59 runs in 39 balls with six boundaries and two maximums. Anshul Kamboj and Overtook took three wickets each.

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