Star Opening batterAbhishek Sharmamade history by becoming the first Indian cricketer to score multiple IPL hundreds in less than 50 balls on Tuesday, April 21. In the IPL 2026 encounter at Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Hyderabad, the left-handed batter from Amritsar took 47 balls to reach the 100-run mark against Delhi Capitals after scoring a 40-ball century forSunrisers Hyderabadagainst Punjab Kings in 2025. On the second ball of the 15th over of the SRH innings, he struck Nitish Rana for a six to reach the hundred-run milestone.
The Indian Premier League record for the fastest 100 runs scored by an Indian batter is held by Vaibhav Sooryvanshi. The 14-year-old left-handed batter scored a century in 35 balls for Rajasthan Royals against Gujarat Titans on April 28, 2025, at Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Jaipur. Abhishek, the world no.1 T20I batter, remained unbeaten with 135 runs on Tuesday. He smashed ten fours and ten sixes against a total of 68 balls while he was at the crease.
With the aid of nine boundaries and ten maximums, the 25-year-old scored his second IPL century off just 47 balls. He became the first Indian batsman to hit ten sixes in an innings twice in the history of the competition, in addition to being the first Indian batter to record multiple IPL hundreds in less than 50 deliveries.
In an IPL innings against Punjab Kings in 2025, Abhishek hit 10 sixes for the first time, scoring 141 off 55 deliveries. He became the second batter, after the legendary Chris Gayle, to hit 10 sixes in an IPL innings on Tuesday night in Hyderabad. Gayle has accomplished the feat four times, compared to Abhishek's two.
Abhishek hit 10 or more maximums in a T20 innings for the fifth time, including the knock against Delhi Capitals. Shreyas Iyer and Evin Lewis, who had accomplished it four times, were surpassed by him. With ten or more maximums in a record 18 T20 innings, Gayle is at the top of the charts.
Abhishek Sharma was at the top of his game, dominating the Delhi Capitals attack. He quickly added 79 runs with Ishan Kishan (25) after putting together a 97-run opening partnership with Travis Head (37), unfazed by Nitish Rana and Lungi Ngidi. The last flourish came from Heinrich Klaasen, who scored an unbeaten 37 off 13. Delhi's strategies, which included underusing Axar Patel and Kuldeep Yadav and overusing Rana, backfired as their spinners gave up 108 runs.
Abhishek controlled his innings wisely, achieving a 47-ball century and keeping a strike rate above 200, which helped Sunrisers Hyderabad to a formidable total. His planned hitting, particularly against Ngidi, was particularly impressive.
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