SRH vs PBKS, IPL 2025: Abhishek sends records and Punjab bowlers tumbling as SRH make mockery of 246 - Action in Images

Abhishek Sharma sent records tumbling as his innings, coupled with a mammoth opening stand with Travis Head, helped SRH chase down 246 like it was nothing

Published on: Apr 13, 2025 1:26 AM IST

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Abhishek Sharma broke the record for highest score in the history of the IPL by an Indian and helped the Sunrisers Hyderabad get back to winning ways in spectacular fashion. SRH made a mockery of a target of 246 that had been presented to them by Punjab Kings, chasing it down with eight wickets and nine balls to spare.  (AFP)

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Punjab Kings won the toss and chose to bat first. Prabhsimran Singh and Priyansh Arya put up a 66-run in 24 balls.  (PTI)

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Punjab Kings captain Shreyas Iyer delivered once again, scoring a half-century in just 22 balls to take his side past 150 in just over 12 overs.  (AFP)

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Sunrisers Hyderabad earlier seemed to be doing a relatively good job in the death overs of the Punjab Kings' innings but it was all undone quite spectacularly by Marcus Stoinis as he tonked four sixes off the last four balls of the 20th over bowled by Mohammed Shami. Punjab Kings finished with a score of 245/6 in 20 overs.  (AFP)

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Central to SRH's poor start to the season was Travis Head and Abhishek Sharma's inability to put a good opening stand together. They shook off the poor form in spectacular manner, raising SRH's 50 in just 21 balls and pushing them to a score of 83/0 in the powerplay.   (AP)

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Abhishek enjoyed quite an extraordinary dose of luck, being caught off a no ball in the fourth over and then being dropped on 56 off 22 balls by Yuzvendra Chahal off his own bowling.  (REUTERS)

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Abhishek made the most of those chances though and he was the aggressor initially in the stand with Head. He scored his half-century in just 19 balls.  (ANI)

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Travis Head was comparatively watchful for much of the powerplay.  (AFP)

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He picked up pace later on and raised his half-century in 31 balls  (REUTERS)

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Head and Abhishek ended up putting an opening stand of 171 off a scarecely believable 75 balls. It finally ended when Head fell on 66 off 37 balls.  (ANI)

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Abhishek went on to reach 100 in just 40 balls. He held up a note thanking SRH fans while celebrating his century.  (PTI)

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Abhishek went on to break KL Rahul's record for highest score in the IPL by an Indian. He finally fell on 141 off 55 balls after which Heinrich Klaasen finished and Ishan Kishan off the chase.  (AP)