Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) batter Abhishek Sharma lit up the Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium in Hyderabad, as they hosted the Delhi Capitals (DC) on April 21, 2026, in the 31st match of the IPL 2026.
Axar Patel of DC won the toss and chose to field first, given the batting-friendly nature of the pitch. Travis Head made 37 and added 97 runs inside 9 overs for the first wicket, while Ishan Kishan made 25 runs before getting run out in the most cruel manner.
However, the SRH innings belonged to Abhishek Sharma, who struck his IPL ton for the franchise. He batted like a man possessed and hit 10 fours and 10 sixes in his 68-ball 135* knock.
Towards the fag end of the innings, he got support from Heinrich Klaasen, who made 37* in 13 balls with 3 sixes and 3 fours. SRH scored 242/2 in 20 overs.
Abhishek completed his century with two back-to-back sixes off Nitish Rana and folded in his hands in a new celebration, before doing his usual ‘L’ gesture and hugging Ishan Kishan. In the stands, the SRH contingent including Kavya Maran celebrated as well, along with Abhishek’s father, Raj Kumar Sharma, cheering him as well.
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