Sunrisers Hyderabad delivered a masterclass in aggressive T20 batting, posting 105 runs without loss in the powerplay during their clash with Punjab Kings at Mullanpur’s Maharaja Yadavindra Singh International Cricket Stadium. The fireworks from Travis Head and Abhishek Sharma on Saturday propelled SRH to the third-highest powerplay score in IPL history, underlining their batting prowess.
SRH now owns the top three powerplay hauls: 125/0 vs Delhi Capitals in 2024, 107/0 against Lucknow Super Giants that same year, and this latest 105/0. It surpasses KKR’s 105/1 from 2017 versus RCB, cementing SRH’s legacy in opening assaults.
Abhishek set the tone early, boundary in the first over for 9 runs. He targeted Bartlett next, two fours yielding 10 more. Arshdeep’s third over was demolished—two fours and two sixes from Abhishek for 24 runs. Head joined the party in Jansen’s over with two boundaries and a six (16 runs), before Abhishek’s four sixes off Vyshak added another 24.
Head’s final flourish against Bartlett—three fours and a six—pushed the total to 105. SRH ended at 219/6, powered by Abhishek’s 74 (28 balls, 5×4, 8×6), Head’s 38 (23 balls, 6 boundaries), and Klaasen’s 39. PBKS’ Arshdeep and Shashank took 2/ each, Bartlett 1.
PBKS, captained by Shreyas Iyer, lined up with Priyansh Arya, Prabhsimran Singh (wk), Cooper Connolly, Shashank Singh, Marcus Stoinis, Marco Jansen, Xavier Bartlett, Vijaykumar Vyshak, Arshdeep Singh, and Yuzvendra Chahal. Ishan Kishan led SRH’s side: Travis Head, Abhishek Sharma, Heinrich Klaasen, Salil Arora, Aniket Verma, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Harsh Dubey, Shivang Kumar, Harshal Patel, Ishan Malinga.
As IPL 2026 heats up, SRH’s powerplay demolition serves as a warning to rivals: expect boundaries, expect records, expect dominance.
