Abhishek Century – News Analysis India https://newsanalysisindia.com The news you need to know, explained Tue, 21 Apr 2026 16:03:36 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 SRH Posts 242/2 on Abhishek Sharma’s Stormy Ton Against DC https://newsanalysisindia.com/sports/srh-posts-242-2-on-abhishek-sharmas-stormy-ton-against-dc/ Tue, 21 Apr 2026 16:03:36 +0000 https://newsanalysisindia.com/?p=131260 Hyderabad’s Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium witnessed batting fireworks on Tuesday as Sunrisers Hyderabad dominated Delhi Capitals in IPL 2026’s 31st fixture. Batting first after the toss loss, SRH amassed 242/2 in 20 overs, with Abhishek Sharma’s unbeaten 135 stealing the show.

Travis Head and Abhishek Sharma set the stage alight with a 97-run powerplay explosion in 8.5 overs. Head’s 37 off 26 (SR 142, 2×4, 2×6) ended prematurely, but Abhishek found rhythm with skipper Ishan Kishan next. Their 79-run alliance in 35 balls featured Kishan’s brisk 25 (13 balls, 2×4, 1×6), cut short by a run-out.

Milestone after milestone, Abhishek notched his century in 47 balls, finishing unbeaten on 135 (68 balls, SR 198, 10×4, 10×6). Heinrich Klaasen unleashed 37* off 13, their 66-run unfinished partnership off 32 balls pushing SRH to an intimidating score. Only Akshar Patel troubled them with one scalp.

Under Ishan Kishan’s leadership, SRH’s squad boasted firepower with Head, Klaasen, and emerging talents. DC, spearheaded by Akshar Patel, featured stars like KL Rahul (wk), Nitish Rana, Tristan Stubbs, David Miller, and bowlers Kuldeep Yadav, Mukesh Kumar, T Natarajan, and Lungi Ngidi. As DC gears up to chase, Abhishek’s ton has tilted the scales firmly in SRH’s favor.

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