Delhi: Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) opener Abhishek Sharma on Saturday hit his first IPL century against Punjab Kings (PBKS) at Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, batting stormy in the Indian Premier League 2025. The 24 -year -old left -handed batsman hit 100 runs in just 40 balls. This is the third fastest century in IPL history by an Indian. Faster than him is only Yusuf Pathan (37 balls) and Priyesh Arya (39 balls), while the record of the fastest century is the name of Chris Gayle (30 balls).
The abhishek sharma note:
“This one is for orange army”. pic.twitter.com/o9zlsqdlp6
– Mufaddal Vohra (@Mufaddal_vohra) April 12, 2025
This brilliant innings of Abhishek made his celebration even more special, where after completing the century, he took out a paper from his pocket, which was written, “This one is for orange army” – that is, this century is dedicated to the fans of Sunrisers Hyderabad. He showed this paper to everyone on the field. His style went viral on social media and the audience present in the stadium played fierce applause.
Chasing a record target of 246 runs given by Punjab Kings, Abhishek, in collaboration with Australian batsman Travis Head (66 runs), shared a bang of 171 runs, which has so far become Sunrisers Hyderabad’s second biggest opening partnership. An RH has given this match
Significantly, Abhishek was retained by the franchise for Rs 14 crore before the IPL 2025 mega auction.
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