Sunrisers Hyderabad batsmen Abhishek Sharma Entered his name in the franchise’s record books, becoming only the second player since. David Warner To complete 100 sixes for SRH in the Indian Premier League.The left-hander reached the milestone during SRH’s clash against Kolkata Knight Riders, scoring 48 off 21 balls at a strike rate of over 228, which included four fours and four sixes. Abhishek now has 101 sixes for the franchise, second only to Warner’s 143. In 76 matches for SRH, he has scored 1,808 runs at an average of 26.58 and a strike rate of 162.88, including one century and nine fifties.A big total after SRH, the bowlers seal a stunning winSunrisers Hyderabad produced a dominant all-round performance to beat Kolkata Knight Riders by 65 runs at the Eden Gardens, registering their first win of IPL 2026.After posting a mammoth 226/8, the highest total of the season so far, the SRH bowlers backed it up with a clinical effort. Jaydev Anadakt led the charge with impressive figures of 3/21, while Ishan Malinga, Nitish Kumar Reddy, and Harsh Dubey kept the pressure on as KKR were bowled out for 161 in just 16 overs.The win was significant as it marked the first successful defense of the total in that year’s tournament.KKR started strong but crumbled under the pressure.Chasing 227, KKR got off to a flying start with Finn Allen scoring 28 off just seven balls, including an opening over of 25 runs. However, SRH counter-attacked quickly, with Dubey removing Allen with a quick catch-and-bolt effort.Ajinkya Rahane and Angkrish Raghuvanshi then put on a 37-run partnership to stabilize the innings, with Raghuvanshi continuing his fine form. But SRH regained control as Unaddict dismissed Rahane with a slower ball, while a mix-up led to the run-out of Cameron Green at the end of the powerplay, leaving KKR at 74/3.Raghuvanshi scored his second consecutive fifty, reaching the milestone in 27 balls, before being run out for 52 runs. Nitish Kumar Reddy then struck twice in quick succession, removing Anukul Roy and Rinku Singh to further halt KKR’s chase.Sunil Narine made a brief counter-attack, but Malinga dismissed him and Ramandeep Singh in successive overs. Anadakt came back to wrap up the innings by removing Karthik Tyagi and Varun Chakraborty to secure a comprehensive win for SRH.
