Abhishek Sharma: Decoding the SRH opener's crunch stats in IPL
What's the story
The Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026 season is all set to start from March 28 onward. Sunrisers Hyderabad will be backing opening batter Abhishek Sharma to come good. Despite the Team India player not being at his best in the recently concluded ICC T20 World Cup, he is expected to regain form and deliver. Ahead of the IPL 2026 season, we decode his numbers.
IPL
10 fifty-plus scores for Abhishek in the IPL
In 77 IPL matches, Abhishek owns 1,816 runs from 73 innings at 27.10. In addition to nine fifties, he owns a century. He made his IPL debut in 2018 for the Delhi Capitals. From three matches, he scored 63 runs (SR: 190.90). He moved to SRH next and has represented the side since 2019. He owns 1,753 runs for SRH at 26.56 (SR: 162.16).
400-plus runs
On three occasions, he has scored 400-plus in a season
On three occasions, Abhishek has scored 400-plus in a season. In IPL 2022, he managed 426 runs from 14 matches at 30.42. He managed two fifties (HS: 75). In IPL 2024, he helped SRH reach the final. Abhishek amassed 484 runs (16 matches) at 32.26 (HS: 75*). He hit three fifties. Last season, he scored 439 runs at 33.76 from 14 matches (HS: 141).
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Highest individual score for SRH in IPL
Abhishek owns the highest individual score for SRH in IPL. He smashed 141 runs off 55 balls against Punjab Kings. He hammered 10 sixes and 14 fours, striking at 256.36. He broke David Warner's knock worth 126 in terms of posting SRH's hughest individual score.
Records
Records owned by Abhishek
Abhishek holds the record for the 2nd-fastest ton by a SRH batter in IPL history (40 balls). Travis Head holds the record for SRH, slamming a ton off 39 balls against Royal Challengers Bengaluru in Bengaluru, 2024. Abhishek is one of the 7 SRH batters with a ton in IPL. Alongside Head, he owns the 2nd-highest opening stand (171) for SRH in the tourney.