Has Abhishek Sharma aced the RCB challenge in IPL? Stats
What's the story
The highly-anticipated IPL 2026 season will kick off with a thrilling encounter between Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) and Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH). The match is scheduled for tomorrow at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru. Abhishek Sharma, one of the most dangerous T20 openers going around, is one of the players to watch out for this fixture. On this note, let's decode his numbers against RCB.
Numbers
An average of 25.66
Abhishek has not really had the best of times against RCB in IPL. As per ESPNcricinfo, the southpaw has scored 231 runs across 10 games at the venue with an average of 25.66. His strike rate, however, is a stunning 171.11 in this regard. The SRH star is still searching for his maiden fifty against the Challengers. His best score against them reads 47 at Brabourne Stadium (2022).
Information
Guilty of throwing away starts
Abhishek has been guilty of throwing away his starts against the 2025 IPL champions. Though he has not crossed the 50-run mark even once against them, the southpaw has five scores of 30-plus against the team.
Career
Here are his overall IPL numbers
Coming to his overall IPL stats, Abhishek has scored 1,816 runs across 77 IPL matches at an average of 27.10. His strike rate is a fine 163.01. 1,753 runs of his runs have come for SRH at an average of 26.56 and a strike rate of 162.16. Abhishek has clocked 96 sixes for SRH in IPL. He could soon become the second batter after David Warner to complete a century of sixes for the Orange Army.