Sunrisers Hyderabad create IPL history, become first team to ...

NEW DELHI: Sunrisers Hyderabad’s explosive opening duo of Abhishek Sharma and Travis Head turned the Powerplay into a run-fest, dismantling the Punjab Kings onslaught successful their IPL 2026 clash successful Mullanpur connected Saturday.Right from the outset, the intent was crystal wide - attack, predominate and unsettle. After a comparatively cautious commencement that saw SRH scope 20 without nonaccomplishment successful 2 overs, the brace shifted gears dramatically. Abhishek led the charge, taking isolated Arshdeep Singh successful a brutal implicit that featured 2 fours and 2 sixes, instantly swinging momentum successful SRH’s favour.What followed was sheer carnage.SRH raced to 50 successful conscionable 3.4 overs, scoring astatine a staggering complaint of implicit 13 runs per implicit — acold supra the accustomed Powerplay benchmark.

Abhishek soon brought up a sensational half-century disconnected conscionable 18 balls, laced with 4 towering sixes. He peculiarly targeted Vijaykumar Vyshak, hammering 24 runs successful a azygous over, including 4 sixes.

At the different end, Head played the cleanable foil, maintaining the tempo and ensuring determination was nary respite for the bowlers. The item of the Powerplay came erstwhile helium smashed a hat-trick of boundaries disconnected Xavier Bartlett, propelling SRH past the 100-run people wrong six overs.

By the extremity of the Powerplay, SRH had surged to a staggering 105 without nonaccomplishment — astir treble what teams typically purpose for successful this phase.This was the 3rd clip SRH person crossed the 100-run people successful the Powerplay — the astir by immoderate squad successful IPL history. No different broadside has managed to execute this much than once, underlining the rarity of the feat.

Their erstwhile instances see 125/0 against Delhi Capitals and 107/0 against Lucknow Super Giants successful IPL 2024.

The lone different teams to person breached the people adjacent erstwhile are Kolkata Knight Riders (105/0 successful 2017) and Chennai Super Kings (100/2 successful 2014).Abhishek besides etched his sanction successful the grounds books, equalling the grounds for astir sixes successful a Powerplay successful an IPL innings with 7 - joining elite names similar Sanath Jayasuriya, Jos Buttler and Jonny Bairstow.100-plus scores successful Overs 1-6 successful the IPL125/0 - SRH vs DC, Delhi, 2024107/0 - SRH vs LSG, Hyderabad, 2024105/0 - SRH vs PBKS, Mullanpur, 2026105/0 - KKR vs RCB, Bengaluru, 2017100/2 - CSK vs PBKS, Mumbai WS, 2014Most sixes successful Overs 1-6 successful an IPL inns7 - Sanath Jayasuriya (MI) vs CSK, Mumbai WS, 20087 - Jos Buttler (RR) vs DC, Delhi, 2018 (rain-shortened game)7 - Jonny Bairstow (PBKS) vs RCB, Brabourne, 20227 -Abhishek Sharma (SRH) vs PBKS, Mullanpur, 2026