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Abhishek Sharma 8 records after smashed century vs delhi capitals: Abhishek Sharma’s bat spoke fiercely in the 31st match of IPL 2026 between Sunrisers Hyderabad and Delhi Capitals. He played an innings of 135 runs scoring a century in just 47 balls. His unbeaten inning of 68 balls also included 10 fours and as many sixes. Batting at a strike rate of around 200, Abhishek made many records by playing this innings. Let us know which 8 records Abhishek captured with this innings.
This is Abhishek Sharma’s first century in IPL 2026. At the same time, this is the second hundred of his IPL career. In 2025, Abhishek scored a century in 40 balls against Punjab Kings. Then he played an inning of 141 runs, making him the Indian batsman who played the biggest innings in this league. Now Abhishek has also made the record of being the Indian batsman who played the second highest innings in this league.
With this innings, Abhishek Sharma has captured the Orange Cap. In IPL 2026, he has scored 323 runs in 7 matches. His teammate Heinrich Klaasen is in second place. Klaasen has scored 320 runs in 7 matches. Gujarat Titans captain Shubhman Gill is in third place with 265 runs. Virat Kohli (247) and Vaibhav Suryavanshi (246) are other batsmen in the top-5.
Abhishek Sharma also broke a world record of Chris Gayle. Actually, Abhishek has become the first batsman to score 130+ four times in T20 cricket. Gayle and Aaron Finch had achieved this feat thrice each during their playing days. Before this inning of 135 runs by Abhishek, he had scored 141 runs in IPL. On the other two occasions, he scored 130+ while playing in the Indian team jersey (135) and in the domestic T20 match for Punjab (148).
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Abhishek has come fifth in the list of players who have made the highest individual score in IPL. He is already present at third place in this list. The record of playing the biggest innings in IPL is still in the name of ‘Universe Boss’ Chris Gayle. He scored an unbeaten 175 runs while playing for Royal Challengers Bangalore against Pune Warriors India in 2013. Brendon McCullum is at second place in this list. Playing for Kolkata Knight Riders in the first match of IPL, he scored 158 runs in just 73 balls against RCB. Quinton de Kock is in fourth place with an innings of 140 runs.
Abhishek Sharma also equaled Virat Kohli’s record. This is Abhishek’s ninth century in T20, making him the batsman who has jointly scored the most T20 centuries for India. Virat Kohli also has only 9 T20 centuries in his name. Gayle holds the record for most centuries in T20. He scored 22 centuries. Babar Azam (12), David Warner (10) are other batsmen in this list.
Abhishek also touched the figure of 350 sixes in T20 cricket. Apart from this, Abhishek has become the second batsman to hit 10 or more sixes in a T20 innings the maximum number of times. He did this for the 5th time. Abhishek left behind Evin Lewis and Shreyas Iyer, who had achieved this feat four times each. At the top is Gayle, who made a world record of hitting 10 or more sixes in an innings 18 times in his T20 career.
Abhishek Sharma has become the first Indian batsman to score a century in less than 50 balls more than once in IPL. Apart from this, Abhishek is the first Indian batsman in IPL history to hit 10 or more sixes in the same innings twice. ‘Universe Boss’ Chris Gayle holds the record for hitting 10 or more sixes in the IPL the most number of times in an innings. Gayle achieved this feat four times in his IPL career.
