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Abhishek Sharma’s blast, created history by equaling Dhoni’s historical record

Samira Vishwas | May 7, 2026 9:24 PM CST

Young opening batsman of Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) Abhishek Sharma At present, it has become the biggest nightmare for the bowlers in IPL 2026. In the match played against Punjab Kings on Wednesday, Abhishek’s explosive innings of 35 runs in just 13 balls not only gave a stormy start to the team but also made his name a legend in the pages of IPL history. Mahendra Singh Dhoni Has made it equal to.

‘Mutiny’ created in Marco Yanson’s over

Abhishek Sharma had made his intentions clear in the very second over of the match. In this over of Punjab Kings bowler Marco Jansen, Abhishek hit shots all around the field. Abhishek came on strike after taking a single from Travis Head on the first ball:

Second ball: Brilliant six.
Third ball: Excellent four.
Fourth ball: Skyscraper six.
Fifth ball: Dot.
Sixth ball: Chauka.

A total of 21 runs were scored in this over, out of which 20 runs came from Abhishek’s bat alone. With this he set a record which is a dream for any young player to break.

Dhoni equals and surpasses Rohit

Abhishek Sharma now has the most number of wickets in an over in IPL. 20 or more runs They have jointly reached the first position in the list of Indian players. He did this feat 10 times Has done, which is at par with the legendary MS Dhoni. In this matter, he has left Mumbai Indians’ ‘Hitman’ Rohit Sharma behind.

Indian legends who scored 20+ runs in an over in IPL:

Number	player
10	Abhishek Sharma
10	ms dhoni
09	Rohit Sharma
08	Rishabh Pant
07	Hardik Pandya / Surya / KL Rahul

SRH wins and tops the points table

Hyderabad scored a huge score of 235/4 on the basis of explosive innings of Abhishek (35), Heinrich Klaasen (69), and Ishan Kishan (55). In reply, Punjab Kings team was reduced to 202 runs. However, in Punjab cooper connelly Played an unbeaten century of 107 runs, but he could not lead his team to victory.

Hyderabad captain Pat Cummins and Shivang Kumar broke the back of Punjab by taking two wickets each. With this victory Sunrisers Hyderabad 14 digits Has reached the top (Number 1) position in the points table with 10 points table, while Punjab Kings has suffered its third consecutive defeat.