Every time Abhishek Sharma comes to bat, people expect a lot from him. He did score a couple of fifties in IPL 2026, but overall, his performance in the 6 matches was average and not very impressive. But finally that changed in the SRH vs DC encounter on Tuesday, as the opener smashed his first ton of the season in only 47 deliveries. But then, what was the highlight of this ton was, he now has the joint-most tons for any Indian in T20s, 9 alongside Virat Kohli, that only goes on to show, how good he is.
Abhishek Sharma’s Explosive Century Marks a Turning Point in IPL 2026
Another interesting point is that Abhishek Sharma reached this milestone in just 184 innings. The next on the list is Rohit Sharma, who has 8 hundreds in 454 innings. Ishan Kishan is close behind with 7 in 226 innings. KL Rahul and Sanju Samson also have 7 centuries each.
What also needs to be looked at is, the overall strike-rates of all these batters, with most tons for India in T20s. And no prizes for guessing, Abhishek Sharma tops the list with 174.62. Ishan has the next best SR of 143, while Virat only scores at 135. Sanju scores at 139 and Rahul is at 137.
This innings also made Abhishek Sharma the Orange Cap holder, as he became the first player to reach 300 runs in the season. It was only his second century in the tournament, with his first coming in 2025. As far as the match is concerned, he eventually remained unbeaten in the innings, and ended with 135 in 68 deliveries, hitting 10 fours and as many sixes. SRH scored 242 in 20 overs.