Abhishek Sharma created history, broke Chris Gayle's record!

• Match between Sunrisers Hyderabad and Chennai Super Kings
  
• Match at Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad
  
• Abhishek is the batsman who scored the most runs in the second over of IPL.
  

Sunrisers Hyderabad will face Chennai Super Kings today in the 18th match of IPL 2024. Batting first after losing the toss at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Hyderabad, Chennai Super Kings scored 165 runs. Hyderabad had a great start while chasing the target of 166 runs. Openers Travis Head and Abhishek Sharma added 46 runs in 17 balls for the first wicket. Deepak Chahar broke this partnership. Chahar got Abhishek Sharma caught out by Ravindra Jadeja on the fourth ball of the third over. Abhishek scored 37 runs in 12 balls. In this innings he hit 3 fours and 4 sixes.

Mukesh Chaudhary bowled the second over

Mukesh Chaudhary bowled the second over for Chennai Super Kings. Abhishek hit 3 sixes and 2 fours to Mukesh in this over. Along with this, he has also broken the records of Chris Gayle and Sunil Narine. He has become the batsman who scored the most runs (26) in the second over of IPL. Earlier in the second over, Sunil Narine and Chris Gayle scored 24-24 runs.

Most runs by a batsman in the second over of IPL

• 26- Abhishek Sharma Vs. Mukesh Chaudhary (2024)*
• 24-Sunil Narayan Vs. Varun Chakraborty (2019)
• 24 – Chris Gayle Vs. Bhuvneshwar Kumar (2015)
• 24 – Chris Gayle Vs. Manpreet Goni (2012)

Highest strike rate in an IPL innings for SRH

• 340 – Rashid Khan 34 (10) Vs. Kolkata, Kolkata, 2018 Eliminator
• 308.33- Abhishek Sharma 37(12) vs. Chennai, Hyderabad, 2024
• 285.71- Washington Sundar 40 (14) vs. Rajasthan, Pune, 2022
• 273.91- Abhishek Sharma 63 (23) Vs. Mumbai, Hyderabad, 2024