SRH vs RR: Abhishek Sharma created history, Virat Kohli broke a big record

• SRH faces PBKS in the 69th match of IPL 2024
  
• Abhishek Sharma broke Virat Kohli's record and created history
  
• Became the Indian batsman to hit most sixes in an IPL season
  

Sunrisers Hyderabad faced Punjab Kings in the 69th match of IPL 2024. In this match played at Rajiv Gandhi Stadium, Hyderabad, PBKS won the toss and batted first and scored 214 runs. In reply, SRH achieved the target easily. Opener Abhishek Sharma played the match-winning innings (66). Meanwhile, he created history by breaking Virat Kohli's record.

Left Virat Kohli behind

Talking about the performance of Abhishek Sharma, he played a brilliant inning of 66 runs in 28 balls at a strike rate of 235.71. Meanwhile, 5 fours and 6 sixes came from his bat. Abhishek has hit 41 sixes in IPL 2024. With this, he has become the Indian batsman to hit the most sixes in a single season of IPL. In this matter he has left Virat Kohli behind.

Abhishek Sharma is in great form

Virat Kohli hit 38 sixes in IPL 2016. Apart from this, Rishabh Pant made 37 aerial shots in IPL 2018, Virat Kohli made 37 aerial shots in IPL 2024 and Shivam Dubey made 35 aerial shots in IPL 2023. Talking about the performance of young Abhishek Sharma in IPL 2024, he has scored 467 runs in 13 innings of 13 matches at an average of 38.91 and strike rate of 209.41. In the current season, he has also hit 41 sixes and 35 fours. Abhishek Sharma has scored 3 half-centuries in the 17th season. His highest score has been 75 runs not out.

Most runs scored by an uncapped player in an IPL season

• Yashasvi Jaiswal: 625 runs (2023)
• Mitchell Marsh: 616 runs (2008)
• Riyan Parag: 531 runs (2024)
• Ishan Kishan: 516 runs (2020)
• Suryakumar Yadav: 512 runs (2018)
• Suryakumar Yadav: 480 runs (2020)
• Rinku Singh: 474 runs (2023)
• Devdutt Padikal: 473 runs (2020)
• Abhishek Sharma: 467 runs (2024)