IPL 2025: Abhishek’s 141 Shatters IPL Records

When Abhishek Sharma walked out to bat for Sunrisers Hyderabad against Punjab Kings on April 12, 2025, nobody could’ve guessed he’d light up Hyderabad’s night sky like a firecracker. His 141 runs off 55 balls wasn’t just a century; it was a wrecking ball that smashed a bunch of IPL records and left fans gobsmacked. Let’s break down every single mark he left on the record books, because this wasn’t just a game; it was history in the making.

First up, SRH chased down 246 to win by eight wickets, making it the second-biggest successful chase in IPL history. Only Punjab’s wild 262-run chase against Kolkata in 2024 tops it. In all of T20 cricket? It’s the fourth-highest chase ever. That’s no small deal; 246 is a mountain, and SRH climbed it like it was a hill. Punjab’s 245/6, by the way, was their second-highest IPL total ever, only behind that same 262/2 against KKR. So, both teams were swinging big, but Abhishek swung bigger.

Now, the star of a show; Abhishek’s 141. It’s the highest score by an Indian in the IPL, period. Nobody’s topped that, not even KL Rahul with his 132. In the all-time IPL list, Abhishek’s knock sits third, behind Chris Gayle’s monster 175* for RCB in 2013 and Brendon McCullum’s 158* for KKR way back in the first-ever IPL game. Oh, and here’s a kicker: Abhishek now holds the record for the highest score by an Indian in both IPL and T20 Internationals. Talk about a double crown for a 24-year-old.

Records Broken or Set by Abhishek Sharma

Record	Details
Second-Highest IPL Chase	SRH chased 246 vs PBKS, behind only PBKS’s 262 vs KKR (2024). Fourth-highest in T20 cricket.
Highest Indian IPL Score	Abhishek’s 141 is the top Indian score, third overall (behind Gayle’s 175*, McCullum’s 158*). Also holds top Indian T20I score.
Most Sixes by SRH Batter	10 sixes, beating any other SRH batter’s single-innings IPL haul.
Second-Most Boundaries	24 boundaries (14 fours, 10 sixes), tied with Jaiswal (2023), behind Gayle’s 30 (2013).
Joint-Third Fastest SRH Fifty	50 in 19 balls, third 50 in under 20 balls for Abhishek, tied with Head, Fraser-McGurk (Pooran has 4).
Fifth-Fastest IPL Hundred	100 in 40 balls, third-fastest by an Indian (after Pathan’s 37, Arya’s 39). First with three T20 100s under 40 balls.
Second-Highest SRH Opening Stand	171 with Head, behind Warner-Bairstow’s 185 (2019). Second-highest vs PBKS (behind 181* by Faf-Watson, 2020).
Third-Highest Partnership Run Rate	171 at 13.86 runs/over, behind their own 17.27 (vs LSG, 2024) and Kohli-de Villiers’ 14.31 (2016).
Second-Most Powerplay Runs	172 runs (both teams), behind 213 by DC-SRH (2024).
Second-Worst Bowling Spell	Shami’s 0/75, behind Archer’s 0/76 (2025). Seven sixes tied for second-most conceded (Dayal’s eight, 2023).

His 10 sixes? That’s the most ever by an SRH batter in one IPL innings. Nobody in Hyderabad’s orange has cleared the ropes that many times in a single game. He also smashed 14 fours, giving him 24 boundaries total; tied for second-most in an IPL innings, only trailing Gayle’s unreal 30 against Pune Warriors in 2013. Yashasvi Jaiswal matched that 24-boundary mark in 2023, so Abhishek’s in elite company.

Speed was his thing too. Abhishek raced to 50 in just 19 balls, tying for the third-fastest half-century by an SRH batter in IPL history. He’s done this before; this was his third 50 in under 20 balls in the IPL, putting him level with Jake Fraser-McGurk and Travis Head, though Nicholas Pooran’s got four. Then came the hundred, in 40 balls flat. That’s the fifth-fastest century in IPL history and the third-fastest by an Indian, behind Yusuf Pathan’s 37-ball blitz and Priyansh Arya’s 39-ball ripper earlier this year. Here’s the wild part: Abhishek’s the first guy to smack three T20 hundreds in under 40 balls. Nobody else has more than two.

He didn’t do it alone; Travis Head was right there, hammering away. Their 171-run opening stand is SRH’s second-best ever, just 14 runs shy of David Warner and Jonny Bairstow’s 185 against RCB in 2019. Against Punjab, it’s the second-highest opening stand they’ve ever faced, trailing only a 181* by Faf du Plessis and Shane Watson in 2020. Those two were flying, scoring at nearly 14 runs an over; third-highest rate for a 150-plus IPL partnership, though their own 17.27 against Lucknow last year still tops it.

The game itself was a boundary fest. Both teams piled on 172 runs in the powerplay; second-most ever in an IPL match, only behind Delhi and SRH’s 213-run powerplay bonanza in 2024. Punjab’s bowlers, meanwhile, took a beating, none worse than Mohammed Shami. His four overs went for 75 runs; second-worst in IPL history, only one run shy of Jofra Archer’s 76 earlier this year. Shami also gave up seven sixes, tying for the second-most in a single IPL spell, with Yash Dayal’s eight against KKR in 2023 holding the unwanted top spot.

This night wasn’t just about Abhishek; it was about a chase that felt like a movie, with him as the hero. Every swing, every six, every record broken reminded us why we love cricket. He’s not just a player; he’s a record-smasher, and at 24, he’s only getting started.

                                               

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