IPL 2026: Abhishek Sharma Becomes First Ever Batter To Achieve THIS Milestone!

This historic moment invites twins the SRH’s match against Punjab Kings at the Maharaja Yavindra Singh International Cricket Stadium

By Meghna Rajpal Updated April 11, 2026 9:30 PM

IPL 2026: Abhishek Sharma Becomes First Ever Batter To Achieve THIS Milestone!

In recent events, famous cricketer Abhishek Sharma has made a name for himself himselfin the IPL 2026 by becoming the first ever batter in the world to score five half-centuries in less than 20 balls. The Surisers Hyderabad (SRH) ka become the first ever batsman to achieve this in the famous Indian Premiere League. Read to know more about his achievements here.

Abhishek Sharma In IPL 2026

This historic moment invites twins the SRH’s match against Punjab Kings at the Maharaja Yavindra Singh International Cricket Stadium. Abhishek Sharma reached this milestone in just 18 deliveries and also broke out of a three-way tie to stay at the top of the league’s most aggressive batting category. The cricketer hailing from Amritsar reached his 50 balls during SRH’s IPL clash against PBKS at the New Chandigarh stadium and achieved this milestone in the T20 cricket. Abhishek Sharma, the top-ranked T20I batsman in the globe, was under pressure going into the game after a poor run earlier in the 2026 season, but he wasted no time.

He took aim at the PBKS pace attack right away, dismissing Xavier Bartlett and Arshdeep Singh with contempt. When Abhishek hit Vijaykumar Vyshak over the ropes for a huge six in the fifth over, the record was set. In the end, he left for an incredible 74 off 28 balls, which included five fours and eight sixes. This was Abhishek Sharma’s first fifty of the 2026 season, helping SRH reach a formidable total of 219. His aggressive top-order style once again demonstrated why he is considered as one of T20 cricket’s most devastating powerplay batsmen.

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With this feat, Abhishek has now recorded:

One fifty in 16 balls
Two in 18 balls
Two in 19 balls

Notably, no other batter in IPL history has achieved five sub-20-ball fifties. Prior to this match, Nicholas Pooran led the list with four such rapid half-centuries.

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First Published: April 11, 2026 9:30 PM

Meghna Rajpal

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