In the same match, Sharma broke Australia’s head record with a 16-ball fifty against the Mumbai Indians.
Abhishek achieved this by breaking the record held by Travis Head, who in 2015 against Chennai Super Kings broke fellow Australian David Warner’s mark of 20 balls by scoring a half century in 18 balls in the same match.
Against the Kolkata Knight Riders in 2017, Warner achieved another 20-ball half century.
Against Royal Challengers Bengaluru in the 2015 Indian Premier League, Moises Henriques, another Australian, too hit fifty runs in twenty deliveries.
Head’s actions in his first-ever match of the season helped SRH score 81 runs in the PowerPlay at the expense of one wicket. Head’s was the sixth-fastest fifty in all IPL editions.
After hitting 64 off just 24 deliveries, Head finally fell against Gerald Coetzee in the eighth over.Piyush Chawla ended Abhishek’s explosive performance in the eleventh over. With just 23 balls, he scored 63 runs, including seven maximums.
FASTEST FIFTY BY SRH BATTER
Abhishek Sharma – 16 balls against MI (2024)
Travis Head – 18 balls against MI (2024)*
David Warner – 20 balls against CSK (2015)
David Warner – 20 balls against KKR (2017)
Moises Henriques – 20 balls against RCB (2015)
David Warner – 21 balls against RCB (2016)
