- Abhishek Sharma hit his maiden IPL century against Delhi Capitals.
- He scored 135 runs off 68 balls, remaining unbeaten.
- Sharma introduced a new crossed-arm celebration for his century.
Abhishek Sharma IPL 2026 Century: Abhishek Sharma tore the Delhi Capitals (DC) bowling unit apart at the Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium. The Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) batsman registered his maiden ton of the season, his second overall in the IPL. While the southpaw’s trademark ‘L’ celebration is familiar to most fans after being repeated frequently in recent years, even at the international stage, Abhishek introduced a new one tonight to mark the milestone in a crucial mid-table clash. Check it out:
Incredible knock, iconic celebration 🙌
An Abhishek Sharma special lights up Hyderabad 💯
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After hitting Nitish Rana for a six to reach his century, Abhishek Sharma crossed his arms to celebrate the moment. He would go on to score 135 runs in 68 deliveries, remaining unbeaten.
DC Blunders Gift Abhishek Lifelines
Abhishek Sharma is too dangerous of a batsman to let go even once, let alone twice. DC, unfortunately, did exactly that.
Standing on 49, he went in for a double. As he was running back in, KL Rahul had the opportunity to run him out, but he failed to gather the ball in what would have been an incredibly routine dismissal for a wicketkeeper.
Later on, Nitish Rana dropped his catch, gifting the T20 World Cup winner yet another lifeline. This scenario, however, was little trickier, as he made the hard yards running in to reach the ball, but had to dive for it at a relatively awkward angle. The ball just didn’t stick to his hands.
Both of these blunders proved incredibly costly for Delhi, as they now find themselves chasing 243 runs, an incredibly difficult task, especially with their top order batting woes.
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