Abhishek Sharma played a scintillating knock in the high-voltage clash against Kolkata Knight Riders in the ongoing IPL 2026 clash at the Eden Gardens. The southpaw smacked 48 runs off 21 balls, giving Hyderabad a strong start and setting the momentum for a big total. During his explosive knock, he struck four sixes, reaching the milestone of 100 sixes for the franchise in IPL history. He eventually took his tally to 101 sixes, placing him second on the list of most sixes for Hyderabad, behind David Warner.
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Meanwhile, Abhishekโs dismissal in the 9th over was no short of a controversy. Blessing Muzarabani bowled a short of a length delivery, which the India international pulled, but Varun Chakravarthy pulled in a great effort to grab it close to the ropes. However, Abhishek was confident that the ball hit the ground before Varun completed a low dive catch. The on-field umpires too werenโt very sure, as the matter was referred to the third umpire.
After looking for a while from various angles, the third umpire Nitin Menon concluded that Varun had his hands under the ball and for the same reason, Abhishek was asked to walk. The player was very disappointed with the decision but didnโt engage in another round of talks with the umpires.
KKR pull the trigger
Following a blistering start, Hyderabad were eyeing to get to 250 at least, but Kolkata have managed to pull the strings. First, Kartik Tyagi got the better of the dangerous Travis Head, who departed for 46 runs off 21 balls. Soon after that, Ishan Kishan got out for 14 runs and in the same over, Muzarabani also got the better of Abhishek.
In the very next over, KKR brought Anukul Roy into the attack, who dismissed Aniket Verma. Despite two wickets in the previous over, the 24-year-old attempted the glory shot, but Rinku Singh managed to grab it close to the ropes.ย