"Abhishek Sharma Played Well But...": Punjab Kings Coach Fumes After Heavy Loss To SRH

Abhishek Sharma delivered one of the most explosive knocks of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 season, hammering a sensational 141 off just 55 balls against Punjab Kings (PBKS). His innings, laced with 14 boundaries and 10 towering sixes, came at a staggering strike rate of 256.36, leaving the PBKS bowlers gasping for answers. The left-hander, who had been searching for form, finally found his rhythm and punished the Punjab attack with a mix of clean hitting and fearless strokeplay. Reflecting on the carnage, PBKS spin bowling coach Sunil Joshi admitted that the team missed crucial chances which allowed Abhishek to take the game away.

"I think Abhishek played really well but he had few opportunities, we missed it -- one was a no-ball and we missed a couple of chances," Joshi said in the post-match press conference.

"So, in T20 cricket it is always hit and miss and Abhishek encashed today," he added.

Despite PBKS's efforts to pull things back, Abhishek's assault proved too heavy a blow to recover from. The innings will go down as one of the most dominant batting displays of the season and could well mark a turning point in Sunrisers Hyderabad's (SRH) campaign.

With this knock, Abhishek made history on Saturday, hitting the highest individual score by an Indian player in Indian Premier League (IPL) history.

The 24-year-old player has overtaken KL Rahul (132 against Royal Challengers Bengaluru in IPL 2020) as the player with the highest score by an Indian in IPL history.

Overall, next to Chris Gayle (175* for RCB against Pune Warriors India in 2013) and Brendon McCullum (for Kolkata Knight Riders against RCB in 2008), this is the third-highest individual score in IPL history.

The youngster hit 116 of his runs in