Hyderabad, April 18 -- In a match against five-time champions Chennai Super Kings (CSK) on Saturday, Abhishek Sharma broke his own record for the fastest half-century by a Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) opener in the Indian Premier League (IPL).

Continuing the pattern of doing well every alternate match this IPL, Abhishek bounced back from the last match's duck with a quickfire 22-ball 59, with six fours and four sixes against CSK. His runs came at a strike rate of over 268.

A highlight of his knock was taking down Matthew Short for 25 runs, including four boundaries and a six in the fifth over, bringing up his fifty in just 15 balls, breaking his record of 16-ball fifty against MI back in 2024. This is also the third fastest fifty in IPL, a...