Abhishek Sharma scores highest individual score by an Indian in IPL and the highest in a successful chase as SRH chase down 246-run target with ease

Abhishek Sharma slammed the fifth-fastest century in IPL history and forged a mammoth 171-run opening stand with Travis Head as Sunrisers Hyderabad chased down the 246-run target set by Punjab Kings with eight wickets and nine balls to spare.

Abhishek's 141 surpasses Marcus Stoinis ' 124 as the highest individual score in a run chase. Overall, Abhishek's knock stands as the third highest score in IPL history, only behind Chris Gayle 's 175 in 2013 and Brendon McCullum 's 158 in the first-ever IPL game in 2008.