12th time lucky: Abhishek Sharma breaks RCB jinx after 11 failed attempts, slams first-ever ...
Abhishek Sharma scored his first IPL half-century against Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) during Sunrisers Hyderabad’s IPL 2026 league-stage match at Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium on Friday. The left-handed batter reached his fifty in just 20 balls by hitting a six off Romario Shepherd over backward square leg. It was Abhishek’s first fifty against RCB and it came in his 12th innings against the Bengaluru side.
Abhishek was later dismissed for 56 off 22 balls by leg-spinner Suyash Sharma, who had him caught by substitute fielder Jordan Cox at long-on. — IPL (@IPL) Earlier, SRH won the toss and elected to bat first. RCB came into the match at the top of the points table with 18 points, while SRH were placed third with 16 points.
It was the final league-stage match for both teams. SRH were looking for a win by a big margin to move ahead of Gujarat Titans and finish in second place based on net run rate. GT were placed second with 18 points.
After winning the toss, SRH captain Pat Cummins said, "We'll bat first. It's a long shot to get to the top-two. We'll try a few things ahead of the finals.
We'll try to bat big. It's been pleasing - qualification. They (crowd) have been amazing.