SRH vs DC IPL 2026 Report: Abhishek Sharma’s 135* Powers Sunrisers to 47-Run Win

21st April 2026

Sunrisers Hyderabad posted a colossal 242/2 and then rolled Delhi Capitals for 195/9 to win by 47 runs at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium on Tuesday. Abhishek Sharma’s 135 not out off 68 balls was the difference – a knock of outright savagery that put SRH in a position DC could never seriously challenge.

Sharma Makes History

Abhishek Sharma opened the batting and refused to stop. His 135* is one of the highest individual scores in IPL history and it came in under 70 balls – 10 fours, 10 sixes, a strike rate of 198.53. DC had no answer. Mukesh Kumar went for 53 from 4 overs, Nitish Rana leaked 55 from 4, Kuldeep Yadav 30 from 2. Even Axar Patel, who chipped in with 1/23, could not stem the tide.

Travis Head contributed 37 off 26 at the top before being caught off Axar Patel. Ishan Kishan hit 25 off 13 – a run out removing him in the 15th over – and then Heinrich Klaasen arrived to add an unbeaten 37 off 13 in the final overs. SRH reached 242/2 – their highest total of the IPL 2026 season. Abhishek was still standing.

Full scorecard on the SRH vs DC match page at Statz Cricket.

DC’s Chase: Three Down in Six Balls

DC needed 243. They needed a miracle. For a while, it did not look entirely impossible.

Pathum Nissanka was dismissed early for 8, caught at slip off Dilshan Madushanka in the second over. But Lokesh Rahul and Nitish Rana built a solid second-wicket stand to take DC to 107/1 – still with the run rate manageable, just about, if the back end could explode. It could not.

In the space of six balls, DC lost three wickets without adding a run. Rahul went for 37, Rana for 57 and David Miller for 0, all three falling in overs 9 and 10. 107/1 became 107/4 in the blink of an eye and the chase was dead. Eshan Malinga was the wrecker – 4/32 off 4 overs, collecting Rana, Miller, Tristan Stubbs and Ashutosh Sharma. Harsh Dubey mopped up with 3/12 off 2, and Sakib Hussain chipped in with 1/29.

Sameer Rizvi made a fighting 41 off 28 in the middle overs and Tristan Stubbs added 27 off 16, but DC were always playing catch-up. They finished on 195/9 – a deficit of 47 that flattered them slightly given how comprehensively the chase collapsed.

Statz Ratings

The Statz Ratings reflected the match: Abhishek Sharma led the way on 74.5 out of 100, followed by Eshan Malinga on 69.4 and Heinrich Klaasen on 47.9. Nitish Rana earned 47.7 for DC despite being on the losing side, and Harsh Dubey’s three-wicket burst earned him 43.3.

Check the full IPL Orange Cap standings and Purple Cap standings at Statz Cricket.