Last Updated:May 06, 2026, 20:18 IST
Abhishek scored 4 sixes for SRH in their IPL 2026 match against PBKS on Wednesday to take his overall tally of sixes to 302 in 153 T20 matches played so far in India.
Abhishek Sharma completes 300 T20 sixes in India. (Picture Credit: AFP, Creimas, AP)
Abhishek Sharma opened the innings for Sunrisers Hyderabad in their IPL 2026 match against Punjab Kings on Wednesday (May 6) and scored 35 runs. He faced 13 balls during his stay at the crease at Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Hyderabad and hammered 2 fours and 4 sixes. Abhishek slammed his first six of the match on the second ball of the first over bowled by Arshdeep Singh, and his second and third sixes came off Marco Jansen’s bowling in the second over (on the 2nd and 4th balls).
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He smacked his fourth six on the second ball of the fourth over of the SRH innings bowled by Lockie Ferguson. But in an attempt to play an aerial shot on the third ball, he handed a routine catch to PBKS skipper Shreyas Iyer.
However, before making his way back to the pavilion, Abhishek entered his name in the record books by becoming the sixth batter in the world to hit 300 T20 sixes in India.
Abhishek needed two sixes on Wednesday to take his tally of sixes to 300 in India, and he slammed four.
The record of hitting most T20 sixes in India is held by Rohit Sharma. In 320 T20 matches played so far in India, Rohit has slammed 388 sixes. He also tops the list of batters with most T20 sixes in one country.
Most T20 sixes in India
PLAYERTEAM(S)MATCHESRUNSSIXESRohit SharmaDeccan Chargers, India, Mumbai, Mumbai Indians3208647388Chris GaylePunjab Kings, Kolkata Knight Riders, Royal Challengers Bengaluru, West Indies1364841357Virat KohliDelhi, India, Royal Challengers Bengaluru29310,083348Sanju SamsonChennai Super Kings, Delhi Capitals, India, Kerala, Rajasthan Royals2757363337Suryakumar YadavIndia, Kolkata Knight Riders, Mumbai, Mumbai Indians2787142317Abhishek SharmaDelhi Capitals, India, Punjab, Sunrisers Hyderabad153*4722*302*MS DhoniChennai Super Kings, India, Jharkhand, Rising Pune Supergiant2875783290Ishan KishanEast Zone, Gujarat Lions, India, Jharkhand, Mumbai Indians, Sunrisers Hyderabad209*5747*276*Shreyas IyerDelhi Capitals, India, Kolkata Knight Riders, Mumbai, Punjab Kings, West Zone211*5908*271*
Apart from Rohit, Chris Gayle, Virat Kohli, Sanju Samson and Suryakumar Yadav have also managed to hit at least 300 sixes in T20 matches played in India.
Overall, there are only 8 batters in the world who have managed to score 300 or more sixes in a country.
Most T20 sixes in a country
PLAYERTEAM(S)MATCHESSIXESHOST COUNTRYRohit SharmaDeccan Chargers, India, Mumbai, Mumbai Indians320388IndiaChris GayleKolkata Knight Riders, Punjab Kings, Royal Challengers Bengaluru, West Indies136357IndiaVirat KohliDelhi, India, Royal Challengers Bengaluru293348IndiaSanju SamsonChennai Super Kings, Delhi Capitals, India, Kerala, Rajasthan Royals275337IndiaSuryakumar YadavIndia, Kolkata Knight Riders, Mumbai, Mumbai Indians278317IndiaKieron PollardBarbados Tridents, St Lucia Stars, Stanford Superstars, Trinbago Knight Riders, Trinidad & Tobago, West Indies208312West IndiesAbhishek SharmaDelhi Capitals, India, Punjab, Sunrisers Hyderabad153*302*IndiaNicholas PooranBarbados Tridents, Guyana Amazon Warriors, Trinbago Knight Riders, Trinidad & Tobago Red Steel, West Indies, West Indies Cricket Board President’s XI186300West IndiesMS DhoniChennai Super Kings, India, Jharkhand, Rising Pune Supergiant, Rising Pune Supergiants287290IndiaEvin LewisGuyana Amazon Warriors, St Kitts and Nevis Patriots, Trinidad & Tobago, Trinidad & Tobago Red Steel, West Indies146278West Indies
Abhishek added 54 runs in just 3.3 overs with Travis Head for SRH for the first wicket on Wednesday. Head, who slammed half-centuries for the Orange Army in their last two matches against Mumbai Indians and Kolkata Knight Riders, scored 38 runs from 19 balls. He slammed 3 fours and 3 sixes before being sent back to the pavilion by Yuzvendra Chahal.
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