4, 4, 4, 6, 6: Abhishek Sharma takes down Matt Short to slam fastest fifty by an SRH batter in IPL

Abhishek Sharma smashed a 15-ball fifty against Chennai Super Kings in the IPL 2026 on Saturday, the fastest by an SRH batter in the league's history.

New Delhi: Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) batter Abhishek Sharma successfully passed the spin test to slam a 15-ball fifty against Chennai Super Kings (CSK) in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026 on Saturday, April 18. The swashbuckling left-hander went berserk against part-time spinner Matthew Short and took him down in the Powerplay en route to his fifty.

Abhishek’s struggles against spin were left exposed for India in the T20 World Cup 2026 earlier this year. CSK decided to use the spin ploy against the left-hander in the Powerplay to keep him at bay. While it did help the visitors in slowing things down at the start of the Powerplay,........

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