SRH opener Abhishek Sharma (PTI photo)

Sunrisers Hyderabad batsmen Abhishek Sharma Entered his name in the franchise’s record books and became only the second player since david warner To complete 100 sixes for SRH in the Indian Premier League.The left-handed batsman reached the milestone during SRH’s clash against Kolkata Knight Riders, hitting a quickfire 48 off 21 balls at a strike rate of over 228, which included four fours and four sixes. Abhishek now has 101 sixes for the franchise, second only to Warner’s 143 sixes. In 76 matches for SRH, he has scored 1,808 runs at an average of 26.58 and a strike rate of 162.88, including one century and nine fifties.SRH made a big score, bowlers sealed the victorySunrisers Hyderabad produced a brilliant all-round performance to register their first win of IPL 2026 by defeating Kolkata Knight Riders by 65 runs at the Eden Gardens.After posting a strong score of 226/8, their highest so far this season, SRH bowlers backed it up with a clinical effort. Jaydev Unadkat led the way with impressive figures of 3/21, while Ishan Malinga Nitish Kumar Reddy and Harsh Dubey kept up the pressure and bowled out KKR for 161 runs in just 16 overs.The win was significant as it was the first successful defense of the aggregate score in this year’s tournament.KKR started strong but collapsed under pressureChasing 227, KKR got off to a great start with Finn Allen scoring 28 runs in just seven balls, including an early 25. However, SRH made a quick comeback, with Dube removing Allen through a sharp catch-and-bowled effort.After this, Ajinkya Rahane and Angkrish Raghuvanshi stabilized the innings by making a partnership of 37 runs, Raghuvanshi continued his excellent form. But SRH regained control as Unadkat dismissed Rahane on a slower ball, while a mix-up led to Cameron Green being run out at the end of the powerplay, leaving KKR at 74/3.Raghuvanshi scored his second consecutive half-century and reached the milestone in 27 balls, before being run out on 52. After this, Nitish Kumar Reddy struck twice in quick succession and took KKR’s target forward by removing Anukul Roy and Rinku Singh.Sunil Narine counter-attacked briefly, but Malinga dismissed him and Ramandeep Singh in consecutive overs. Unadkat finished the innings by dismissing Karthik Tyagi and Varun Chakravarthy, leading to a comprehensive win for SRH.