BCCI fined Abhishek Sharma and also gave another punishment, what did he do against KKR that the referee got angry?

Abhishek Sharma IPL 2026 Penalty: Sunrisers Hyderabad’s aggressive batsman Abhishek Sharma has been fined 25 percent of his match fee and has also been given one demerit point. This action was taken due to violation of IPL code of conduct in the match played against Kolkata Knight Riders. Abhishek has accepted his mistake and accepted the decision of the match referee.

Abhishek Sharma’s performance in the match was excellent. He played a brilliant inning of 48 runs in just 21 balls. His pairing with Travis Head gave the team a tremendous start and added 82 runs in just 34 balls for the first wicket. After this, Heinrich Klaasen played a restrained inning of 52 runs, due to which Sunrisers Hyderabad scored 226 runs after losing 8 wickets in 20 overs.

Kolkata Knight Riders’ batting was a flop

Kolkata Knight Riders’ batting while chasing the target was a complete failure. Angkrish Raghuvanshi did put up some fight by scoring 52 runs, but he did not get support from the other end. Rinku Singh scored 35 runs in 25 balls, but the team came under pressure due to poor coordination and run-outs. The entire team was bundled out for 161 runs and Hyderabad registered a big win by 65 runs.

SRH defeated KKR in the sixth match of IPL 2026 (Photo- Social Media)

Good bowling by SRH

Sunrisers players were also effective in bowling. Jaydev Unadkat took 3 wickets for 21 runs in 3 overs. Ishan Malinga and Nitish Kumar Reddy took two wickets each, while Harsh Dubey also got a success. This match brought the joy of victory for Hyderabad, but the penalty imposed on Abhishek Sharma definitely became a slight disappointment amidst his brilliant innings.

Abhishek Sharma missed half century

Even though Abhishek Sharma could not complete a half-century in this match, he definitely completed an important century. He has become the second player to hit 100 or more sixes in IPL while playing for Sunrisers Hyderabad. This achievement of his has included him in the list of special players of the team.

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Abhishek Sharma second name after David Warner

The record for hitting most sixes for Sunrisers Hyderabad is in the name of David Warner, who has hit 143 sixes. Now Abhishek Sharma has also reached second place in this list. He has made his mark by playing continuously for this team since 2019 and has achieved a special position on the basis of his aggressive batting.