SRH vs RR Eliminator: Abhishek Sharma’s flop show in playoff, out without opening account against Rajasthan

Abhishek Sharma: Sunrisers Hyderabad opening batsman Abhishek Sharma has proved to be a flop in the eliminator match of IPL 2026. In this match played against Rajasthan Royals, he was out without opening the account. In this important match, the team expected a fast start from him, but he could not do so.

Abhishek Sharma’s flop show continues in playoffs

Let us tell you, in IPL 2024, Sunrisers Hyderabad had traveled till the finals. That season, Hyderabad opener Abhishek Sharma played 3 matches in the playoffs. In these three matches he could score only 3, 12 and 2 runs. Now he has not even been able to open his account against Rajasthan Royals in the eliminator match of IPL 2026. In this match, Abhishek, who came to start the innings of Hyderabad, was out without scoring any runs on the ball of Joffra Archer. Apart from IPL, Abhishek’s performance in knockout matches in T20 cricket has also been poor for India.

Abhishek Sharma has a poor record in IPL playoffs 😕 pic.twitter.com/r59sbiCWld

— ESPNcricinfo (@ESPNcricinfo) May 27, 2026

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Abhishek Sharma’s performance in IPL 2026

The performance of this 25-year-old batsman in IPL 2026 has been very excellent. This season, he has scored 563 runs while batting stormily in 15 matches. Which includes 1 century and 4 half-centuries. During this period, 50 fours and 43 sixes came from his bat.

Abhishek Sharma IPL Career

Indian young opening batsman Abhishek Sharma made his IPL debut for Delhi Capitals in 2018. After this, he joined Sunrisers Hyderabad in 2022. Abhishek has played a total of 92 matches in IPL so far, in which he has scored 2379 runs. During this period, he has scored 2 centuries and 13 half-centuries.