Nepal, April 13 -- Sunrisers Hyderabad opener Abhishek Sharma was delighted after his blistering knock of 141 off 55 balls helped his team to snap a four-match losing streak in the Indian Premier League with an eight-wicket win against Punjab Kings on Saturday.

Sharma hit 10 sixes and 14 boundaries as he notched up his first IPL century, the highest score by an Indian in the competition. His contribution helped hosts Hyderabad to pull off the second-highest successful run chase in the tournament's history with nine balls to spare after Punjab posted 245-6 on a batting-friendly track.

The record for IPL's highest successful run chase still belongs to Punjab, who chased down a target of 262 against Kolkata Knight Riders last year.

"This ...