India, April 13 -- Sunrisers Hyderabad relish chasing big totals, and 246 was not quite out of the realm of possibility. But the 2016 champions haven't been at their best in IPL 2025, where they lost four in a row, one of which was while batting second. But Sunrisers were back to their daunting best on Saturday night at home as Abhishek Sharma led the charge with his thundering 141 as the hosts completed a record chase with nine balls to spare, leaving Punjab Kings captain Shreyas Iyer dumbfounded.

Abhishek produced a record-breaking century en route to the highest-ever score by an Indian in IPL history, as he and Travis Head came alive for the first time this season, stomping over PBKS's target of 246 runs with eight wickets and nine ba...