I wake up in the morning and write something … Abhishek Sharma told the story behind the message written on the slip – Abhishek Sharma Statement on Note Celebration said I Wrote it today itlself

Hyderabad: The Indian Premier League (IPL) Sunrisers Hyderabad, who lost four consecutive matches in 2025, won a record win against Punjab Kings at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Hyderabad on Saturday (April 12). Along with this, the team has once again indicated the return in the tournament. Chasing 246 runs in front of Punjab Kings, Hyderabad team won the match with 9 balls remaining and scored two valuable points. Abhishek Sharma carried out a brilliant partnership of 171 runs with opener Travis Head and scored his first century in IPL career. He was awarded the Player of the Match title for the innings of 141 runs. After playing this brilliant innings, he dedicated this victory to the Orange Army. He took out a slip from his pocket. On which it was written, ‘This is for the Orange Army.’

Abhishek Sharma made a statement on slip celebration

Abhishek Sharma said after this match that- usually I wake up in the morning and write something. Today I got an idea that if I do something today, it will be for the Orange Army. Today was my day, I wrote it today and this innings came out with my bat. Abhishek openly said about the pressure coming in this match that if I was not under pressure, it would be a lie. Obviously, if you are not doing well for 3-4 innings, then there is pressure. Especially if you are losing the match. Therefore, I think there is some pressure on every person in the team. We had lost four matches continuously. However, the mindset of all was positive. Because everyone was waiting for a bang. And fortunately we performed brilliantly today.

Abhishek shared a 171 -run opening partnership with Travis Head and did not give Punjab Kings a chance to return to the match. However, Abhishek also found many life donations during his innings.

What did captain Pat Cummins say on Abhishek’s innings?

On Abhishek’s brilliant innings, Sunrisers Hyderabad captain Pat Cummins said that- I am the biggest fan of his batting. We did not make any changes to our batting order to chase such a big goal. Because, we have full faith in the capacity of our players. Today our players also proved it.