Twitter Reacts as Abhishek Sharma Equals Virat Kohlis T20 Record

ByAnupam Pandey,SportsCafe Editor

Yesterday at 4:46 PM

Abhishek Sharma is now back at his best, as he scored a ton yesterday against Delhi Capitals. With this century, he has now levelled Virat Kohli in the number of tons in the T20 format. Moreover, he also holds the Orange Cap in the tournament now.

Abhishek Sharma surely didn't have a good start to IPL 2026. But he has regained his form to such an extent, he has even started to level the records of greats such as Virat Kohli. He regained his momentum in the match against Delhi Capitals, as he continued to smash boundaries against them with ease.

Opening with Travis Head, he had taken the command with ease, smashing every bowler who came in his way. This eventually helped Abhishek Sharma to reach his century in just 47 balls, giving the command to Sunrisers Hyderabad. Eventually, the team went on to post a massive total, with Abhishek Sharma also winning the Orange Cap and POTM after this clash.

This match even helped Abhishek Sharma to level with Virat Kohli in the record of most tons in the T20 format. Abhishek Sharma has also scored 9 centuries in the shortest format of the same, similar to Virat Kohli in his two decades long career.

Here's how Twitter reacted to his knock against Delhi Capitals.

Black Magic Worked?

Black magic works
— प्रियदर्शी (@q94YaHZZfZcuzMA)

SRH fans were spotted doing black magic in the team's previous match against CSK. Following this, Abhishek went on to score a ton in the next game, showing that the magic worked.

Record Owner

Abhishek Sharma, 135* in 68 balls, now owns two of the 5 highest individual scores in IPL history!
— Bala ji tiwari (@Balajitiwari52)

With this knock, Abhishek Sharma now holds two of the highest individual scores in the IPL. He already scored 141 last season, and now he scored 135.

Untouched Record

He was dominant the whole innings but still 40 runs less than 175 runs of Gayle.

Nobody can touch that humongous 175 runs in near future.
— VIRAT FAN (@pabitamallick90)

Even though he scored 135 runs, he still fell short to Chris Gayle's record of 175 runs. After a decade of his knock, it still remains untouched.