Highest Powerplay Score in IPL 2026: SRH made history by scoring the highest powerplay score in IPL 2026. This is the third time they have scored more than 100 runs in the power play in the IPL.

SRH made the highest score in the power play

Sunrisers Hyderabad created history in IPL 2026 by scoring 105 runs in the power play. This is the highest total by any team in the first six overs of the 2026 season. Abhishek Sharma and Travis Head wreaked havoc in the match against the Punjab Kings. Abhishek Sharma scored 66 runs in the first six overs, playing at a strike rate of 300.

SRH made the biggest power play score

The highest powerplay score in IPL 2026 now belongs to Sunrisers Hyderabad, who scored 105 runs in this match. Just a day earlier, the Rajasthan Royals had scored 97 runs in the power play against the RCB. In that match, Vaibhav Suryavanshi wreaked havoc on the bowlers, smashing a fifty in just 15 balls.

• 105 runs - Sunrisers Hyderabad (vs Punjab)
• 97 runs - Rajasthan Royals (vs RCB)

Highest Powerplay Scores in IPL History

Sunrisers Hyderabad are the first team in IPL history to score 100 or more runs in the power play on three separate occasions. SRH previously amassed 125 runs in six overs against Delhi Capitals in 2024, which remains the highest powerplay score in the IPL. That same season, Hyderabad scored 107 runs in the first six overs against Lucknow Supergiants.

• 125 runs - Sunrisers Hyderabad (vs Delhi)
• 107 runs - Sunrisers Hyderabad (vs Lucknow)
• 105 runs - Sunrisers Hyderabad (vs Punjab)
• 105 runs - Kolkata Knight Riders (vs Bangalore)
• 100 runs - Chennai Super Kings (vs Punjab)

In this match, Abhishek Sharma scored 74 runs in 28 balls, while his opening partner, Travis Head, scored 38 runs in 23 balls. Together, they hit 9 sixes and 10 fours for SRH. Abhishek and Head scored 94 runs solely from boundaries. Abhishek is now just 76 runs away from completing 2,000 runs in his IPL career.