Abhishek Sharma Struggles with Form as IPL 2026 Continues
Abhishek Sharma's Unfortunate Duck Record
The performance issues of Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) opener Abhishek Sharma persist as he finds himself in the company of notable players Rohit Sharma and Sanju Samson for an undesirable record. In a recent Indian Premier League (IPL) match against Lucknow Super Giants (LSG), Abhishek was dismissed for a duck after facing just two balls from Mohammed Shami. This marks his sixth duck in T20s for the year 2026, tying him with Rohit (six ducks in 2018) and Samson (six ducks in 2024) for the most ducks by an Indian batter in a calendar year in T20 cricket.
Struggles in IPL and T20 World Cup
Abhishek's start to IPL 2026 has been disappointing, accumulating only 55 runs across three innings, with 48 of those runs scored against Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) in his last outing. His performance in the T20 World Cup was also underwhelming, where he managed just 141 runs in eight innings, averaging 17.62 with a strike rate exceeding 158, including two half-centuries, one of which was in the final. Notably, he began the tournament with three consecutive ducks.
Overall Performance in 2026
This year has been challenging for Abhishek, who has scored 378 runs in 16 T20 innings, averaging 25.20 with a strike rate over 195, featuring four fifties and a top score of 84.
Match and Toss Details
In match 10 of IPL 2026, Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) opted to field first against Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Hyderabad. LSG made one change, bringing in Manimaran Siddharth for Anrich Nortje. SRH, under the temporary captaincy of Ishan Kishan, made two changes, including Harshal Patel and Liam Livingstone.
SRH began their IPL 2026 journey with a loss to the reigning champions Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) but bounced back with a 65-run victory over Kolkata Knight Riders. Meanwhile, LSG is seeking their first win of the season after a six-wicket defeat to the Delhi Capitals.
Playing XIs
Lucknow Super Giants (Playing XI): Mitchell Marsh, Rishabh Pant (w/c), Aiden Markram, Nicholas Pooran, Abdul Samad, Mukul Choudhary, Manimaran Siddharth, Avesh Khan, Mohammed Shami, Digvesh Singh Rathi, Prince Yadav.
Sunrisers Hyderabad (Playing XI): Travis Head, Abhishek Sharma, Ishan Kishan (w/c), Heinrich Klaasen, Liam Livingstone, Aniket Verma, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Harsh Dubey, Shivang Kumar, Harshal Patel, Jaydev Unadkat.
Impact Substitutes
Sunrisers Hyderabad Impact substitutes: Eshan Malinga, Salil Arora, David Payne, Shivam Mavi, Zeeshan Ansari.
Lucknow Super Giants Impact substitutes: Ayush Badoni, Matthew Breetzke, Shahbaz Ahmed, Anrich Nortje, Himmat Singh.