The youngster’s maiden century was the second fastest ton overall, guiding his team to an easy win over Punjab Kings

Abhishek Sharma, who had been going through a poor run of form, scored a breathtaking 141 off 55 balls as SRH scripted the second-highest run chase in IPL history to return to winning ways with a comprehensive eight-wicket win over Punjab Kings in a high-scoring encounter at Uppal,

Abhishek's 141 surpasses Marcus Stoinis ' 124 as the highest individual score in a run chase. Overall, Abhishek's knock stands as the third highest score in IPL history, only behind Chris Gayle 's 175 in 2013 and Brendon McCullum 's 158 in the first-ever IPL game in 2008.