NEW DELHI: There was a shocked hush on the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Hyderabad as Abhishek Sharma fell for a golden duck against Rajasthan Royals.Known for his aggressive begins, Abhishek was dismissed off the very first ball of the match by Royals pacer Jofra Archer. Opening alongside Travis Head, he charged down the observe trying to assault however solely managed a thick high edge. Ravi Bishnoi made no mistake within the deep, finishing an easy catch.A visibly pissed off Abhishek struck his gloves against the bat as he walked again, clearly upset at falling with out scoring.It was his seventh duck in 18 T20 innings in 2026 – essentially the most by any participant this 12 months, with Cooper Connolly subsequent on the record with 4 in 17 innings.Among Sunrisers Hyderabad batters, solely Shikhar Dhawan had beforehand been dismissed for a first-ball duck in an IPL match – against Chennai Super Kings within the 2018 Qualifier 1. Abhishek has now joined that undesirable record.Earlier, Rajasthan Royals skipper Riyan Parag received the toss and opted to bowl. The Royals rested Shimron Hetmyer and Brijesh Sharma, bringing in Lhuan-dre Pretorius and Tushar Deshpande. Sunrisers Hyderabad included Praful Hinge of their XI, whereas Harshal Patel was named among the many influence substitutes.Teams:Sunrisers Hyderabad: Abhishek Sharma, Travis Head, Ishan Kishan (c&wk), Heinrich Klaasen, Salil Arora, Aniket Verma, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Harsh Dubey, Shivang Kumar, Eshan Malinga, Praful HingeRajasthan Royals: Yashasvi Jaiswal, Dhruv Jurel (wk), Riyan Parag (c), Lhuan-dre Pretorius, Donovan Ferreira, Ravindra Jadeja, Jofra Archer, Nandre Burger, Sandeep Sharma, Ravi Bishnoi, Tushar Deshpande.
