No one will forget the 27th match of IPL 2025 played at Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Hyderabad. About 500 runs were scored in this match. Apart from this, an Indian player in IPL history also made the biggest personal score here. Batting first, Punjab Kings scored a huge score of 245 runs at the loss of 6 wickets in 20 overs, but Sunrisers Hyderabad opener Abhishek Sharma proved this score to be quite dwarf by scoring a stormy century. His celebration became more than Abhishek’s century, when he waved a white paper from his pocket. But what was written in it?
In this match, Abhishek played a stormy innings of 141 runs in 55 balls with the help of 14 fours and 10 sixes, with the help of which Sunrisers Hyderabad defeated Punjab Kings by 8 wickets by achieving the target of victory in 18.3 overs. Seeing the way Abhishek Sharma completed his century, the team’s mistress Kavya Maran jumped happily. After the century, Abhishek took out a white paper from his pocket and made some gesture.
What was written on that white paper
Abhishek completed his century by taking a single off the last ball of Yuzvendra Chahal in the 13th over. After this, he picked up the bat and greeted the audience. But soon after this, Abhishek took out a white paper from his pocket and waved it. Everyone wanted to know what was written on that paper. As soon as it became clear what Abhishek wanted to say, the noise in the stadium increased manifold. Abhishek wrote, “This is for the Orange Army…”. After this, the team’s mistress Kavya Maran jumped happily. The other teammates of the team sitting in the dugout began to swing happily.
What is the Orange Army?
Sunrisers Hyderabad team and their fans are called Orange Army because this team descends on the ground wearing an orange jersey, which is also the color of the team’s name Sunrisers i.e. the rising sun. Also, like the sun, this team keeps aggression in its game. Abhishek dedicated this century only to support this team and its fans. In the last season, the pair of Abhishek Sharma and Travis Head caused havoc. Both these batsmen used to give the team a fast start in every match. Due to which the team used to touch the 250 figure easily. The team was not able to do anything special in this season, but this bang against Punjab Kings must have been freshly elevated by the team.
Sunrisers Hyderabad’s opening pair, chasing 245 runs, gave the team a fast start. Travis Head and Abhishek Sharma took the news of all the bowlers of Punjab Kings fiercely. In this way Hyderabad completed 100 runs in the 8th over. The two openers shared a 171 partnership in 74 balls for the first wicket, which made it look smaller. Travis Head scored 66 runs in 37 balls with the help of 9 fours and 3 sixes.