Abhishek Sharma, who plays for Sunrisers Hyderabad in the IPL and considers Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium to be his home ground, has received a lot of attention ahead of the match. He has one of the most impressive records of any batter currently playing T20 cricket at the venue.
On Wednesday, October 14, 2026, Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Hyderabad will host the fourth game of India and the West Indies’ five-match Twenty20 International series. After winning in Indore, India now leads the series 2-1. With one game left, a victory here would complete the series.
What is the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium T20 record of Abhishek Sharma?
At Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Abhishek Sharma has amassed 975 runs at a strike rate of 211.03 in 31 Twenty20 matches. He has scored two hundreds and seven half-centuries on the field, which demonstrates both his reliability and his extraordinary rate of scoring. He has only made one appearance for India at the location despite this record, scoring just four runs against South Africa in 2024.
On April 12, 2025, he scored his highest score at the location—141 off 55 balls—against Punjab Kings. With a strike rate of 256.36 and 14 fours and 10 sixes, that innings was among the most devastating hits to be seen at the ground in recent years.
On March 27, 2024, Abhishek Sharma scored 63 off 23 balls against the Mumbai Indians, hitting three fours and seven sixes at a strike rate of 273.91, one of his other noteworthy performances at the stadium. Against the Lucknow Super Giants on May 8, 2024, he scored an undefeated 75 off 28 balls with 8 fours and 6 sixes at a strike rate of 267.85.
India’s victory in Indore gave them a 2-1 lead in the five-match T20I series. The hosts have a chance to win the series before the final game on October 14, 2026, when they play in Hyderabad. In the series’ three games, Abhishek Sharma has only amassed 110 runs at a strike rate of 211.53.
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But he also has a lot of recent success going into this match. He demonstrated his form at home on October 12, 2026, when he scored 69 off 30 balls in the third Twenty20 International against the West Indies at Indore. This made him the fastest player to reach 2,000 T20I runs in terms of balls faced.
To maintain the match and force a decider, the West Indies must prevail at Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium. Beyond the individual records that Abhishek brings to his comfortable home conditions, the series situation lends additional significance to the fourth T20I.
