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Abhishek Sharma misses Rohit Sharma’s record for fastest Indian to T20I century, becomes quickest against England
Abhishek Sharma's 37-ball hundred is the fastest in T20Is against England. He also missed Rohit Sharma's record by a mere two balls for the fastest Indian to score a T20I ton.
Abhishek Sharma missed the record for the fastest Indian to score a T20I hundred narrowly after the southpaw reached the magical three figures in just 37 balls against England in the fifth and final game at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai on Sunday. Rohit Sharma had scored a 35-ball hundred against Sri Lanka in 2017.
Earlier, Abhishek Sharma also scored the second-fastest fifty in T20Is for India in just 17 balls. He overtook KL Rahul, who had scored 50 off 18 balls against Scotland in Dubai. The record for fastest T20I fifty for an Indian still belongs to Yuvraj Singh who had scored the same in 12 ball against England during 2007 T20 World Cup.
Overall, the fastest T20I fifty record belongs to Nepal's Dipendra Singh Airee, who scored 50 off 9 balls. In fact, Abhishek Sharma's 37-ball hundred is the quickest against England in the shortest format of the game. Previously Australian Aaron Finch and West Indies' Chris Gayle held the record by scoring a 47-ball ton each.
In his first 37 balls, Abhishek Sharma smashed 10 sixes and five fours to reach the landmark. His maiden T20I hundred came on his second match against Zimbabwe last year.
With 13 sixes, Abhishek Sharma also overtook Rohit Sharma for most maximums in T20Is. Rohit Sharma had smashed 10 against Sri Lanka. He was finally caught by Jofra Archer for 135, thus becoming the Indian with highest individual score in T20Is. The previous record was held by Shubman Gill who scored 122.
India post 247/9 in 20 overs
Riding on Abhishek Sharma's daddy hundred, India posted a massive 247/9. Although India lost Sanju Samson cheaply, Abhishek Sharma continued his carnage and also shared a 115-run second-wicket partnership with Tilak Varma (24).
Earlier, India made one change to the side, bringing in pace-bowling stalwart Mohammed Shami in place of the lanky quick Arshdeep Singh. For England, Mark Wood replaced Saqib Mahmood.
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First Published:2 Feb 2025, 07:55 PM IST
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