Abhishek Sharma played a match-winning knock to break multiple records in the second T20I against Zimbabwe on Sunday. He scored a hundred against Sikandar Raza’s side at the Harare Sports Club. Abhishek attack the rival bowlers from the start of the contest.
Abhishek completed his maiden fifty in the 10th over. Dropped on 27, the southpaw slammed 28 runs in the 11th over. He hit two sixes and as many fours in Myers’ first over.
He amassed 47th six of the season, and surpassed Rohit Sharma by becoming the batter with the most sixes in 2024. Abhishek was given his marching orders by the umpire in Sikandar Raza’s third over, but he took a successful review to continue his onslaught. Abhishek hit Wellington Masakadza for two sixes to enter the 90s.
Abhishek hit another maximum off Masakadza to bring up his first-ever hundred in 47 balls. Abhishek and Ruturaj Gaikwad added 106. Completing a century in 46 balls, Abhishek became the third-fastest century-maker for India in the shortest format.
Abhishek and KL Rahul have smashed T20I centuries in 46 balls for India. Rohit holds the record for hitting the fastest hundred for the sub-continent nation. Rohit completed his ton in 35 deliveries against Sri Lanka in 2017. Suryakumar Yadav slammed a hundred off 45 balls against Sri Lanka in 2023.
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