Abhishek Sharma
IND vs Eng, 5th T20i: The T20I series being played between India and England is at its last stop. The last and 5th match of the series between the two teams is being played at the historic Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai. England captain Jose Butler has decided to bowl first after winning the toss. There is a change in the playing XI of the Indian team for the last match. Mohammed Shami has been included in the playing XI in place of Arshdeep Singh. After losing the toss, Team India’s opening pair landed on the ground to start the innings. The pair of Abhishek Sharma and Sanju Samson started the innings in a fierce manner. Both scored 18 runs in the first over of Jofra Archer. However, in the second over, England fast bowler Mark Wood managed to break the Indian opening pair. Wood showed Sanju Samson the way to the pavilion. Samson was dismissed for just 16 runs.
After the first wicket fell, opener Abhishek Sharma continued to bat in a stormy manner and completed his half -century with a six in the 5th over. Abhishek scored a half -century off just 17 balls. In this way, the young opener became the second fastest half -century player for India after his guru Yuvraj Singh. Yuvraj scored a half -century in just 12 balls in Durban against England in 2007.
The fastest T20i half -century for India (according to balls)
- 12 – Yuvraj Singh vs England Durban (2007)
- 17 – Abhishek Sharma vs England Wankhede (2025)
- 18 – KL Rahul vs Scotland Dubai (2021)
- 18 – Suryakumar Yadav vs South Africa Guwahati (2022)
Thanks to Abhishek’s stormy half -century, India managed to score 95 runs in Powerplay. In this way, Team India scored their biggest score in Powerplay in T20I cricket. Earlier, Team India’s biggest score in powerplay was 82/2 runs which was made in the year 2021. Even after the powerplay was over, Abhishek Sharma’s storm continued and shortly after, the young opener took his personal score to three digits. Abhishek completed his century off just 37 balls. In this way he became the Indian player to score the second fastest century in T20I for India. Rohit Sharma has a record of scoring the fastest T20i century for India. Rohit scored a century off 35 balls.
Fastest T20i century (in top 10 teams)
- 35B – Rohit Sharma vs Sri Lanka
- 35B – David Miller vs Zimbabwe
- 37B – Abhishek Sharma vs England*
During this century innings, Abhishek also destroyed the world record. Abhishek completed his century in 10.1 overs, which is the world record of the fastest century in any T20I match. Earlier, this record was named after Quinton de Kock, who scored a century against West Indies in 2023 in 10.2 overs.
T20I matches the highest powerplay score for India
- 95/1 vs England Wankhede, 2025
- 82/2 vs Scotland Dubai, 2021
- 82/1 vs Bangladesh Hyderabad, 2024
- 78/2 vs South Africa Johannesburg, 2018
Playing XI of both teams
India’s playing XI: Sanju Samson (wicketkeeper), Abhishek Sharma, Tilak Verma, Suryakumar Yadav (captain), Rinku Singh, Shivam Dubey, Hardik Pandya, Akshar Patel, Ravi Bishnoi, Mohammed Shami, Varun Chakraborty.
England’s playing XI: Philip Salt (wicketkeeper), Ben Docket, Jose Butler (Captain), Harry Brook, Liam Livingstone, Jacob Bethle, Bridan Cars, Jamie Overton, Jofra Archer, Adil Rashid, Mark Wood.
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