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Abhishek Sharma scored 135 runs off 54 balls in the fifth T20I against England, setting the highest-ever T20I score for an Indian. He hit 13 sixes, the most by an Indian in a T20I innings.
Abhishek Sharma celebrating his century on Sunday. (Sportzpics)
Indian left-handed opener Abhishek Sharma was on a record-breaking spree in the fifth T20I against England at Mumbai’s Wankhede Stadium on Sunday. He got out only in the 18th over after scoring a whopping 135 runs off just 54 deliveries with seven fours and 13 sixes, which was historic in every stat.
Firstly, his 135 runs are now the highest-ever T20I score for an Indian. It beat Abhishek’s Punjab teammate Shubman Gill’s record of 126* (99) against New Zealand in Ahmedabad in 2023. Overall, it was the sixth-best score in T20Is among full-member nations. Abhishek reached his hundred off just 37 balls, making it the third-fastest ton for full-members in the format, behind just David Miller and Rohit Sharma (35 balls each).
Then, Abhishek’s 13 maximums were also the highest for an Indian in a T20I innings. Among full-member countries, only Finn Allen (16), Sikander Raza (15), and Aaron Finch (14) have hit more. The second-best Indian after Abhishek in the list are Rohit Sharma, Sanju Samson and Tilak Varma with 10 each.
Abhsihek’s century flew India to a brilliant 247/9 in the first innings. He got good support from Shivam Dube who scored 30 in 13 balls and Tilak Varma with 24 off 15 balls. Only two other Indian batters, Sanju Samson and Axar Patel, scored in double digits. For England, Brydon Carse took three wickets while Mark Wood took two and Jofra Archer, Jamie Overton and Adil Rashid picked one each.
Fastest T20I ton in T20Is (full member countries)
35 balls, David Miller vs Bangladesh, Potchefstroom in 2017
35 balls, Rohit Sharma vs Sri Lanka, Indore in 2017
37 balls, Abhishek Sharma vs England, Wankhede in 2025
39 Johnson Charles vs South Africa, Centurion in 2023
40 Sanju Samson vs Bangladesh, Hyderabad in 2024
Most sixes in a T20I innings (Full member nations)
16, Hazratullah Zazai vs Ireland, Dehradun in 2019
16, Finn Allen vs Pakistan, Dunedin in 2024
15, Sikandar Raza vs Gambia, Nairobi in 2024
14, Aaron Finch vs England, Southampton in 2013
13, Abhishek Sharma vs England, Mumbai in 2025
