Abhishek Sharma lights up Wankhede with second quickest ton by an Indian in T20Is | Cricket Information – The Occasions of India

NEW DELHI: Swashbuckling opener Abhishek Sharma on Sunday lit up the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai, smacking the second quickest century ever by an Indian batter within the fifth and remaining T20I in opposition to England.
Abhishek went all weapons blazing in opposition to the English pacers, notching up his second T20I hundred off simply 37 balls.

The Abhishek gorgeous ton that got here with the assistance of 5 fours and 10 gorgeous sixes noticed him clobber the ball at a strike fee of 270.27, leaving opposition completely surprised.

The left-hander raised his century within the 10.1 over, attending to the landmark with a cushty single off Brydon Carse.

That is now the quickest century which was achieved in 10.1 overs in a T20I innings, surpassing Quinton de Kock’s document of 10.2 overs in opposition to the West Indies in Centurion in 2023.
With the outstanding effort, Abhishek turned the second quickest Indian and third quickest ever to the hundred-run mark (amongst full member groups) in T20 internationals.
Quickest T20I ton in T20Is (full member groups)
35 David Miller vs Bangladesh, Potchefstroom, 2017
35 Rohit Sharma vs Sri Lanka, Indore, 2017
37 Abhishek Sharma vs England, Wankhede, 2025
39 Johnson Charles vs South Africa, Centurion, 2023
40 Sanju Samson vs Bangladesh, Hyderabad, 2024
Earlier, Abhishek additionally hit a shocking 17-ball fifty changing into the second quickest Indian to the landmark. He raised his fifty within the fifth over, attending to it with consecutive sixes off pacer Jamie Overton.
Quickest T20I 50s for India
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
Earlier, England skipper Jos Buttler gained the toss and invited India to bat first within the lifeless rubber.