Team India enjoyed a brilliant outing with the bat in the fifth and final T20I of the series against England, largely led by Abhishek Sharma, who bamboozled the English bowlers with a blistering century. The left-handed Indian opener broke the Indian record for the highest individual score in T20Is, smashing 135 off just 54 deliveries, going past Shubman Gill’s unbeaten 126.
It was an electrifying start from the word go for India, although it was Sanju Samson who made the charge with a first-ball six against Jofra Archer. It was all Abhishek Sharma afterwards, though.
Here’s a full list of records and feats India and Abhishek Sharma achieved throughout a stellar display of power-hitting at the iconic Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai:
India’s 95/1 after six overs during the final T20I was their highest-ever score inside a Powerplay, going past the previous record of 82/2 against Scotland in 2021.
Interestingly, Abhishek Sharma scored 58 of those in just 21 deliveries. The southpaw completed his half-century in merely 17 deliveries, making him the second-fastest Indian to reach the fifty-run mark – behind his mentor and idol, Yuvraj Singh, who reached the figure in just 12 balls (vs England, 2007).
Abhishek’s 135 was the highest individual score by an Indian batter in T20I history. He went past Shubman Gill, who had scored an unbeaten 126 during a T20I series against New Zealand in 2023.
Abhishek’s century came in just 37 deliveries, which was the second-fastest ton by an Indian in the format. Former Indian captain in this format – Rohit Sharma – continues to hold the record, with a century in 35 balls against Sri Lanka (2017).
While Abhishek couldn’t surpass Rohit for fastest century, he did overtake the Indian batting stalwart for most sixes in a single T20I innings.
The southpaw ended his innings with 13 sixes to his name – three more than Rohit, who hit 10 during the record-breaking knock against Sri Lanka.
By the end of tenth over, it seemed India would go all the way to surpass their previous-highest total (297/6 against Bangladesh last year); however, wickets at regular intervals hurt India’s chances, as they ended at 247/9.
Yet, this was the side’s fourth-highest total in the format, and its highest against England.
