Abhishek Sharma scores Hundred in 37 Balls | Fans call it Batting in EA07

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The Inning verses England

Abhishek Sharma, Indian Opener in T20I took England bowling by storm in fifth and last T20I match in Wankhede stadium. Sharma scored a demolishing 135 runs off 54 balls with a strike rate of 250, hitting 7 fours and 13 sixes all over the park as England bowlers toiled.

Record Alert

Abhishek scored 2nd fastest Hundred for India, only after Rohit Sharma who scored fastest century for India in 35 balls against Sri Lanka in Indore, 2017. He is 5th fatest centurian in T20 International Cricket. The record for fastest century in T20I cricket is held by Sahil Chauhan who scored a century off 27 balls for Estonia.

Match Scenario

India scored a mammoth target for England. India started with a bang, Sanju Samson hit 2 sixes and 1 four before he was removed again by Mark wood while Tilak played a great hand of 24(15) and some late htting by Shivam Dube(30 off 13) and small contributions by Hardik Pandya, Axar Patel and Rinku Singh. Suryakumar Yadav yet again was dismissed cheaply, he only scored 2 runs.

Abhishek's Inning

This 24 year old batter scored his 2nd T20I hundred of his career against England. He scored 7 fours and 13 sixes in this inning before he was dismissed by Adil Rashid.

"Abishek is becoming one of my favourite batters." – Kevin Pietersen

Summary of Inning

In the fifth and final T20I against England on February 2, 2025, Sharma reached his century in just 37 balls, setting a new benchmark for 2nd fastest T20I hundreds by an Indian.

Sharma's innings included 5 fours and 10 sixes, showcasing an aggressive batting style. His half-century came off just 17 balls, making it the second-fastest fifty by an Indian in T20Is, only behind Yuvraj Singh's record from 2007.

His knock helped India to put up their highest-ever Powerplay score in T20Is, with 95 runs in the first six overs. This aggressive start set the stage for India to aim for a massive total, although the specific match outcome isn't detailed here.