Abhishek Sharma becomes sixth Indian with multiple T20I centuries: Stats
What's the story
Indian batter Abhishek Sharma ran riot with a blistering century against England in the 5th and final T20I.
The young left-handed opener entertained the crowd at Mumbai's Wankhede Stadium with his audacious and clean strokes.
Abhishek, who attacked the likes of Jofra Archer and Mark Wood, has became only the sixth Indian to register multiple centuries in T20I cricket.
Here are the key stats.
Knock
Blazing knock from Abhishek
Although Sanju Samson departed early, with England electing to field, Abhishek's exploits took India to 50 in only the fourth over.
He peppered fours and sixes all around the ground, denying Archer and Wood any further breakthroughs.
While Abhishek raced to a 17-ball fifty, India completed their 100 in just 6.3 overs. The former took a mere 37 deliveries to reach his hundred.
Milestone
Abhishek joins this elite list
As mentioned, Abhishek is now the sixth Indian player to record multiple T20I tons.
He has joined the likes of Rohit Sharma (5), Suryakumar Yadav (4), Sanju Samson (3), KL Rahul (2), and Tilak Varma (2).
In July last year, Abhishek became India's 10th centurion in T20I cricket. Playing only his second international, he reached three figures against Zimbabwe in Harare.
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Another record for Abhishek
Abhishek collected as many as 58 runs in the first six overs, the most by an Indian batter in the Powerplay of a T20I, as per Cricbuzz. He surpassed Yashasvi Jaiswal's 53 against Australia in Trivandrum in 2023.
Century
Third-fastest century in T20I cricket
Abhishek's 37-ball century is now the third-fastest in T20I cricket (Full Member sides).
He went past Johnson Charles, who slammed a 39-ball ton against South Africa in Centurion in 2023.
Abhishek is only behind South Africa's David Miller (35 balls vs Bangladesh) and India's Rohit Sharma (35 balls vs Sri Lanka) in terms of fastest T20I ton.
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Quickest T20I ton for a player (overs)
As per Cricbuzz, Abhishek has become the quickest to reach a T20I ton in terms of overs (10.1). He surpassed South Africa's Quinton de Kock, who took 10.2 overs for his ton against the West Indies in Centurion in 2023.