Abhishek Sharma Breaks Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli Record Of India’s Highest T20I Score

Abhishek Sharma celebrating his century [Source: @BCCI/x]

Abhishek Sharma ravaged England’s visiting attack by tonking a 37-ball century in the fifth T20I match at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai. Hammering down the second T20I ton of his career, Sharma muscled 135 runs from just 54 balls with seven boundaries and 13 huge sixes.

Notably, the 24-year-old shattered numerous batting records through the course of his herculean outing against England, going past even the likes of Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma for one particular Indian milestone.

Abhishek Sharma charts India’s highest T20I score

Abhishek Sharma mounted 135 runs from just 54 balls against England to chart India’s highest individual score in T20I history. The youngster soared past previous record-holder Shubman Gill, and even modern-day batting behemoths like Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli in the process.

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Here is a look at India’s five highest individual scores in a single T20I innings:

Moreover, Abhishek Sharma also carted India’s second fastest T20I century, finding himself only behind former opening batter Rohit Sharma’s record of 35 balls. The youngster reached his personal landmark figure from 37 deliveries, before setting up India’s monumental total of 247-9 from 20 overs.

Furthermore, the dashing left-handed opening batter clattered 13 sixes in his whirlwind knock to record the highest number of sixes ever hit by any Indian cricketer in a single T20I match.

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