Abhishek Sharma vs Australia (Source: AFP)
Abhishek Sharma has continued his great form in T20Is and has fought a lone battle against the mighty Australia at the MCG. He scored three back-to-back fifties in the Asia Cup and has now smashed another half-century in just his second outing in Australia.
Abhishek Sharma creates multiple records with first T20I fifty in Australia
The swashbuckling left-handed batter got to his fifty off just 23 balls. It is his seventh fifty in 25 or fewer balls in T20Is, which is joint most with three other batters among full member nations. Suryakumar Yadav is other Indian who has seven fifties in 25 or fewer balls in T20Is, while Phil Salt and Evin Lewis have achieved the landmark for England and the West Indies, respectively.
Abhishek Sharma eventually scored 68 off 37 balls, which included eight fours and two sixes. Harshit Rana too gave decent support to Abhishek with his 35, while no other batter could get to a double-digit score.
Most times reaching fifty in 25 or fewer balls in Men's T20Is (Full Member teams):
7 – Abhishek Sharma (India)*
7 – Phil Salt (England)
7 – Evin Lewis (West Indies)
7 – Suryakumar Yadav (India)
Abhishek's 23-ball fifty is also the joint-fastest T20I half-century for an Indian batter in Australia. Suryakumar Yadav also has a 23-ball fifty in Australia, which he scored against Zimbabwe in the 2022 T20 World Cup.
Highest Individual Scores as Openers for India vs Australia in T20Is:
- 123* – Ruturaj Gaikwad, Guwahati, 2023
- 92 – Rohit Sharma, Gros Islet, 2024
- 76 – Shikhar Dhawan, Brisbane, 2018
- 68 – Abhishek Sharma, Melbourne, 2025
- 63 – Gautam Gambhir, Brabourne, 2007
Also, Abhishek has gone past Gautam Gambhir in the list of highest scores by an Indian opener in T20Is against Australia. Overall, Abhishek has scaled quite a few new heights at the 'G' and has once again shown his class as a T20I batter and is mixing consistency with aggression beautifully.
