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List of records broken by Abhishek Sharma during fiery 61 off 31 balls vs Sri Lanka

Akshita Patel

Abhishek Sharma sets Asia Cup stage on fire [Source: @BCCI/X.com]Abhishek Sharma sets Asia Cup stage on fire [Source: @BCCI/X.com]

Indian opener Abhishek Sharma set the stage on fire with his astonishing 61 off 31 balls knock against Sri Lanka in the final Super Four match of the Asia Cup 2025. With this half-century, Sharma tumbled record books.

Sri Lanka faced India in a dead-rubber Super Four match and opted to bowl first. The men in blue, having qualified for the final already, sent Abhishek to open the innings with Shubman Gill.

Abhishek Sharma continues dream run in Asia Cup 2025

Meanwhile, opener Abhishek Sharma, who has been in the form of his life, continued his dream run against Sri Lanka. He dominated the powerplay, scoring a half-century in just 22 balls. 

He went on to finish with 61 runs off just 31 balls, with 8 fours, 2 sixes and a 196.66 strike rate. Owing to his incredible knock, India posted 72 runs on the board inside the first six overs.

That being said, with his third half-century of the Asia Cup 2025, Abhishek Sharma has tumbled records.

List of records broken by Abhishek Sharma

  • Abhishek Sharma achieved the most runs in a T20 Asia Cup tournament with 309 runs in 6 games. He surpassed Mohammad Rizwan’s 281-run tally of 2022.
  • Sharma has registered 6 fifties in 25 or fewer balls, the second most by an Indian player in T20Is.
  • Abhishek now has the joint most consecutive 30-plus scores (7) in T20Is, joining Rizwan and Rohit Sharma.
  • Abhishek Sharma has the 5th most runs (309) in a T20I tournament as a full member nation player. Phil Salt leads the list with 331 runs.
  • The opener also has the highest runs (58) in a powerplay in a T20I match for India. He surpassed Yashasvi Jaiswal (53).
  • He has the most 50-plus scores (7) in the first 22 T20I innings for India.
  • Abhishek Sharma has the joint-second-fastest half-century in the Men’s T20 Asia Cup, having achieved the milestone in 22 balls.
  • This is also Sharma’s third-highest fifty in T20Is. He previously scored one in just 17 balls against England in 2025.