IND vs ENG: Abhishek Sharma smashes 17-ball fifty, India set highest T20I Powerplay score | Cricket News
India opener Abhishek Sharma smashed the second-fastest fifty for the team on Sunday, reaching the mark in only 17 balls against England in the fifth T20I at the Wankhede Stadium.
After sent into bat, Abhishek unleashed carnage after losing his partner Sanju Samson as he smoked Jofra Archer for a four and two sixes in the third over before taking on Mark Wood and Jamie Overton. The southpaw was particularly brutal in his approach against Overton whom he smashed for two consecutive sixes in the fifth over to reach his half-century.
The fifty was Abhishek’s fourth fifty-plus score for India in 16 innings, with his aggregate crossing 450 at a jaw-dropping 188-plus strike rate.
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India also recorded their highest Powerplay score in T20Is as they finished on 95/1 in six overs, going past the previous-best of 82 that the team had achieved twice in 2021 and 2024.
Highest Powerplay scores for India in T20Is
82/1 vs Bangladesh, Hyderabad, 202482/2 vs Scotland, Dubai, 202178/2 vs South Africa, Johannesburg, 201877/1 vs Australia, Thiruvananthapuram, 202377/1 vs Sri Lanka, Nagpur, 2009
Fastest T20I fifties for India
12 balls – Yuvraj Singh vs England, 200717 balls – Abhishek Sharma vs England, 202518 balls – Suryakumar Yadav vs South Africa, 202218 balls – KL Rahul vs Scotland, 2021
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