IND vs ENG: Abhishek Sharma becomes highest individual scorer for India in T20Is with 135 runs | Cricket News
Abhishek Sharma lit up the Wankhede skies against England in the 5th T20I as he became India’s highest-ever individual scorer with 135 runs off just 54 deliveries.
He surpassed Shubman Gill’s record of 126* against New Zealand in Ahmedabad in 2023. To reach his milestone, he peppered in 7 fours and a whopping 13 sixes before Adil Rashid finally got rid of him in the 18th over.
Earlier, Abhishek smashed the second-fastest hundred for India, reaching the mark in only 37 balls against England in the fifth T20I at the Wankhede Stadium.
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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 hundred was Abhishek’s second for India in only 16 innings, with his aggregate crossing 500 at a jaw-dropping 190-plus strike rate. Former India T20I captain Rohit Sharma continues to hold the record for the quickest century, having smashed a 35-ball century against Sri Lanka in 2017.
In late 2024, Abhishek had also set the T20 record for the joint-fastest hundred an Indian, having smashed a 28-ball century for Punjab in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy.
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.Story continues below this ad
Highest individual scores for India
135 Abhishek Sharma vs Eng Wankhede 2025
126* Shubman Gill vs NZ Ahmedabad 2023
123* Ruturaj Gaikwad vs Aus Guwahati 2023
122* Virat Kohli vs Afg Dubai 2022
121* Rohit Sharma vs Afg Bengaluru 2024
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