STAT OF THE DAY: Abhishek Sharma equals fastest Indian T20 hundred in 28 balls, breaks Suryakumar Yadav’s calendar year Indian T20 sixes record | Cricket News
Punjab opener Abhishek Sharma smashed a blering 28-ball hundred against Meghalaya to equal the fastest century an Indian in the final group-stage round of the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy.
The ton was Abhishek’s fourth SMAT hundred in only 48 balls, the most for any batter in the hory of the domestic T20 tournament. Abhishek’s scorching knock in a 143-run chase against Meghalaya equalled Gujarat opener Urvil Patel’s 28-ball ton against Tripura last week, the duo standing second on the all-time l only behind Sahil Chauhan’s 27-ball century for Estonia earlier this year.
Abhishek smacked 11 sixes as Punjab chased down the target in only 9.3 overs for seven wickets to spare. The left-hander there broke Suryakumar Yadav’s record for most T20 sixes an Indian in a calendar year. While India’s T20I captain smashed 85 sixes in 41 innings 2022, Abhishek leapfrogged his India teammate, taking his tally to 86 sixes in only 38 innings this year.
Fastest T20 hundreds 27 balls – Sahil Chauhan – Estonia v Cyprus, 202428 balls – Abhisek Sharma – Punjab v Meghalaya, 202428 balls – URVIL PATEL – Gujarat v Tripura, 202430 balls – Chris Gayle – Royal Challengers Bangalore v Pune Warriors, 201332 balls – Rishabh Pant – Delhi v Himachal Pradesh, 2018
Most T20 sixes an Indian in a calendar year
87* (38 innings) – Abhishek Sharma (2024)85 (41 innings) – Suryakumar Yadav (2022)71 (33 innings) – Suryakumar Yadav (2023)66 (31 innings) – Rishabh Pant (2018)63 (42 innings) – Shreyas Iyer (2019)60 (32 innings) – Sanju Samson (2024)
