Abhishek Sharma enters document books with highest particular person rating in T20I powerplay

NEW DELHI: Abhishek Sharma set the Arun Jaitley Stadium on hearth with a surprising show of energy hitting in opposition to Afghanistan within the third T20I on Thursday.The left-handed opener got here out attacking from the beginning and hit the Afghanistan bowlers for sixes and fours all around the floor.Abhishek smashed a blistering century off simply 30 balls. It is the quickest T20I century by a batter from a Test-playing nation.It was additionally his third century in T20Is.

Abhishek creates one other document

During his explosive knock, Abhishek additionally registered the best particular person rating within the first six overs of a males’s T20I.He scored an unbeaten 76 off simply 22 balls throughout the first six overs in opposition to Afghanistan in Delhi.His 76-run effort moved him to the highest of the record for the best particular person rating within the first six overs of a males’s T20I. He went previous Portugal’s Kuldeep Gholiya, who had scored 74 not out off 25 balls in opposition to Malta in Gibraltar in 2023.Australia’s Travis Head is third on the record with an unbeaten 73 off 22 balls in opposition to Scotland in Edinburgh in 2024.Read More: Abhishek Sharma scripts history, hits fastest T20I century by an Indian; breaks Rohit Sharma’s record with 30-ball 100

Highest particular person scores in Overs 1-6 in Men’s T20Is

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