Abhishek rewrites record books with 30-ball century (Delhi)

Abhishek Sharma produced a breathtaking performance in the third T20I against Afghanistan in New Delhi, smashing a 30-ball century, the fastest T20I hundred by an Indian batsman and the fastest in a match between two Full Member nations.

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He reached his fifty from just 16 balls before accelerating further, eventually making 108 off 34 balls, with nine fours and 11 sixes.

List of Records broken by Abhishek:

Fastest T20I century by an Indian batter — 100 off 30 balls, breaking Rohit Sharma’s previous Indian record of 35 balls.

Fastest T20I century by a batter from a Full Member nation — breaking the previous 33-ball record jointly held by Sikandar Raza and Finn Allen.

Third-fastest century in men’s T20Is overall — behind Sahil Chauhan (27 balls) and Muhammad Fahad (29 balls).

Most runs in the first six overs of a men’s T20I — Abhishek scored 76 off 22 balls during the powerplay.

Highest percentage of boundary runs in a T20I century — 102 of his 108 runs came in boundaries: 9 fours and 11 sixes (94.44%).

Sept 2026