Abhishek Sharma: Equaled Yuvraj Singh’s record by scoring fifty in 20 balls.
Indian team’s 24-year-old young left-handed opening batsman Abhishek Sharma had an excellent performance with the bat in the first match of the 5-match T20 series against England played at the Eden Gardens Stadium in Kolkata. The Indian team was given a target of 133 runs by England to win this match, which they achieved in just 12.5 overs on the basis of Abhishek Sharma’s excellent inning of 79 runs in 34 balls. In this match, Abhishek completed his half-century in just 20 balls, with which he also equaled a special record of Team India’s legendary former player Yuvraj Singh.
Third player to score joint fastest half-century at home
Abhishek Sharma’s aggressive style with the bat was visible from the very beginning in the first T20 match against England in which he showed no mercy against any English bowler. During his inning of 79 runs, Abhishek hit 5 fours and 8 sixes were also seen. Abhishek scored runs in his innings with a strike rate of 232.35. Now he has become the third player, along with Yuvraj Singh, to complete a half-century in the fewest number of balls for India at home. During this innings, Abhishek had achieved the figure of 50 runs in just 20 balls.
Players who scored half-centuries in the fewest number of balls at home for India
- Suryakumar Yadav – 18 balls vs South Africa (Guwahati, year 2022)
- Gautam Gambhir – 19 balls vs Sri Lanka (Nagpur, 2009)
- Abhishek Sharma – 20 balls vs England (Kolkata, year 2025)
- Yuvraj Singh – 20 balls vs Sri Lanka (Mohali, 2009)
Team India registers 7th consecutive T20 International win in Kolkata
While the Indian team won the first T20 match against England by 7 wickets, this is also their 7th consecutive win in T20 International at the Eden Gardens Stadium in Kolkata. As a full members team, the Indian team has also equaled a special record of Pakistan in this matter. The England team had won 8 consecutive T20 International matches at Cardiff ground from 2010 to 21. Whereas Pakistan team had won 7 matches on the ground of Karachi from 2008 to 2021.
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