Abhishek Sharma: The first T20 match between India and England (IND vs ENG) was played at Eden Garden, Kolkata. In this match, India defeated England by 7 wickets. Batting first, England had scored 132 runs. In reply, Team India achieved the target by losing 3 wickets in 12.5 overs. Abhishek completed his half-century for Team India in just 20 balls. Along with this, he also equaled a special record of Team India's legendary former player Yuvraj Singh.
Abhishek Sharma equaled Yuvraj Singh
In the first T20 match against England, Abhishek Sharma came to open and batted aggressively from the beginning. He showed no mercy to the England bowlers and hit fours and sixes. Abhishek Sharma played a stormy inning of 79 runs in 34 balls, which included 5 fours and 8 sixes. During this period he scored runs with a strike of around 233. With this he now He has become the third player, along with Yuvraj Singh, to score 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)
Abhishek Sharma weaving magic and how! 🪄
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