Fifty hit in 19 balls, then the half-century was snatched away! As soon as the match ended, a big game happened with Abhishek Sharma; Know the reason

IND vs IRE 1st T20:The start of the Ireland tour was very disappointing for Team India. In the first match of the two-match T20 series, India had to face defeat by host Ireland by 34 runs. This defeat shocked everyone. This match proved to be even more disappointing for the Indian team’s young opener Abhishek Sharma. He scored a quick half-century, but after the end of the match, one run was deducted from his account, due to which his half-century was also snatched away. Let us know why this happened.

Ireland made a big score

In this match played in Belfast, Ireland batted first and scored 182 runs in 20 overs. This was also the biggest score of T20 International on this ground. In reply, the Indian team did not have a good start. The big batsmen could not perform as per expectations and the entire team was all out for just 148 runs in 18.5 overs. In this way India had to face defeat by 34 runs.

Abhishek Sharma played a stormy innings

While captain Shreyas Iyer, Sanju Samson and other batsmen flopped, Abhishek Sharma batted brilliantly. He adopted an aggressive style from the beginning and continuously hit fours and sixes. Abhishek completed his half-century in just 19 balls. However, he was out on the very next ball. Initially his score was recorded at 50 runs.

Abhishek Sharma doing what he does best 💥

The #TeamIndia opener cruises to a 1️⃣9️⃣-ball FIFTY 👊

Updates ▶️ https://t.co/gdoXw2dAKR#IREvIND | @OfficialAbhi04pic.twitter.com/b2semHbeOh

— BCCI (@BCCI) June 26, 2026

With this inning, Abhishek also made a special record. He scored a half-century in 20 or less balls for the fifth time in T20 International. In this case, no other batsman in the world has been able to do this more than three times.

It was another lightning-fast fifty from Abhishek Sharma today.

🏏 It was the fifth time he reached a T20I half-century in 20 balls or fewer.

📈 No batter from a Full Member nation has done that more times. The next best? Three.#IREvINDpic.twitter.com/uUwCWZxrBc

— Cricbuzz (@cricbuzz) June 26, 2026

Score changed after the match

Shortly after the end of the match, a big change was seen in the scorecard. While earlier 50 runs were registered against Abhishek’s name, later it reduced to 49 runs. Fans were surprised by this.

Abhishek Sharma smashed 50 off just 19 balls in yesterday’s match 🔥

But it won’t count as a fifty anymore, as officials later deducted 1 run from his score after a shot he hit in the 2nd over was reclassified as a leg bye.
His score was revised from 50 to 49 😷… pic.twitter.com/hQ82BkKh7C

— Kashif (@KashifNdmCric) June 27, 2026

Why was the half-century snatched away?

Actually, there was a small mistake in scoring during the match. One run was added to Abhishek’s account on the last ball of the second over of the innings, while that run was by leg bye. This mistake was corrected during the score review after the match. After this, Abhishek’s score reduced from 50 to 49 runs and his brilliant half-century was removed from the official record. This was a disappointing moment for both him and the Indian fans.

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