Record Made By Abhishek Sharma in England vs India 1st T20I

Abhishek Sharma clinched a record in the 1st T20 International match played against England at the Riverside Ground on 1st July 2026. After winning the toss, India elected to bat first. Abhishek Sharma joined an elite list by becoming the fastest player to complete 100 sixes in T20I cricket.

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As Team India batted in the first innings with the loss of early wickets, Sanju Samson got out in 1.4 overs, and on 1.6 overs, Ishan Kishan was run out. Amidst the loss of wickets, Abhishek Sharma was in fierce form and still getting boundaries and scoring runs.

Abhishek Sharma took the spot of Evin Lewis in T20I cricket by completing 100 sixes in T20Is. Starting from the 3rd ball of the 3rd over, Abhishek Sharma hit the first six of the innings off Dawson. Then he didn’t stop. In the next over, he hit 2 back-to-back sixes off Mahmood. In the 7th over, by taking a single on the 2nd ball, he completed his fifty in just 20 balls.

The 4th six of his innings came on the last ball of the 8th over, and his innings came to an end in the 9th over when he tried to hit a length ball, got fumbled, and was trapped lbw on Sam Curran’s delivery. His 59(29), including 4 sixes and 6 fours, came at the time when the team needed him the most.

Fewest Balls Faced to Complete 100 T20I Sixes

Abhishek Sharma holds the record for completing 100 sixes in T20Is in just 785 balls. In his T20I career till now, he has scored 1,546 runs in 49 matches, with a highest score of 135, which came against England in the 5th T20I match held at Wankhede. Batting first, India posted 247/9, and Abhishek Sharma’s 135 runs in just 54 balls, with a strike rate of 250, led the giant total, and Team India won the match by a huge 150-run margin.

Evin Lewis, the West Indies left-handed player who has named milestones in his name, one of them was the fastest 100 sixes in T20Is, which was broken on 1st July 2026 by Abhishek Sharma. Earlier, this record was made by Lewis in just 789 deliveries. He also holds a good record in T20Is with 1,799 runs in 67 matches at an average of 28.56.

Finn Allen comes third in this record as he has hit 100 sixes in 871 deliveries. Also, the New Zealand opening batter holds a significant position in world cricket. In T20Is, he has scored 1,663 runs in just 61 matches with a strike rate of 170.74 and a highest score of 137.