IND vs ENG: Abhishek Sharma rattles England to hit India's second-fastest T20I century

IND vs ENG: Abhishek Sharma hit the second-fastest T20I hundred for India off 37 balls. The left-hander reached the landmark in the fifth T20I against England at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai.

In Short

• Abhishek Sharma hit a century off 37 balls in Mumbai
• Abhishek also hit a 17-ball half-century
• Abhishek helped India record their best T20I powerplay

Abhishek Sharma hit India’s second-fastest T20I century off 37 balls in the fifth T20I against England on Sunday, February 2 at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai. Rohit Sharma, who retired from T20Is after the Men’s T20 World Cup last year in the West Indies and USA, kept holding the record off 35 balls against Sri Lanka back in December 2017. Abhishek was at his very best as he took the English bowlers to the cleaners on an excellent pitch to bat on in Mumbai.

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Abhishek was close to breaking Rohit’s record, but a couple of dot balls off Adil Rashid in the 10th over meant that he couldn’t go past the veteran. Earlier, the southpaw also hit a 17-ball half-century, the second fastest for India in Men’s T20Is after Yuvraj Singh’s 12-ball fifty against England in the Men’s T20 World Cup 2007 at the Kingsmead in Durban.

However, Abhishek smacked the fastest fifty by an Indian at home off 17 balls, going past Suryakumar Yadav’s 18-ball fifty against South Africa back in October 2022 at the Barsapara Stadium in Guwahati. The record for the fastest hundred in T20Is is held by Estonia’s Sahil Chauhan off 27 balls against Cyprus back in June 2024 at the Happy Valley Ground.

Fastest T20I hundreds for India

Rohit Sharma – 35 balls against Sri Lanka, December 2017

Abhishek Sharma – 37 balls against England, February 2025

Sanju Samson – 40 balls against Bangladesh, October 2024

Tilak Varma – 41 balls against South Africa, November 2024

Suryakumar Yadav – 45 balls against Sri Lanka, January 2023

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