Day after day, Abhishek Sharma proves why he’s the world’s best T20 batter. The southpaw opener smashes boundaries for fun. For batters with a minimum of 1,000 T20I runs to their name, Abhishek has the highest strike rate: 194.57. He’s in a league of his own.
In the India vs New Zealand 3rd T20I, Abhishek proved why that’s the case. The 25-year-old followed in his coach Yuvraj Singh’s footsteps and smashed the second-fastest T20I fifty for India in T20Is.
Abhi-six Sharma is in red-hot form as he smashes the second-fastest fifty in T20Is for India in just 14 balls #INDvNZ, 3rd T20I | LIVE NOW t.co/YLbfrU7NU6 pic.twitter.com/mKd6JOTAOZ
— Star Sports (@StarSportsIndia) January 25, 2026Fastest fifty for India in T20Is
PlayerBallsOppositionVenueDateYuvraj Singh12EnglandDurban19/09/2007Abhishek Sharma14New ZealandGuwahati25/01/2026Hardik Pandya16South AfricaAhmedabad19/12/2025Abhishek Sharma17EnglandWankhede02/02/2025KL Rahul18ScotlandDubai05/11/2021Abhishek’s 14-ball fifty wasn’t just the second-fastest T20I half-century by an Indian but also the joint third-fastest T20I fifty against a full member nation.
Fastest T20I fifty against a full member nation
12 balls – Yuvraj Singh, India vs England, Durban 2007 13 balls – Jan Frylinck, Namibia vs Zimbabwe, Bulawayo 2025 14 balls – Colin Munro, New Zealand vs Sri Lanka, Auckland 2016 14 balls – Abhishek Sharma, India vs New Zealand, Guwahati 2026 * 15 balls – Quinton de Kock, South Africa vs West Indies, Centurion 2023His 51 runs in the powerplay propelled India to their second-highest powerplay score in the format: 94/1. Had India managed to hit two more runs, they wouldn’t have gone past their record.
Highest powerplay score for India in T20Is
95/1 vs England, Wankhede 2025 94/2 vs New Zealand, Guwahati 2026 * 82/2 vs Scotland, Dubai 2021 82/1 vs Bangladesh, Hyderabad 2024 78/2 vs South Africa, Johannesburg 2018Abhishek Sharma follows coach Yuvraj Singh’s path, smashes 2nd fastest T20I fifty in India’s record powerplay Inside Sport India.
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