Abhishek Sharma script history has reached six milestones that no batter has touched before
Indian opener Abhishek Sharma became the first batsman to hit 100 sixes in the powerplay in T20 Internationals during the second T20I against New Zealand in Christchurch on Saturday.Abhishek reached the milestone with an overlap of six more than Matt Henry in the third over of India’s chase. In the series opener on Thursday, he went past former India captain Rohit Sharma, who hit 98 overtime sixes in his T20I career.Since his T20I debut in 2024, Abhishek has established himself as one of India’s leading six hitters. He also holds the record for the fastest T20I century by a batsman from a full-fledged nation.Most sixes in Overs 1-6 in T20Is
- 100* – Abhishek Sharma (Balls/Six: 7.77)
- 98 – Rohit Sharma (Balls/Six: 17.05)
- 97 – Martin Guptill (Balls/Six: 16.58)
- 94 – Paul Stirling (balls/six: 21.03)
- 87 – Quinton de Kock (Balls/Six: 15.80)
* where ball-by-ball data is availableHowever, Abhishek failed to convert his start on Saturday into a high score. He was dismissed by Mitchell Santner in the ninth over after scoring 27 off 21 balls.Tilak Varma’s unbeaten 51 off 26 balls helped India beat New Zealand by four wickets to take a 2-0 lead in the five-match series.Chasing 180, India were struggling at 112/6 in the 15th over when Tilak took charge of the chase. He hit six fours and a six to keep India in the contest, while Nitish Kumar Reddy remained unbeaten on 26 and scored the winning runs.Santner was New Zealand’s most successful bowler, finishing with figures of 4/21.Earlier, Arshdeep Singh took two wickets for 33 runs, but Glenn Phillips (70) and Bevon Jacobs (56) helped New Zealand to 180/5.
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