Abhishek Sharma was at his best in the IND vs AFG 3rd T20I on September 17, amassing 108 runs off 34 balls at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi. He struck 11 sixes and 9 boundaries, adding 142 in 9.5 overs for the first wicket with Sanju Samson.

In the third and final match of the ongoing bilateral assignment, the 26-year-old broke several records.

Fastest hundred by an Indian batter in T20Is

Abhishek Sharma reached his third T20I hundred in just 30 balls, the fastest by an Indian batter. He broke Rohit Sharma’s milestone, with the former skipper reaching the triple-figure mark in 35 balls against Sri Lanka in 2017.

Third fastest hundred in T20Is

Abhishek’s 30-ball hundred is the third fastest in T20Is. Sahil Chauhan of Estonia, who amassed a hundred in 27 balls against Cyprus in 2024, leads the list. He is followed by Muhammad Fahad, who accumulated a ton in 29 deliveries while playing for Turkey against Bulgaria.

Fastest T20I century by a cricketer from a full member nation

The hundred by Abhishek in 30 deliveries took him past Zimbabwe’s Sikandar Raza and New Zealand’s Finn Allen in the list of batters with the fastest T20I centuries from Test-playing nations.

Highest individual score by a batter in powerplay overs.

In men’s T20I cricket, Abhishek’s 22-ball 76 in the powerplay overs is the new world record for most runs.

First India batter to strike 10+ sixes in a T20I innings multiple times

Abhishek Sharma smashed 11 sixes in the third T20I, becoming the first Indian batter to hit 10-plus sixes in a T20I game on multiple occasions.

4th Indian player to post 3 or more T20I centuries

He is the fourth Indian batter after Rohit Sharma, Suryakumar Yadav and Sanju Samson to score three or more T20I hundreds.

Abhishek Sharma’s best performance in T20Is