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.

PLAYER	BALLS	AGAINST	VENUE	DATE
Abhishek Sharma	30	Afghanistan	Delhi	September 17, 2026
Rohit Sharma	35	Sri Lanka	Indore	December 22, 2017
Abhishek Sharma	37	England	Mumbai (WS)	February 2, 2025
Sanju Samson	40	Bangladesh	Hyderabad	October 12, 2024
Tilak Varma	41	South Africa	Johannesburg	November 15, 2024

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.

LAYER	COUNTRY	BALLS	AGAINST	VENUE	DATE
Sahil Chauhan	Estonia	27	Cyprus	Bishop	June 17, 2024
Muhammad Fahad	Turkey	29	Bulgaria	Sofia	July 12, 2025
Abhishek Sharma	India	30	Afghanistan	Delhi	September 17, 2026
Jan Nicol Loftie-Eaton	Namibia	33	Nepal	Kirtipur	February 27, 2024
Sikandar Raza	Zimbabwe	33	Zambia	Nairobi (Ruaraka)	October 23, 2024
Find Allen	New Zealand	33	South Africa	Kolkata	March 4, 2026

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.

PLAYER	COUNTRY	BALLS	AGAINST	VENUE	DATE
Abhishek Sharma	India	30	Afghanistan	Delhi	September 17, 2026
Sikandar Raza	Zimbabwe	33	Zambia	Nairobi (Ruaraka)	October 23, 2024
Find Allen	New Zealand	33	South Africa	Kolkata	March 4, 2026
Rohit Sharma	India	35	Sri Lanka	Indore	December 22, 2017
David Miller	South Africa	35	Bangladesh	Potchefstroom	October 29, 2017

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.

PLAYER	COUNTRY	RUNS (BALLS)	AGAINST	VENUE	YEAR
Abhishek Sharma	India	76* (22)	Afghanistan	Delhi	2026
Kuldeep Gholiya	Portugal	74* (25)	Malta	Gibraltar	2023
Travis Head	Australia	73* (22)	Scotland	Edinburgh	2024
Wintley Burton	Serbia	68* (21)	Bulgaria	Sofia	2022
George Munsey	Scotland	68* (28)	Austria	Edinburgh	2023

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.

PLAYER	RUNS	BALLS	SIXES	AGAINST	VENUE	DATE
Abhishek Sharma	135	54	13	England	Mumbai (WS)	February 2, 2025
Abhishek Sharma	108	34	11	Afghanistan	Delhi	September 17, 2026
RG Sharma	118	43	10	Sri Lanka	Indore	December 22, 2017
SV Samson	107	50	10	South Africa	Durban	November 8, 2024
NT Tilak Varma	120*	47	10	South Africa	Johannesburg	November 15, 2024
Ishan Kishan	103	43	10	New Zealand	Thiruvananthapuram	January 31, 2026

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.

PLAYER	TIME SPAN	MATCHES	RUNS	BEST SCORE	100s
Rohit Sharma	2007-2024	159	4231	121*	5
Suryakumar Yadav	2021-2026	113	3272	117	4
Abhishek Sharma	2024-2026	59	1858	135	3
Sanju Samson	2015-2026	69	1549	111	3
KL Rahul	2016-2022	72	2265	110*	2
Tilak Varma	2023-2026	62	1665	120*	2

Abhishek Sharma’s best performance in T20Is

RUNS	BALLS	4s	6s	SR	AGAINST	VENUE	DATE
135	54	7	13	250	England	Mumbai (WS)	February 2, 2025
108	34	9	11	317.64	Afghanistan	Delhi	September 17, 2026
100	47	7	8	212.76	Zimbabwe	Harare	July 7, 2024
84	35	5	8	240	New Zealand	Nagpur	January 21, 2026
82	32	7	7	256.25	Afghanistan	Delhi	September 23, 2026