Abhishek Sharma’s fastest century in T20 cricket, sky record, UV student hails from Odisha

Team India’s young batsman Abhishek Sharma has created a new history by scoring the fastest century in T20 cricket. Yes, Abhishek Sharma has now jointly held the record for the fastest T20 century. In the match against Meghalaya, Abhishek scored a century in 28 balls. He equaled Gujarat’s Urvil Patel’s record of a century in 28 balls against Tripura in the ongoing Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy (SMAT).

Abhishek Sharma’s huge century record:

Abhishek and Urvil are now the second fastest players to score centuries in 27 balls after Estonia’s Sahil Chauhan against Cyprus earlier this year. Abhishek entered the Indian team after performing brilliantly for Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) in IPL 2024. Meanwhile, this is Abhishek Sharma’s fourth century in the SMAT, the most by any player in history.

fastest t20 century

1) Sahil Chauhan – 27 balls – Estonia vs Cyprus – 2024

2) Abhishek Sharma – 28 balls – Punjab vs Meghalaya – 2024

3) Urvil Patel – 28 balls – Gujarat vs Tripura – 2024

4) Chris Gayle – 30 balls – RCB vs Pune Warriors – 2013

5) Rishabh Pant – 32 balls – Delhi vs HP – 2018

Suryakumar Record Udies:

Abhishek Sharma broke Suryakumar Yadav’s record of most T20I sixes in a calendar year by hitting 11 sixes. The Indian T20I captain hit 85 sixes in 41 innings in 2022 and Abhishek has been beaten by 86 sixes in just 38 innings this year.

*87* Sixes (38 innings) – Abhishek Sharma (2024)

* 85 sixes (41 innings) – Suryakumar Yadav (2022)

* 71 sixes (33 innings) – Suryakumar Yadav (2023)

* 66 sixes (31 innings) – Rishabh Pant (2018)

* 63 sixes (42 innings) – Shreyas Iyer (2019)

* 60 sixes (32 innings) – Sanju Samson (2024)