In the third T20I against New Zealand in Guwahati, India were chasing a target of 154 and Abhishek Sharma needed just 14 balls to complete his half-century. The fifty by Abhishek in just 14 balls was the second fastest half-century for India in a T20I match and the fastest against New Zealand. Former Indian cricketer Yuvraj Singh took it to Instagram to congratulate Abhishek Sharma for his half century while also cheekily adding that he could not score 12 ball fifty. Yuvraj Singh posted with the caption “Still can’t get a 50 off 12 balls, can you ?” He ended with well played Abhishek Sharma. Watch the story here.
When Abhishek Sharma was asked if he thinking of breaking his mentor Yuvraj Singh record, Abhishek said “That’s more than impossible for anyone, but still, you never know. Any batsman could do it because all the batters have been batting really well in this series and going forward, it’s going to be fun” he said in the post match interview
Former left hand batter Yuvraj Singh is the mentor and idol of Abhishek Sharma who has credited the former legend multiple times. He blazed away to a terrific half century and took the bowlers to the cleaners as India sealed the match with that innings.
Chasing a target of 154, India lost Samson for a duck but it was a brutal onslaught by Abhishek as he smashed 68 runs of just 20 balls which included seven fours and five sixes. In the first T20I, Abhishek needed 22 balls to reach the 50-run mark against New Zealand and today he reached his half-century in just 14 balls. Yuvraj Singh scored a 12 ball half century against England in 2007 WT20 where he also smashed Stuart Broad for six sixes in an over.
Fastest half-century by Indian players in T20I Yuvraj Singh – 12 balls (vs England, 2007) Abhishek Sharma – 14 balls (vs New Zealand, 2026) Hardik Pandya – 16 balls (vs South Africa, 2025) Abhishek Sharma – 17 balls (vs England, 2025)
During the first match Abhishek Sharma broke the record of the fastest batter in the world to score 5000 runs in T20 cricket. Abhishek Sharma has scored 1267 runs in his T20I career at a stunning strike rate of 195. He has been breaking records for fun and is currently ranked Number 1 ranked batter.
