IND vs ZIM: Abhishek Sharma hits maiden T20I hundred in second match, becomes fastest Indian to record feat

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Abhishek had a woeful start to his India career when he was dismissed for a duck in the on debut on Saturday as India eventually suffered a 13-run defeat. Abhishek was only the fourth Indian after MS Dhoni, KL Rahul and Prithvi Shaw to bag a duck on T20I debut.

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The hard-hitting southpaw, however, made amends as he teamed up with Ruturaj Gaikwad to rebuild the innings. Abhishek had opened his account with a six over deep mid-wicket against off-spinner Brian Bennett.

The Punjab batter was dropped by Wellington Masakadza when on 27 in the eighth over. He then broke the shackles in the 11th over as he smashed medium-pacer Dion Myers for 28 runs on the back of three fours and two sixes.

Abhishek doubled up his score in quick time, becoming the fastest Indian to score a T20I hundred from debut, surpassing Deepak Hooda who slammed his maiden T20I ton in his third innings against Ireland. Abhishek reached the mark on the back of three consecutive sixes off Masakadza. He was dismissed caught at backward point off the next ball.

Among players from Full-Member Nations, Abhishek equalled South Africa’s Richard Levi and West Indies’s Evin Lewis as the fastest batters to record their maiden T20I hundreds in only their second appearance.

Abhishek had completed a prolific IPL 2024 season with the Sunrisers Hyderabad, aggregating 484 runs in 16 matches with a whopping 204.22 strike rate. He smashed 42 sixes in the season, the most for any Indian in an edition of the tournament.

Youngest Indians to score T20I hundred

Youngest Indians to score a Men’s T20I hundred:

21y 279d – Yashasvi Jaiswal vs Nepal, 2023
23y 146d – Shubman Gill vs New Zealand, 2023
23y 156d – Suresh Raina vs South Africa, 2010
23y 307d – Abhishek Sharma vs Zimbabwe, 2024