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India National Cricket Team opening batter Abhishek Sharma has produced yet another stunning batting performance in the ongoing five-match T20I series against New Zealand. Abhishek Sharma smashed a sensational century in just 35 balls during India’s successful chase against the New Zealand National Cricket Team on Tuesday (October 27) in Wellington.
The left-handed batter played a match-winning knock of 113 runs off 38 balls, hitting 9 fours and 11 sixes against the Black Caps. Earlier, India created a world record: Abhishek Sharma, Vaibhav Sooryavanshi slam fastest 100, biggest powerplay score.
Abhishek Sharma creates history with 35-ball century
Abhishek Sharma once again showed why he is one of the most dangerous players in T20 cricket, taking the New Zealand bowlers to the cleaners with his fearless strokeplay as India won the third T20I match by six wickets at Wellington’s Hnry Stadium on Tuesday.
The Indian opener first smashed his fifty off 15 balls and then struck a 35-ball hundred against New Zealand as India successfully chased down 199 runs in the third T20I in Wellington. He attacked from the start and put the New Zealand bowling attack under pressure with his aggressive approach.
It was Abhishek’s fourth T20I century in just 35 balls, which was the joint-second fastest century for India in the shorter format of the game. He equalled Rohit Sharma's famous 35-ball hundred against Sri Lanka in 2017. Only Abhishek's own 30-ball century against Afghanistan is fastest century among Indian batters in men's T20I cricket.
Abhishek Sharma Dominates India's Powerplay Records
Abhishek also occupies the top two positions on the list of the highest individual scores by an Indian batter during the powerplay in T20 Internationals, based on the figures provided.
Here is the complete list:
- 76 runs: Abhishek Sharma vs Afghanistan (2026)
- 67 runs: Abhishek Sharma vs New Zealand (2026)*
- 58 runs: Abhishek Sharma vs England (2025)
- 56 runs: Ishan Kishan vs New Zealand (2026)
- 56 runs: Sanju Samson vs West Indies (2026)
- 54 runs: Abhishek Sharma vs West Indies (2026)
Fastest T20I centuries against Full Member teams:
- 30 balls: Abhishek Sharma vs Afghanistan (2026)
- 33 balls: Finn Allen vs South Africa (2026)
- 35 balls: Abhishek Sharma vs New Zealand (2026)*
- 35 balls: David Miller vs Bangladesh (2017)
- 35 balls: Rohit Sharma vs Sri Lanka (2017)
- 37 balls: Abhishek Sharma vs England
- 37 balls: Tim David vs West Indies
Abhishek Sharma breaks Virat Kohli’s T20 record
Abhishek has broken Virat Kohli’s record of most centuries in T20 cricket, surpassing the Indian batting superstar with 11 centuries to his name. Kohli has scored 10 T20 hundreds.
- 11 centuries: Abhishek Sharma
- 10 centuries: Virat Kohli
Abhishek Sharma joins elite club with 4 T20I centuries
Abhishek also becomes the player with the second most centuries in the T20I cricket with four tons. Rohit Sharma and Glenn Maxwell are jointly at the top with five hundred each.
- 5 centuries: Rohit Sharma
- 5 centuries: Glenn Maxwell
- 4 centuries: Abhishek Sharma*
- 4 centuries: Phil Salt
- 4 centuries: Suryakumar Yadav
Abhishek Sharma tops India's biggest six-hitters in T20Is
Abhishek hammered 11 sixes in his innings to register the second highest six counts by an Indian in a T20I match. His 13 sixes against England at Mumbai’s Wankhede Stadium remains at the top.
- 13 sixes: Abhishek Sharma vs England (Wankhede)
- 11 sixes: Abhishek Sharma vs New Zealand (2026)*
- 11 sixes: Abhishek Sharma vs Afghanistan (Delhi)
- 10 sixes: Rohit Sharma vs Sri Lanka (Indore)
- 10 sixes: Sanju Samson vs South Africa (Durban)
- 10 sixes: Tilak Varma vs South Africa (Johannesburg)
- 10 sixes: Ishan Kishan vs New Zealand (Thiruvananthapuram)
- 9 sixes: Suryakumar Yadav vs Sri Lanka (Rajkot)
- 9 sixes: Sanju Samson vs South Africa (Johannesburg)
Abhishek has smashed third joint fastest T20I half-century for India. Yuvraj Singh still holds the record with his famous 12-ball half-century against England in Durban in 2007.
Fastest T20I Half-Centuries for India:
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12 balls: Yuvraj Singh vs England (Durban, 2007)
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14 balls: Abhishek Sharma vs New Zealand (Guwahati, 2026)
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15 balls: Shivam Dube vs New Zealand (Visakhapatnam, 2026)
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15 balls: Abhishek Sharma vs New Zealand (Wellington, 2026)*
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16 balls: Hardik Pandya vs South Africa (Ahmedabad, 2025)
