NEW DELHI: Young Indian batsman Abhishek Sharma delivered a phenomenal batting display against Afghanistan, setting a new record for the fastest century by an Indian in T20 Internationals.
During the third T20I match against Afghanistan at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in New Delhi, India won the toss and elected to bat first. Right from the start of the innings, Abhishek Sharma launched a relentless attack on the Afghan bowlers.
Playing breathtaking strokes all around the ground, Abhishek reached his century in just 30 balls, treating Indian fans to a masterclass in modern batting. The Afghan bowling attack looked completely helpless against his aggressive onslaught.
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The Indian opener played a sensational knock of 108 runs off a mere 34 balls, studded with 11 massive sixes and 9 boundaries. His explosive innings played a pivotal role in propelling India toward a massive total.
Abhishek Sharma has established a new record for the fastest T20I century.
Previously, Zimbabwe’s Sikandar Raza and New Zealand’s Finn Allen held records for blistering hundreds, but Abhishek surpassed them by reaching the milestone in just 30 deliveries.
Maaz Sadaqat Makes CPL History with Stunning Maiden T20 Century
Earlier, Pakistani batter Maaz Sadaqat made history in the Caribbean Premier League (CPL) by scoring his maiden T20 century in a sensational batting display.
Sadaqat’s explosive innings helped the Jamaica Kingsmen defeat the Barbados Tridents by nine wickets and secure a place in Qualifier 2.
The young batter had completed his half-century in as few as 22 deliveries but went on to complete his century in 44 deliveries. He made 112 runs off 49 deliveries with 9 fours and 8 sixes in his innings.
The dismissal of Sadaqat came in the 14th over but he had already played a fantastic inning for his team Jamaica Kingsmen.
Sadaqat’s century also meant that he became the youngest batter to score a century in the CPL history.
A star is born 🌟
Maaz Sadaqat’s maiden T20 ton is a special one pic.twitter.com/lYT6ljn3qQ
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