Abhishek Sharma enters record books with highest score in powerplay

Abhishek Sharma (BCCI Photo)NEW DELHI: Abhishek Sharma set the Arun Jaitley Stadium on fire with a stunning display of power hitting against Afghanistan in the third T20I on Thursday.The left-handed opener came out attacking from the start and hit the Afghanistan bowlers for sixes and fours all over the ground.Abhishek smashed a blistering century off just 30 balls. It is the fastest T20I century by a batter from a Test-playing nation.It was also his third century in T20Is.Abhishek creates another recordDuring his explosive knock, Abhishek also registered the highest individual score in the first six overs of a men's T20I.He scored an unbeaten 76 off just 22 balls during the first six overs against Afghanistan in Delhi.His 76-run effort moved him to the top of the list for the highest individual score in the first six overs of a men's T20I. He went past Portugal's Kuldeep Gholiya, who had scored 74 not out off 25 balls against Malta in Gibraltar in 2023.Australia's Travis Head is third on the list with an unbeaten 73 off 22 balls against Scotland in Edinburgh in 2024.Highest individual scores in Overs 1-6 in Men's T20IsScoreBatterMatchVenueYear76(22)*Abhishek Sharma (IND)India vs AfghanistanDelhi202674*(25)Kuldeep Gholiya (Portugal)Portugal vs MaltaGibraltar202373*(22)Travis Head (AUS)Australia vs ScotlandEdinburgh202468*(21)Wintley Burton (SER)Serbia vs BulgariaSofia202268*(28)George Munsey (SCOT)Scotland vs AustriaEdinburgh2023Fastest hundreds in T20IsPlayerBallsMatchVenueSahil Chauhan27Estonia vs CyprusEpiskopiMuhammad Fahad29Turkey vs BulgariaSofiaJan Nicol Loftie-Eaton33Namibia vs NepalKirtipurSikandar Raza33Zimbabwe vs GambiaNairobi (Ruaraka)Finn Allen33New Zealand vs South AfricaKolkataKushal Malla34Nepal vs MongoliaHangzhouDA Miller35South Africa vs BangladeshPotchefstroomRG Sharma35India vs Sri LankaIndoreS Wickramasekara35Czech Republic vs TurkeyIlfov CountyKushal Bhurtel35Nepal vs ChinaSingaporeAbhishek Sharma37India vs EnglandWankhede