IND vs ENG: Abhishek Sharma becomes highest individual scorer for India in T20Is with 135 runs

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Abhishek SharmaAbhishek Sharma of India raises celebrates his 100 runs during the 5th T20I lucifer betwixt India and England held astatine the Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai, India connected the 2nd February 2025. (Photo by Faheem Hussain / Sportzpics for BCCI)

Abhishek Sharma lit up the Wankhede skies against England successful the 5th T20I arsenic helium became India’s highest-ever idiosyncratic scorer with 135 runs disconnected conscionable 54 deliveries.

He surpassed Shubman Gill’s grounds of 126* against New Zealand successful Ahmedabad successful 2023. To scope his milestone, helium peppered successful 7 fours and a whopping 13 sixes earlier Adil Rashid yet got escaped of him successful the 18th over.

Earlier, Abhishek smashed the second-fastest 100 for India, reaching the people successful lone 37 balls against England successful the 5th T20I astatine the Wankhede Stadium.

After sent into bat, Abhishek unleashed carnage aft losing his spouse Sanju Samson arsenic helium smoked Jofra Archer for a 4 and 2 sixes successful the 3rd implicit earlier taking connected Mark Wood and Jamie Overton. The southpaw was peculiarly brutal successful his attack against Overton whom helium smashed for 2 consecutive sixes successful the 5th implicit to scope his half-century.

The 100 was Abhishek’s 2nd for India successful lone 16 innings, with his aggregate crossing 500 astatine a jaw-dropping 190-plus onslaught rate. Former India T20I skipper Rohit Sharma continues to clasp the grounds for the quickest century, having smashed a 35-ball period against Sri Lanka successful 2017.

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In precocious 2024, Abhishek had besides acceptable the T20 grounds for the joint-fastest 100 by an Indian, having smashed a 28-ball period for Punjab successful the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy.

India besides recorded their highest Powerplay people successful T20Is arsenic they finished connected 95/1 successful six overs, going past the previous-best of 82 that the squad had achieved doubly successful 2021 and 2024.

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Highest idiosyncratic scores for India

135 Abhishek Sharma vs Eng Wankhede 2025

126* Shubman Gill vs NZ Ahmedabad 2023

123* Ruturaj Gaikwad vs Aus Guwahati 2023

122* Virat Kohli vs Afg Dubai 2022

121* Rohit Sharma vs Afg Bengaluru 2024

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