Abhishek Sharma, Fastest Fifty For India In India T20I: Team India’s young opening batsman Abhishek Sharma has achieved a big achievement. He has become jointly the third batsman for India to score the fastest half-century in T20 International cricket on Indian soil. The name of current T20 captain Suryakumar Yadav comes in the first place. Who completed his half-century in just 18 balls against South Africa in 2022. After that, former cricketer and current coach Gautam Gambhir occupies the second place. Gauti had hit a fifty in 19 balls against Sri Lanka in 2009. Now Abhishek Sharma has also come at the third place along with Yuvraj Singh. Both these batsmen have achieved the feat of hitting fifty in 20-20 balls respectively.

Indian batsman who scored the fastest half-century in T20 International on Indian soil

18 Ball – Suryakumar Yadav – vs South Africa – Guwahati – 2022
19 balls – Gautam Gambhir – vs Sri Lanka – Nagpur – 2009
20 balls – Abhishek Sharma – vs England – Kolkata – 2025
20 balls – Yuvraj Singh – vs Sri Lanka – Mohali – 2009

Abhishek Sharma’s bat played well in Kolkata

Abhishek Sharma dominated in the first T20 match against England. While opening the innings for the team, he faced a total of 34 balls. Meanwhile, he managed to score 79 at a strike rate of 232.35. During this, five fours and eight beautiful sixes were seen from his bat.

Abhishek became the victim of Adil Rashid

Seeing Abhishek’s excellent batting in Kolkata, there was a time when it seemed that he would complete his second T20 century. But he could not read the fifth ball of Adil Rashid properly, who brought the 12th over of the innings for the opposition team. As a result, while trying to hit a six, he was caught by Harry Brook near the boundary line.

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