Abhishek Sharma Surpasses Yuvraj Singh, Scripts History

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Abhishek Sharma delivered a stunning performance in the first T20I against England on January 22, 2025.

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He smashed a blistering 20-ball half-century while hitting the most sixes by an Indian in a T20I run chase.

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The match, held at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata, saw India's spinners dominate the first innings, bundling England out for just 132.

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The chase was a cakewalk for India, thanks to Abhishek's 79 off 34 balls with a strike rate of 232.35.

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With the help of the blazing knock that had five fours and eight sixes, the southpaw set a world record.

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Abhishek became the batter with the fastest T20I knock (70 plus runs) in India.

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He broke the record of South Africa's David Miller, who hit 106 at a strike rate of 225.53 in the year 2022.

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During the knock, Abhishk also surpassed Yuvraj Singh's 77-run knock that came at a strike rate of 220 in the year 2013.

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