IND versus ZIM 2nd T20I: In the Twenty 20 series against Zimbabwe, the Indian team has rallied magnificently. India won the July 7 (Sunday) match against Zimbabwe by a score of 100 runs. The Indian team lost two wickets in this game and scored 234 runs. The home team was all out for 134 runs in 18.4 overs in response. India’s victory has leveled the five-match series at one. On July 10, the T20 series’ third game will take place at the same location.
The key player in India’s triumph over Zimbabwe in the second Twenty20 international match was Abhishek Sharma. Abhishek hit 100 runs in 47 balls during his second T20 International game, which featured seven fours and eight sixes. In the 14th over of the innings, Abhishek smashed three straight sixes off Wellington Masakadza to complete his century in 46 balls. But he was out at Wellington Masakadza’s very next ball.
Let us inform you that even after playing four balls in his debut match, Abhishek was unable to open his account. But he was amazing in this match. Let us tell you that in this match, Abhishek began his account with a six. Then he hit a six to finish off his half-century, and another six to finish off his century. In T20 history, this is a major accomplishment. If observed, Abhishek amassed 72 runs in his final 23 balls, hitting five fours and seven sixes. Just 28 runs had been scored by Abhishek in the first 24 balls.
With three straight sixes in an international match, Abhishek Sharma became the first cricketer from India to get his century. Additionally, in his second T20 International game, Abhishek became the first player from India to achieve a century. Deepak Hooda shattered the record earlier in the third match when he got a century.
In this encounter, Abhishek Sharma hit the highest score for India in a Twenty20 International by scoring 65 runs against spinners. Overtaking Yuvraj Singh’s 57 runs was he. This was a goal struck by Yuvraj in Ahmedabad in 2012 against Pakistan. Against spinners, Abhishek amassed 65 runs in 28 balls, including six sixes and four fours. His strike rate was 232.14 throughout this time.
The third player to strike a century in a T20 international match played in Zimbabwe is Abhishek. Only Australian Aaron Finch and American Steven Taylor had achieved this feat prior to Abhishek. In 2018, Finch played a 172-run innings in Harare against Zimbabwe. In Bulawayo in 2022, Steven Taylor scored an undefeated 101 against Jersey.
Fastest centuries for India in T20Is (in terms of balls)
35- Rohit Sharma vs Sri Lanka, Indore 2017
45- Suryakumar Yadav vs Sri Lanka, Rajkot 2023
46- KL Rahul vs West Indies, Lauderhill 2016
46- Abhishek Sharma vs Zimbabwe, Harare 2024*
Least innings to score a century for India in T20Is
2- Abhishek Sharma*
3- Deepak Hooda
4- KL Rahul
Youngest Indian to score a century in T20
21 years 279 days – Yashasvi Jaiswal vs Nepal, 2023
23 years 146 days – Shubman Gill vs New Zealand, 2023
23 years 156 days – Suresh Raina vs South Africa, 2010
23 years 307 days – Abhishek Sharma vs Zimbabwe, 2024*
Yuvraj’s ‘Chale’ and Shubman Gill’s best friend
Abhishek is also very close to cricketer Yuvraj Singh, he has been seen working out with Yuvraj many times. Yuvraj has also guided him. Yuvraj himself has praised Abhishek many times. Yuvraj had also said in an interview that he sees a reflection of himself in Abhishek. Abhishek is a childhood friend of Indian cricketer Shubman Gill, both have played a lot of cricket with each other at the junior level.