2898
No. of balls taken by Abhishek Sharma to reach 5000 runs in T20s — the fastest by any player, surpassing WI’s Andre Russell (2942 balls)
148
Abhishek’s highest T20 score. Playing for Punjab, he smashed 148 off 52 balls against Bengal in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy T20 at a strike rate of 284.61
Eight
No. of centuries for Abhishek in 169 T20 matches so far
931
World No. 1 Abhishek’s highest recorded rating points in T20Is. Currently it’s 908
49
No. of sixes smashed by Abhishek in the Powerplay in T20Is since his debut, the most by any player
190.92
Abhishek’s career strike-rate, the highest by a player in T20Is
Zero
No. of times Abhishek’s strike-rate has fallen below 130 in his last 10 T20I innings
22
No. of balls taken by Abhishek to score his half-century on Wednesday — the fastest by an Indian against New Zealand. He surpassed the previous joint record of 23 balls held by KL Rahul and Rohit Sharma in Auckland and Hamilton respectively, both in 2020.
240.00
Abhishek’s strike-rate at Nagpur, his second-highest in a T20I innings (minimum 80 runs), only behind his strike-rate of 250.00 during his 135 off 54 balls v England at Wankhede last year
