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Abhishek Hits Record T20 Ton as India Post 221-7 Against Afghanistan
On Sep 17, 2026, Abhishek Sharma scored a century off 30 deliveries against Afghanistan at Arun Jaitley Stadium in New Delhi, setting the fastest T20I century among Test-playing nations.
Rohit Sharma previously held the Indian record with a 35-ball century against Sri Lanka in 2017, but Abhishek improved on that mark by a five-ball margin.
Sharma reached his 50 in 16 balls, eventually falling for 108 runs off 34 deliveries. The innings featured nine fours and eleven sixes, with 102 runs from boundaries alone.
Ranking third on the fastest T20I centuries leaderboard, he trails only Estonia's Sahil Chauhan and Turkey's Muhammad Fahad among international players.
Scoring 51 runs off 15 deliveries following his 50, he celebrated the milestone with Erling Haaland's "Zen" gesture while targeting Azmatullah Omarzai and Fazalhaq Farooqi.