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Destructive batting from Abhishek Sharma, Vaibhav Sooryavanshi help India shatter world record
Indian blasters Abhishek Sharma and Vaibhav Sooryavanshi decimated New Zealand’s skilled bowling attack during the third T20I in Wellington on Tuesday, handing India a dazzling start in chase of 199. Power hitter Abhishek hit a jaw-dropping 15-ball half-century as India reached their team fifty in 2.2 overs, equalling the world record of scoring the fastest team fifty in T20Is.
Papua New Guinea in 2019 reached 50 in 2.2 overs during their match against Vanuatu in Port Moresby. Meanwhile, on the back of fiery knocks, India also shattered the record for scoring the fastest team hundred in T20Is. Previously, the record was held by Romania, who slammed 100 5.2 overs against Serbia in 2021.
Fastest team 50s in T20Is:
2.2 – Papua New Guinea vs Vanuatu, Port Moresby, 2019
2.2 – Romania vs Serbia, Sofia, 2021
2.2 – India vs New Zealand, Wellington, 2026
2.3 – Philippines vs Indonesia, Bali, 2023
2.4 – New Zealand vs Scotland, The Oval, 2009
2.4 – New Zealand vs England, Auckland, 2019
2.4 – South Africa vs West Indies, Centurion, 2023
Fastest team 100s in T20Is:
5 overs – India vs New Zealand, Wellington, 2026
5.2 overs – Romania vs Serbia, Sofia, 2021
5.3 overs – South Africa vs West Indies, Centurion, 2023
5.3 overs – Australia vs Scotland, Edinburgh, 2024
5.5 overs – Zimbabwe vs Gambia, Nairobi, 2024
5.5 overs – England vs South Africa, Old Trafford, 2025
Abhishek Sharma pulverised the New Zealand batting attack to the tune of 113 off 38, while Sooryavanshi blazed 45 off 19 to help India get over the line in 13.2 overs and secure the series-clinching win.
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