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Abhishek Sharma runs riot in Wellington, surpasses Virat Kohli's record
Indian opener Abhishek Sharma created history during the third T20I against New Zealand in Wellington on Tuesday. He smashed 113 runs off just 38 balls, helping India chase down the target of 199 runs in only 13.2 overs. With this century, Abhishek moved past Virat Kohli to become the Indian batter with the most centuries in T20 cricket, taking his tally to 10. His explosive innings included 11 sixes and nine fours.
Abhishek also set a new record among batters from ICC Full Member nations by hitting 10 or more sixes in a T20I innings for the third time. Before this match, he had achieved the feat twice, matching West Indies legend Chris Gayle and former Australia captain Aaron Finch. Overall, Austria's Karanbir Singh leads the list with five such innings, while Abhishek is second with three. Abhishek has now hit 10 or more sixes in a T20 innings seven times across all T20 matches. Only Chris Gayle, who achieved the feat 18 times, has done it more often. In T20 internationals, Abhishek has scored four centuries, placing him joint second on the list alongside Rohit Sharma, Suryakumar Yadav and England's Phil Salt. Australia's Glenn Maxwell leads the list with five T20I centuries.
Most Times Hitting 10 or More Sixes in a Men's T20I Innings
Batter - Team - Times
Karanbir Singh - Austria - 5
Abhishek Sharma - India - 3
Chris Gayle - West Indies - 2
Aaron Finch - Australia - 2
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