Stats – Abhishek blazes India's second-fastest T20I century
The opener broke a host of records as India smashed their way to 247 in Mumbai, setting up their second-biggest win by runs in men’s T20Is
Sampath Bandarupalli02-Feb-2025135 – Abhishek Sharma’s score against England on Sunday. It is the highest individual score for India in men’s T20Is, going past Shubman Gill’s 126* against New Zealand in 2023.Abhishek’s 135 is also the second-highest score by any batter against England, behind Aaron Finch’s 156 in 2013.13 – Sixes hit by Abhishek during his knock are the most for India in an innings in men’s T20Is. Rohit hit 10 against Sri Lanka in 2017, as did Sanju Samson and Tilak Varma against South Africa in 2024.37 – Balls that Abhishek needed to complete his hundred, the second-fastest for India, behind Rohit Sharma’s 35-ball effort against Sri Lanka in 2017. The 37-ball ton by Abhishek is also the eighth-fastest in men’s T20Is.ESPNcricinfo Ltd17 – Balls needed for Abhishek to bring up his fifty, also the second-fastest for India, behind Yuvraj Singh’s 12-ball fifty against England in 2007.150 – The number of runs India won by on Sunday – their second biggest margin by runs in men’s T20Is, behind the 168-run win against New Zealand in 2023.The 150-run margin is by far the biggest defeat by runs for England in the format. Their previous biggest was 90 runs, also against India in 2012 and South Africa in 2022.8 – Instances of India winning a men’s T20I by a margin of 100-plus runs, the joint-most such wins for any team, alongside Japan.
10.3 Overs India took to bowl England out in the fifth T20I, the shortest all-out innings for England in men’s T20Is. Their previous shortest was 14.4 overs, also against India in 2012.The 10.3 overs by England is also the second shortest all-out innings in men’s T20Is for a Full Member, behind the 9.3 overs by Bangladesh against New Zealand in 2021.95 for 1 – India’s total at the end of the powerplay. It is the highest they have ever made in that phase in men’s T20Is, bettering the 82 runs they scored against Scotland in 2021. It is also the sixth-highest total in the first six overs in men’s T20Is, where ball-by-ball data is available.India’s team hundred came in 6.3 overs on Sunday, the quickest for them in men’s T20Is. The previous fastest was off 7.1 overs against Bangladesh in last year’s T20I in Hyderabad.247 for 9 – India’s total at the Wankhede is the second-highest by any team against England in men’s T20Is, a run behind the 248 for 6 posted by Australia in Southampton in 2013. England bowlers were hit for 19 sixes on Sunday, the most they have conceded in a men’s T20I.England took one of their worst beatings at the hands of Abhishek and Co•Getty Images10.1 overs – Point when Abhishek brought up his century, the second-earliest anyone has completed the milestone in the men’s T20Is (where ball-by-ball data is available). The earliest is in 8.6 overs by Sahil Chauhan for Estonia against Cyprus in 2024.2 – Number of players in men’s T20Is, who reached their fifty faster than Abhishek, who reached his milestone in 4.2 overs. Evin Lewis against Bangladesh in 2018 and Quinton de Kock against West Indies in 2023 reached their fifties in 4.1 overs (where ball-by-ball data is available).Abhishek scored 58 runs by the end of the powerplay, the most by any batter for India in a men’s T20Is.16.04 – Run rate during the 115-run partnership between Abhishek and Tilak, which came off 7.1 overs. It is the highest for any 100-plus runs partnership for India in men’s T20Is. The previous highest was 15.45 by Shubman Gill and Hardik Pandya, who added 103 off 6.4 overs against New Zealand in 2023.6 – T20 hundreds for Abhishek, including the two in T20Is. Abhishek and Gill are the only batters with six hundreds in T20s before turning 25. Two of Abhishek’s six tons have come in less than 40 balls, as he scored a 28-ball century in December last year.Urvil Patel is the other batter with multiple hundreds in less than 40 balls in T20s, with centuries off 28 and 36 balls respectively during the recent Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy (where data is available).Varun Chakravarthy raked in the wickets, again•AFP/Getty Images14 – Wickets for Varun Chakravarthy across the five matches against England – the most for India in a bilateral series in men’s T20Is, bettering his tally of 12 wickets against South Africa last year.Varun’s 14 wickets are also the joint-second most by any bowler in a bilateral series in men’s T20I, behind Jason Holder’s 15 against England in 2022.97 – England’s total in the fifth T20I at the Wankhede. It is the third-lowest all-out total in men’s T20Is with an individual fifty. Bahrain’s 89 against Uganda in 2024 and Sweden’s 93 against Germany in 2022 are the lower totals.Eight England batters got out for a single-digit score, the most for them in a men’s T20I.