Masterclass by Abhishek Sharma. Against Bengal, the left-handed batter smashed a powerful hundred ahead of IPL 2026 season, in the ongoing SMAT 2026 season. Mohammed Shami was bowling for Bengal, but without any effect against Sharma.
Punjab played their third match of the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy 2025-26 against Bengal on Sunday, November 30th. Punjab batsman Abhishek Sharma performed brilliantly with the bat in this Elite Group C match held at the Gymkhana Ground in Hyderabad.
32-ball century for Abhishek Sharma
Abhishek reached his century off 32 balls, hitting 11 sixes and 7 fours. In total, Abhishek scored 148 runs off 52 balls, including 16 sixes and 8 fours. This was Abhishek Sharma ‘s eighth century in T20 cricket, reaching the milestone in 157 innings. Abhishek now equals former Team India captain Rohit Sharma for the most centuries scored by an Indian in T20 cricket.
Among Indian batsmen, only legendary Virat Kohli (9) has more T20 centuries than Rohit and Abhishek. his was the joint third-fastest half-century in men’s T20 cricket, and the joint second-fastest by an Indian player. He equaled Yuvraj Singh, who reached his fifty in just 12 balls against England in the 2007 T20 World Cup. Abhishek Sharma has now become the second-highest scorer for an Indian batsman in T20 cricket.
He surpassed Shreyas Iyer, who scored 147 for Mumbai against Sikkim in February 2019. Tilak Varma holds the record for the highest scorer in this format, having scored 151 for Hyderabad against Meghalaya in November 2024. scored 310 for 5 in 20 overs. This is the fifth time in T20 cricket that a team has scored more than 300 runs in a single match. The highest total in T20 cricket is held by Vadodara. In December 2024, Vadodara scored 349 for 5 against Sikkim.
A hundred to remember! 💯
Punjab opener Abhishek Sharma brings up a fine century in #QF1 of the #VijayHazareTrophy 👏
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