The 25-year-old India National Cricket Team Left-Handed Opening Batsman Abhishek Sharma has broken a massive t20i record of his men mentor, Yuvraj Singh.
Abhishek sharma achieved the Milestone Following His Heroics in the Ongoing Super Four Match of the Asia Cup 2025 Against the Bangladesh National Cricket Team.
Abhishek Sharma Starts Slowly vs Bangladesh
The explosive opener was surprisingly off to a slow start in the match against the bangla tigers. Bangladesh bowlers managed to keep Him quint at the start, and he was struggling to make good contact with the ball.
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However, He Quickly Turned IT Around and Started Playing His Natural Attacking Brand of Cricket. Abhishek made life hell for the bangladesh bowlers and looked unstoppable in the middle.
He Slammed Some Astonishing-Looking Sixes and Completed His Fify Off Just Just 25 Balls. Abhishek Looked All Set to Hit His Third Century in T20is, but he turned out to be quite unfortunate.
The left-handed Batsman Got Run Out in the 12th Over after a Horde-up with his skipper, Suryakumar Yadav, as Rishad Hossain Produced EPILDING. Abhishek walked back to the hut after scoring 75 runs off 37 balls, with 6 fours and 5 sixes.
His EPIC Performance With the Bat Him Backs Just the Second Indian to Score Back-to-Back Fiftiies in the T20 Asia Cup after Virat Kohli. He also became the second Indian after Virat Kohli and Overall Third Batsman after Mohammad Rizwan to Score 200-Plus Runs in a Single Edition of the Asia Cup.
Meanwhile, Abhishek Broke One Major Record of His Mentor, Yuvraj Singh, as well. The Left-Handed Opener’s Fify Against Bangladesh was his 5th Half-Tentury in 25 or Fewer Balls in T20is. With this, He Surpassed Yuvraj Singh’s Tally of 4 Fiftiies in 25 or Fewer Balls.
Reaching 50 in 25 or Fewer Balls Most Times for India in T20i Cricket:
7 Suryakumar Yadav (88 matches)
6 Rohit Sharma (159 matches)
5 Abhishek Sharma (22 matches)
4 Yuvraj Singh (58 matches)
3 kl rahul (72 matches)
Indian Openers with the most fifty-plus scores in t20is with 200+ sr:
Abhishek sharma – 5*.
Rohit Sharma – 4.
Actually, in the practice session, He Got Injured – Jaker Ali
Speaking earlier at the toss, the bangladesh stand-in skipper jaker ali said that they are unfortunate to miss the captain liton das in the match as he got injured. He said:
“We would like to bowl first. Actually, in the practice session, he got injured. Unfortunately, He Misses Out on This Crucial Game.
“Yes, I am Excited to lead the team. We are playing against the best team in the world. The surface looks very good to bat on.”
Jaker Ali Further Asserted that they have been playing good cricket and lauded India as a quality side. He stated:
“We are playing some good cricket. We will look to assess the conditions and play accordingly. They are a top quality side so we need to be at our best. Shoriful, taskin & mahedi are not playing. “
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