Abhishek Sharma scripted history in Wellington |Courtesy – BCCI
\n\nAbhishek Sharma played one of the greatest knocks in T20I cricket history as he made 113 runs in just 38 balls against New Zealand in the third T20I of a five-match series at the Henry Stadium in Wellington, as India registered a thumping eight-wicket victory by chasing a total of 199 with 40 balls to spare.
\n\nThe superstar opener put up a 133-run stand with teenage prodigy Vaibhav Sooryavanshi (44 off 19) in just 4.1 overs. He reached his half-century in just 14 balls while making a 35-ball century. He now has four T20I tons to his name, which is the joint second-most for India in history alongside Suryakumar Yadav, with only Rohit Sharma (5) ahead.
\n\nAbhishek ended his knock with 113 runs off 38 balls at a strike rate of 297.37. He hit nine boundaries and 11 sixes.
\n\n1 – This is the third time in history that Abhishek has made a century in 40 balls or less in the shortest format of the game, after a 30-ball ton against Afghanistan in Delhi last month and a 37-ball effort against England at Mumbai's Wankhede Stadium. He is the first player…
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