IND vs SA 3rd T20I: The third T20 International match between India and South Africa will be played on 14 December in Dharamshala. Team India’s ace batsman Abhishek Sharma has not played in the last two matches. In the third, there is a chance to break Kohli’s great record.
Abhishek Sharma upcoming T20i record: A 5-match T20I series is being played between India and South Africa, in which matches have been played so far. Both the teams have got 1-1 win. Team India’s brilliant opener Abhishek Sharma did not bat in both these innings. He was out after scoring 17 runs in the first match and 17 runs in the second also. But now he will have a great opportunity to create history in the third T20 International match. His target is a great record of India’s legendary batsman Virat Kohli. He will play the next match in Dharamshala on 14th December. He can achieve new feats in this beautiful ground.
Kohli’s great record on target of Abhishek
If Abhishek Sharma manages to score 82 runs in the third T20 International, then this Indian batsman will become the highest run scorer for his country in a calendar year in T20-20. The year 2025 has been very wonderful for Abhishek. He has played a total of 37 innings and scored 1533 runs. Whereas, King Virat Kohli had scored 1614 runs in 29 T20 innings in the year 2016. Now, to break the record, Abhishek will have to score 82 more runs.
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Highest runs in a year for India in T20
- Virat Kohli- 1614, 29 innings (2016)
- Abhishek Sharma -1516, 37 innings (2025)*
- Suryakumar Yadav- 1503, 41 innings (2022)
- Suryakumar Yadav-1338, 33 innings (2023)
Most runs in a year for world cricket in T20
If we talk about the player who has scored the most runs in a year in T20 format in world cricket, then the name of West Indies batsman Nicholas Pooran comes at the top. This left-handed batsman had scored 2331 runs in 74 innings in the year 2024. Breaking this record will be a very difficult task for any batsman. At the same time, the name of Pakistani batsman Mohammad Rizwan is at second place, who scored 2036 runs in 45 innings in the year 2021. Chris Gayle had scored 1665 runs with the bat in the year 2015.
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