Team India opener Abhishek Sharma was absolute in beast mode as he unleashed his carnage on the New Zealand bowlers and provided explosive starts at the top. The southpaw brought up his half-century in just 22 balls, achieving the record for most fifties in 25 or fewer balls, while helping the Men in Blue near the 150-run mark in 12 overs. The 25-year-old’s explosive batting was posing a serious threat to the New Zealand bowling attack.
Abhishek Sharma played a scintillating knock of 84 off 35 balls, including 5 fours and 8 sixes, at an impressive strike rate of 240. During his knock, Abhishek completed 5000 runs in his T20 career, making him the fastest player to achieve this milestone by number of balls, reaching the 5,000-run mark in just 2,898 balls.