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Abhishek Sharma Smashes a 148 runs Knock: Records Tumble in SMAT 2025-26
Abhishek Sharma Smashes a 148 runs Knock: Records Tumble in SMAT 2025-26
The left-handed Punjab skipper completed his century in 32 balls, the third joint-quickest by an Indian in T20s. With 16 sixes and eight fours in his innings, he reached 148 before being dismissed by Akash Deep.
Punjab were playing Bengal in an Elite Group C game where the Punjab opener smashed seven fours and 11 sixes, striking a blistering rate of 300-plus.
The World No. 1 T20 batter provided a strong platform for his side as he put on a whopping 205 runs inside 13 overs with opener Prabhsimran Singh.
His 16 sixes in an innings is now the joint-third-highest, along with Afghanistan's Hazratullah Zazai and New Zealand's Finn Allen.
Estonia's Indian-origin Sahil Chauhan holds the record of most sixes in a T20 innings (18), which he hit against Cyprus in June 2024.
Abhishek's 12-ball fifty saw him equal the record of his mentor and former India all-rounder Yuvraj Singh at the Gymkhana Ground.
Abhishek came out firing against a Bengal pace attack, which included India bowlers Mohammed Shami and Akash Deep, as he faced only one dot ball while hitting five sixes and as many fours to make his half-century off 12 balls.