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35 balls, one century: Abhishek Sharma rewrites the T20 record books

Some innings you watch; this one you simply witnessed. India's Abhishek Sharma smashed a century off just 35 balls against New Zealand in Wellington, finishing with 113 off 38 deliveries — nine fours and eleven sixes — as India raced to 178 for 2 inside ten overs on their way to a series-clinching win. The hundred was his 11th in all T20 cricket, moving him past Virat Kohli's 10, achieved in barely half the innings, and his fourth in T20 internationals. Only Chris Gayle and Babar Azam have more T20 centuries anywhere in the world. A 25-year-old opener, swinging freely, redrawing what fast looks like.

The upbeat factorthirty-five balls of pure audacity — a young opener outrunning his heroes.
✓ Verified · Cricket Times · 2026-10-27 · New Zealand
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