Abhishek Sharma Breaks His Own Record To Smash Fastest T20I Fifty By An Indian vs Pakistan

Abhishek slammed 20-ball fifty vs Pakistan [Source: BCCI/X.COM]Abhishek Sharma was at his best in the early proceedings of the Asian Games final against Pakistan, and the Indian opener tore down the Pakistan bowling attack to smash the fastest T20I fifty (20 balls) by an Indian against the Men in Green.Interestingly, he broke his own record as the left-handed batter had registered a 24-ball fifty against Pakistan in the 2025 Asia Cup. Pakistan also dropped a couple of chances to give Abhishek multiple lifelines, and the batter made them pay with blistering batting.Abhishek Sharma creates history with 20-ball fifty vs PakistanThe left-handed opener failed to deliver the goods against Sri Lanka in the Asian Games semis, but Abhishek responded in style as he punished the Pakistan bowling attack and slammed a 20-ball fifty, which included 3 fours and 6 sixes, with a strike rate of 252.Up until September 2025, Abhishek’s idol, Yuvraj Singh held the record for the fastest T20I fifty by an Indian against Pakistan (29 balls), but that feat was surpassed by the 26-year-old last year, when he slammed a 24-ball fifty at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium.He even bettered his own record on Saturday to slam a 20-ball fifty, putting Pakistan on the back foot in the Gold Medal match.Also Read: Jasprit Bumrah Creates History, Becomes 1st Indian Pacer To Play 100 T20IsFastest 50s for India vs Pakistan in T20Is (By Balls):20 - Abhishek Sharma, Nisshin, 2026, Today*24 - Abhishek Sharma, Dubai (DICS), 202529 - Yuvraj Singh, Ahmedabad, 2012Other records attained by Abhishek SharmaFastest to 400 sixes by an IndianIn the Asian Games final against Pakistan, Abhishek also created another record as he became the fastest Indian to slam 400 T20 sixes.He attained the feat in just 208 innings, and the next best is Sanju Samson, who slammed the same number of sixes in 317 innings.Fastest to 100 T20 sixes in a Calendar year (By Balls)The 26-year-old superstar also became the second-fastest batter to slam 100 T20 sixes in a calendar year.West Indian batter Andre Russell scored 100 sixes in 2019 in just 589 balls, while Abhishek achieved the feat in 651 deliveries this year.Abhishek goes past Kohli in number of sixes vs PakistanVirat Kohli, who loved playing against Pakistan, slammed 11 sixes against them in 11 T20I games. Abhishek, on the other hand, has surpassed him, and he now has 14 T20I sixes in just five matches.Also Read: Saim Ayub Mocks Vaibhav Sooryavanshi With 'Babysitting' Gesture