IND vs ZIM, 2nd T20I: Abhishek Sharma hits 46-ball 100, equals KL Rahul's record

India batter Abhishek Sharma scored the third fastest hundred for India in T20Is off just 46 balls on Sunday (Jul 7), equalling KL Rahul's record. Abhishek reached the milestone in the second T20I of the ongoing five-match series against Zimbabwe.

The batter, who had scored a four-ball duck in the first T20I, shook the failure in style, hitting seven fours and eight sixes in his innings. He got out on the next ball after scoring 100.

The record for fastest hundred for India in T20Is is with Rohit Sharma, who hit acentury off just 35 balls against Sri Lanka in 2017. The next is Suryakumar Yadav with a century off 45 balls against same opposition as Rohit in 2023.

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Rahul had scored his 46-ball ton against West Indies in 2016.

The game started with India skipper Shubman Gill winning the toss and electing to bat first. India, however, again got a bad start as Gill departed in the second over of the match.

Ruturaj Gaikwad then joined Sharma on the crease and the duo added 137 runs for the second wicket. After Sharma's dismissal, Rinku Singh, who also scored a duck in the first T20I, showed his class.

Both the batters added 87 runs in the last six overs as India posted a mammoth 234/2 in 20 overs. Gaikwad remained unbeaten on 77 off 47 balls while Rinku hit 48 not out off 22 balls with the help of two hours and five sixes.

India, however, were slow in the first ten overs of the game, scoring just 74 runs. Abhishek then changed the momentum with 28 runs off 11th over bowled by Dion Myers. Abhishek hit three fours and two sixes in the over and reached his maiden fifty as well.

For Zimbabwe, Wellington Masakadza and Blessing Muzarabani took one wicket each.