Abhishek accumulated 106 runs in only 29 deliveries, including eight boundaries and 11 maximums, at a strike rate of 365.52.
Abhishek Sharma was at his threatening best during his team’s latest Syed Mushtaq Ali fixture against Meghalaya in Rajkot. He scored the second-fastest century in T20 cricket, and the joint-fastest century by an Indian batter, taking only 28 deliveries.
| Batter | Balls Taken | Team | Opponent | Year |
| Urvil Patel | 28 | Gujarat | Tripura | 2024 |
| Abhishek Sharma | 28 | Punjab | Meghalaya | 2024 |
| Rishabh Pant | 32 | Delhi | Himachal Pradesh | 2018 |
| Rohit Sharma | 35 | India | Sri Lanka | 2017 |
| Urvil Patel | 36 | Gujarat | Uttarakhand | 2024 |
Urvil Patel also took 28 deliveries for his ton against Tripura, and Abhishek has emulated his record. The fastest still remains with Sahil Chauhan, who took only 27 balls to complete the three-digit mark against Cyprus earlier this year.
| Batter | Balls Taken | Team | Opponent | Year |
| Sahil Chauhan | 27 | Estonia | Cyprus | 2024 |
| Urvil Patel | 28 | Gujarat | Tripura | 2024 |
| Abhishek Sharma | 28 | Punjab | Meghalaya | 2024 |
| Chris Gayle | 30 | Royal Challengers Bengaluru | Pune Warriors India | 2013 |
| Rishabh Pant | 32 | Delhi | Himachal Pradesh | 2018 |
Abhishek accumulated 106 runs in only 29 deliveries, including eight boundaries and 11 maximums, at a strike rate of 365.52. Among all 100+ run knocks, his strike rate is the best in a T20 innings, breaking Sahil Chauhan’s strike rate of 351.21.
92.45% of his runs came via fours and sixes, and Abhishek played only four dot balls while hitting a boundary every 1.53 deliveries during this knock. He holds the record for most sixes (87) in a calendar year by an Indian batter now, surpassing Suryakumar Yadav’s previous achievement, who hit 85 sixes in 2022.
After winning the toss, Meghalaya opted to bat first and scored 142/7 in their allotted 20 overs. Arpit Bhatewara top-scored 31 runs, while Larry Sangma (21) and Yogesh Tiwari (20) also got starts but couldn’t convert them into big scores.
Abhishek Sharma and Ramandeep Singh took two wickets, while Ashwani Kumar, Harpreet Brar, and Sohraab Dhaliwal dismissed a batter each for Punjab. Punjab lost Harnoor Singh (6) in the third over and Salil Arora (1) couldn’t last long either.
However, Abhishek Sharma was on a boundary-hitting spree and was fluent from the word go. Sohraab Dhaliwal supported him well and compiled 22 runs in 15 deliveries, including two boundaries and a maximum, at a strike rate of 146.66.
Later, Ramandeep Singh (8) provided the finishing touches as Punjab chased down the total in just 9.3 overs with 63 balls to spare. It was a complete team effort from Punjab, but Abhishek Sharma, who singlehandedly won them the game, was ruthless with his approach.
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