Summary
Abhishek scored 135 runs in 54 balls with the help of seven fours and 13 sixes, with the help of which India scored a huge total of 247 runs for nine wickets in 20 overs.
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Indian team’s young opener Abhishek Sharma surprised England’s bowlers with his stormy innings. Abhishek played a stormy innings at Mumbai’s Wankhede Stadium and made a flurry of records. Abhishek scored 135 runs in 54 balls with the help of seven fours and 13 sixes, with the help of which India scored a huge score of 247 runs for nine wickets in 20 overs.
India made its fourth highest score in T20.
England captain Jos Buttler won the toss and decided to bowl first, but his decision seems to have backfired as the Indian team has given England a target of 248 runs on the basis of Abhishek Sharma’s brilliant innings. This is India’s fourth highest total in T20. India’s highest score in this format is 297 runs for six wickets made against Bangladesh in Hyderabad last year. Looking at the way Abhishek was playing in the fifth T20 against England, it seemed that the team could score 300 runs in T20 today. However, wickets kept falling at the other end due to which it was not possible. However, the team was once again successful in showing its dominance in T20.
India’s highest total in T20
| Score | vs | place | Year |
| 297/6 | Bangladesh | Hyderabad | 2024 |
| 283/1 | South Africa | Joburg | 2024 |
| 260/5 | Sri Lanka | Indore | 2017 |
| 247/9 | England | Wankhede | 2025 |
Abhishek left Gill behind
Abhishek left Shubman Gill behind with the help of his strong innings. Abhishek has become the highest individual run scorer for India in T20 Internationals. Gill scored an unbeaten 126 against New Zealand in 2023, but Abhishek has left him behind by scoring 135 runs. Rituraj Gaikwad is third in this list who scored an unbeaten 123 against Australia in 2023. At the same time, Virat Kohli scored an unbeaten 122 against Afghanistan in 2022 and is the fourth highest T20 run scorer for India. Rohit Sharma is at number five in this list with an unbeaten 121.
