India Shatters Records in Dominant 4-1 T20I Series Triumph Over England

In the fifth and final T20 International match at Mumbai on Sunday India managed to beat England by 150 runs which created a historic moment. The Indian team scored 95 runs in their powerplay segment while losing only a wicket which became India’s all-time highest total in this phase through Abhishek Sharma’s successful performance. The brilliant batting display by Abhishek resulted in continuous boundaries all across the stadium while he scored fifty in just 17 deliveries. The southpaw punched 58 runs from his 21 balls delivered during the first six overs. 95/1 vs England in Mumbai in 202582/2 vs SCotland in Dubai in 202182/1 vs Bangladesh in Hyderabad in 202478/2 vs South Africa in Johannesburg in 2018 Two more balls remained until Abhishek reached the record for fastest Indian T20I century at the same speed as Rohit Sharma. When India played Sri Lanka in 2017 Rohit Sharma reached his century milestone by hitting 35 balls in Twenty20 International cricket. Abhishek hit a six over the stands off Jamie Overton to complete his 17-ball half-century which ranked as the second fastest achievement by an Indian. The partnership between Abhishek and Tilak Varma (24) produced 115 runs at the second wicket. From an irate batting position Abhishek drove the home team to 247 for 9 while hitting 135 at 54 balls and a T20I century in the second-fastest time by an Indian batsman that included 13 sixes and 7 boundaries. Indian bowlers Mohammed Shami (3/25), Varun Chakravarthy (2/25), Shivam Dube (2/11) together with Abhishek Sharma (2/3) ended the England batters with 97 runs in 9.3 overs remainder. Brief Scores: India 247 for 9 in 20 overs (Abhishek Sharma 135, Tilak Varma 24, Shivam Dube 30; Brydon Carse 3/38, Mark Wood 2/32). England 97 all out in 10.3 overs (Phil Salt 55; Mohammed Shami 3/25, Varun Chakravarthy 2/25, Shivam Dube 2/11, Abhishek Sharma ⅔) The manner by which India conquered England in the fifth and final T20I at Mumbai served as their most powerful display in T20 International cricket. A complete victory margin of 150 runs allowed India to win the series majestically while simultaneously demonstrating their powerful cricket ethos. Abhishek Sharma’s Blistering Knock The match belonged to Abhishek Sharma who performed an awe-inspiring innings that stunned the entire England team. From the very first delivery of his innings the left-hander launched powerful attacking shots to dominate the English bowlers. His half-century came in only 17 balls which becomes the second-fastest half-century achievement by an Indian player in T20 International matches. He achieved Rohit Sharma’s quickest T20I century in number of balls by only one two-strike difference. The 37-ball century he struck became the second-fastest for an Indian player while strengthening his position as one of the top t20 prospects. His innings started with firm dominance through seven boundaries and the breathtaking 13 sixes that he smacked from the very start of his batting. Among his victims during the inning was Jamie Overton whom he hit for a massive six when he reached his fifty milestone. The duo formed an essential 115-run partner to establish a crucial start for India as Varma scored 24 runs during their 115-run bond at the second wicket. During their powerplay India scored 95 runs for losing only one wicket thus achieving their highest total in T20Is above their previous record of 82/2 against Scotland at the 2021 T20 World Cup. Suryakumar Yadav after post-match presentation- “It’s always about being a little instinctive on the ground, whoever you feel might do something, throw them the ball. This is what we’ve sat down and spoken about, what brand of cricket we want to play, and we keep sticking to it. It’s a high-risk, high-reward game, but at the end of the day, we’re getting the results.” Jos Butler after post-match presentation- I think credit to Abhishek Sharma, I thought that’s as clean a ball striking as I’ve seen, I thought he played fantastically well.” “At one point, I was thinking I don’t want to be the team that concedes 300 for the first time.” “With the bat, I’ve played in a few games like this and it generally goes one of two ways: you either get somewhere near or you fall in a heap and today was that day.”