Abhishek reached the milestone in just 785 balls. He got there after hitting two sixes in his first nine deliveries while opening the batting with Sanju Samson.

Durham, July 1: India opener Abhishek Sharma created a new T20I record during the first match against England at Durham on Wednesday. The left-handed batter became the fastest player from Full Member nations to hit 100 sixes in T20 International cricket.

Abhishek reached the milestone in just 785 balls. He got there after hitting two sixes in his first nine deliveries while opening the batting with Sanju Samson.

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With this feat, Abhishek surpassed West Indies batter Evin Lewis, who had reached 100 T20I sixes in 789 balls. Finn Allen (871), Tim David (931), Colin Munro (963) and Suryakumar Yadav (1,007) complete the top six.