IND vs NZ: The first match of the 5-match series between India and New Zealand was played in Nagpur yesterday. India has taken a 1-0 lead in the series by winning this match by 48 runs. Abhishek Sharma reminded cricket lovers of the old ‘Yuvraj Singh’ in this match. In the first T20, Abhishek adopted an aggressive approach from the beginning and hit boundaries in every corner of the field.
Abhishek Sharma stunned the New Zealand bowlers with only fours and sixes in his innings. He played an innings of 86 runs in 35 balls. In which 8 sixes and 5 fours were hit. Abhishek also completed 5000 runs in T20 cricket in this match. He has left Virat Kohli behind by achieving this milestone in just 165 innings.
Left Guru Yuvraj Singh behind
During this innings, Abhishek Sharma achieved that historic achievement, which was being awaited even before the start of the match. By hitting two sixes in this match, he has left Yuvraj Singh (74 sixes) behind. Abhishek has completed his 81 sixes in T20 International. While Yuvi had hit 74 sixes in 58 matches, Abhishek achieved this feat in just his 34th match.
New Indian record against New Zealand
Abhishek Sharma has now become the Indian batsman to hit the most sixes (8) in a T20 International innings against New Zealand. Earlier this record was in the name of Suryakumar Yadav and Rohit Sharma, who had hit 7 sixes each in a match against the Kiwi team.
Abhishek is ‘ready’ for World Cup 2026
This inning of Abhishek has given a clear message to the selectors that he is the strongest contender for opening in the World Cup. The biggest quality of his batting was that he scored runs without any fear at a strike rate of 180+, which is the biggest demand of modern T20 cricket.
