Abhishek Sharma's 30-Ball T20I Century Against Afghanistan

Abhishek Sharma's 30-Ball T20I Century Against Afghanistan

On 17 September 2026, at New Delhi's Arun Jaitley Stadium, Abhishek Sharma scored 108 off 34 balls against Afghanistan in the third T20I. He reached his hundred in just 30 balls, the fastest T20I century by a batter from a full-member nation—a result quickly searched as Abhishek Sharma fastest century. India posted 221-7 and bowled Afghanistan out for 94 in 14.1 overs, winning by 127 runs to complete a 3-0 series sweep.

Source: The Hindu

The Record-Breaking Innings

Sharma's knock featured nine fours and 11 sixes before Rashid Khan dismissed him. His 30-ball hundred moved past the earlier India mark of a 35-ball century made by Rohit Sharma against Sri Lanka in 2017. This record applies to full-member nations in T20Is and is not the outright fastest hundred across all international cricket. India was 142-1 in the 10th over when Sharma left the field, and he celebrated by sitting calmly on the pitch, meditating like a monk.

Match Result and Bowling Figures

Sanju Samson contributed 50 off 35 balls as India's openers built the platform after Afghanistan won the toss and elected to bowl. Afghanistan's chase stalled at 47-4 and ended at 94 all out in 14.1 overs. Captain Ibrahim Zadran was the only Afghanistan batter to pass 20, finishing with 25. Ravi Bishnoi and Nitish Kumar Reddy each claimed three wickets, with Reddy returning figures of 3-25 from four overs under captain Shreyas Iyer.

Source: Times of India

Series Context and Search Interest

India had already secured the series with seven-wicket wins in the first two matches, so the Delhi game was a dead rubber. The opening victory came on Sunday, followed by another seven-wicket win on Tuesday, 15 September 2026. Sharma ended the series with 209 runs off 85 balls. India's next assignment was a one-off T20 against Japan on 22 September, before the Asian Games campaign began at the quarter-final stage six days later.

Sharma said his approach depends on his process before every series, including how he uses the powerplay against specific bowlers. He added that the team culture is built around domination, even though form cannot be guaranteed every time. The Times of India reported that he had endured a modest year with the bat internationally and used this knock to reassert his place as India's preferred T20I opener.

Source: Times of India

Google Trends India showed "abhishek sharma" trending on 18 September 2026 with roughly 200,000 searches and 1,000% growth over the past 24 hours. This reflects search interest only and does not measure ReadMeFeed visits or confirm news claims.

Source: Google Trends India

Key Stats at a Glance

Metric	Value
Abhishek Sharma's score	108 off 34 balls (9 fours, 11 sixes)
Century reached	30 balls
India's total	221-7
Afghanistan's total	94 (14.1 overs)
Result	India won by 127 runs
Series result	India 3-0 Afghanistan
Previous India record	35-ball century by Rohit Sharma (2017)