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Abhishek Sharma celebrates after scoring a century within the India vs England fifth T20I© AFP
Abhishek Sharma put up a shocking all-round efficiency, as India beat England by 150 runs within the fifth T20I on the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai. Opening the batting, Abhishek smashed the very best particular person T20I rating by an Indian batter, slamming 135 in simply 54 balls. Abhishek then chipped in with two wickets in a single over, and even took a catch, capping off one of many best T20I performances by an Indian. After the sport, Abhishek’s mentor – legendary all-rounder Yuvraj Singh – took to social media to comment on the sport.
“Well played Abhishek Sharma! That’s where I want to see you! Proud of you,” posted Yuvraj on X.
— Yuvraj Singh (@YUVSTRONG12) February 2, 2025
Yuvraj doesn’t draw back from a tongue-in-cheek tweet at any time when Abhishek Sharma performs nicely. Nevertheless, on this event, the 2011 World Cup-winner had nothing however reward for Abhishek.
Earlier, when Abhishek had slammed 79 off 34 balls within the first innings, Yuvraj had tweeted in a sarcastic method.
“Good start to the series boys! Great tone set by our bowlers and well played sir Abhishek Sharma, top knock!! I’m impressed you hit two boundaries down the ground as well,” Yuvraj had posted.
The 24-year-old smashed his half-century in simply 17 balls, after which went to finish a shocking ton in simply 37 balls. He reached his century after simply 10.1 overs of the innings, the earliest within the historical past of T20I cricket.
India posted a large complete of 247/9 in 20 overs, after which delivered with the ball in hand. India took wickets at common intervals to bundle England out for simply 97.
Varun Chakravarthy picked up two wickets, as did Shivam Dube and Abhishek himself. Mohammed Shami got here again on the demise to scalp three England wickets, having returned to the taking part in XI.
With the win, India wrapped up a 4-1 T20I sequence victory.
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