Abhishek hits 28-ball century; check full list of fastest tons in T20s

Punjab skipper Abhishek Sharma shone with both bat and ball on Wednesday as he also took 2 wickets before smashing a record-breaking century against Meghalaya.

The young Indian batter Abhishek Sharma continues his purple patch with the bat as he adds yet another feat to the long list of records broken in the ongoing 2024-25 Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy tournament. Sharma, on Thursday, December 5, while chasing a small target of 142 against Meghalaya, smashed a brilliant 28-ball century to equal his compatriot Urvil Patel’s record for the fastest T20 century by an Indian and the second-fastest overall after Estonia’s Sahil Chauhan, who smashed a 27-ball ton against Cyprus earlier this year.

 

Full list of fastest centuries in T20 cricket

 

Fastest T20 centuries list
Player	Balls	Team	Opponent	Year
Sahil Chauhan	27	Estonia	Cyprus	2024
Urvil Patel	28	Gujarat	Tripura	2024
Abhishek Sharma	28	Punjab	Meghalaya	2024
Chris Gayle	30	Royal Challengers Bengaluru	Pune Warriors	2013
Rishabh Pant	32	Delhi	Himachal Pradesh	2018
Sikandar Raza	33	Zimbabwe	Gambia	2024
Nicol Loftie-Eaton	33	Namibia	Nepal	2024
Wihan Lubbe	33	North West	Limpopo	2018
Kushal Malla	34	Nepal	Mongolia	2023
Andrew Symonds	34	Kent	Middlesex	2004
Sean Abbott	34	Surrey	Kent	2023
David Miller	35	South Africa	Bangladesh	2017
Rohit Sharma	35	India	Sri Lanka	2017
Louis van der Westhuizen	35	Namibia	Kenya	2011
Sudesh Wickramasekara	35	Czechia	Turkey	2019
Martin Guptill	35	Worcestershire	Northamptonshire	2018

 

 

Match summary

 

Meghalaya struggled early after winning the toss and opting to bat first, managing only 142/7 in their 20 overs. Abhishek Sharma was the standout bowler for Punjab, taking 2 wickets for 24 runs, supported by Ramandeep Singh, who claimed 2 wickets for 18 runs.

 

Meghalaya’s top scorers were Arpit Bhatewara (31 off 31 balls) and Yogesh Tiwari (20 off 17 balls). Anish Charak (4* off 1 ball) and Riboklang Hynniewta (7* off 3 balls) provided some late resistance, but the team could not capitalise on their start. The fall of regular wickets halted Meghalaya’s progress, and they were restricted to a total of 142/7, with a run rate of 7.10.

 

Punjab made light work of the chase, reaching 143/3 in just 9.3 overs. Once again, it was captain Abhishek Sharma who stole the spotlight with a blistering knock of 106* off 29 balls, hitting 8 fours and 11 sixes at a strike rate of 365.51.

 

His explosive innings guided Punjab to victory with ease. Sohraab Dhaliwal (22 off 15 balls) and Ramandeep Singh (8* off 4 balls) provided useful support. Meghalaya’s bowlers could not find a breakthrough, and Punjab secured a comfortable win by 7 wickets, maintaining a staggering run rate of 15.15.