On October 4, 2026, during the third Twenty20 International against New Zealand in Wellington, Abhishek Sharma eclipsed Virat Kohli’s score to become the Indian batter with the most T20 hundreds. The left-hander scored his 11th T20 century and broke Kohli’s record of ten with a 38-ball 113, slamming nine fours and eleven sixes at a strike rate of 297.37.
Abhishek Sharma now ranks third all-time in all T20 cricket formats, with 11 T20 hundreds. He is only surpassed worldwide by West Indies batsman Chris Gayle, who has 22 T20 hundreds, and Pakistan’s Babar Azam, who has 13.
Abhishek’s century in Wellington was his fourth in T20 Internationals, placing him joint second in T20I history. He has four T20I hundreds alongside England’s Phil Salt, Suryakumar Yadav, and Rohit Sharma. Glenn Maxwell, an Australian all-rounder with five T20I hundreds, leads the list.
After this innings, how does Abhishek Sharma’s overall T20I record stand?
Abhishek Sharma has 2,240 runs at an average of 33.43 and a strike rate of 196.83 in 70 Twenty20 Internationals and 69 innings. During that time, he has four hundreds, fourteen fifties, and a high score of 135.
He has played 37 Twenty20 Internationals this year alone, scoring 1,125 runs at an average of 31.25 and a strike rate of 206.42, including two hundreds and eight fifties. His knock in Wellington was 113, his highest score this year.
In addition, Abhishek Sharma hit ten or more sixes in a single T20I innings for the seventh time in Wellington. Chris Gayle is the only person to have accomplished this feat more than once (18 times). Karanbir Singh of Austria has done it five times in all T20 internationals, while Abhishek has done it three times vs Gayle’s two.
Abhishek Sharma became only the third Indian to score 150 T20I sixes as a result of the onslaught. With 158 sixes, he is now trailing Rohit Sharma (205) and Suryakumar Yadav (179). Abhishek is just 40 runs away from breaking Suryakumar’s 2022 Indian T20I mark of 1,164 runs in a calendar year.
What happened in Wellington during the third Twenty20 International vs New Zealand?
After winning the toss, India opted to bowl first. Finn Allen and Daryl Mitchell’s second-wicket partnership of 86 kept the home team going after New Zealand opener Tim Seifert was out for just two. Glenn Phillips scored just 17 off 14 deliveries after hitting back-to-back fifties in the series, while Allen scored 40 off 25 balls, including five fours, before quitting.
Bevon Jacobs added an unbeaten 39 off 23 balls, with four boundaries and a six, while Mitchell continued his unbeaten streak with 89 off 52 balls, including five fours and five sixes. After 20 overs, New Zealand had scored 198 for three. Axar Patel, Nitish Kumar Reddy, and Arshdeep Singh each took a wicket.
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India scored 133 in just seven overs, due to an aggressive opening combination of Abhishek Sharma and Vaibhav Sooryavanshi. Sooryavanshi hit four boundaries and four sixes in his 45 from 19 balls. In the end, the tourists took six wickets and won comfortably in 13.2 overs.
Rahul Mehta is a cricket content writer who follows international cricket, IPL, T20 leagues, and major tournaments. He creates informative articles covering players, matches, records, and important cricket updates.
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