Abhishek Sharma’s Record Breaking Knock: India defeated England by 150 runs in the fifth Twenty20 International at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai thanks to an outstanding all-around effort by Abhishek Sharma.

Abhishek opened the batting and hammered 135 in just 54 balls, smashing the greatest individual T20I total by an Indian hitter.

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Then, to finish off one of the best T20I performances by an Indian, Abhishek contributed two wickets in a single over and even took a catch. Legendary all-rounder Yuvraj Singh, Abhishek’s guru, commented on the game on social media following it.

Every time Abhishek Sharma does well, Yuvraj does not hesitate to make a lighthearted tweet. But this time, the World Cup champion from 2011 had nothing but good things to say about Abhishek.

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“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.

After smashing his half-century in just 17 balls, the 24-year-old went on to reach an incredible ton in just 37 balls. In the earliest innings in T20I cricket history, he achieved his century after just 10.1 overs.

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India posted a massive total of 247/9 in 20 overs, and then delivered with the ball in hand. India took wickets at regular intervals to bundle England out for just 97.

Varun Chakravarthy picked up two wickets, as did Shivam Dube and Abhishek himself. Mohammed Shami came back at the death to scalp three England wickets, having returned to the playing XI.

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Virat Kohli Clean Bowled for 6 Runs: Virat Kohli put on another lackluster performance in red-ball cricket amid the chaos at the Arun Jaitley Stadium for the Delhi vs. Railways Ranji Trophy.

On the second day of the group encounter, Kohli scored his first boundary of the innings against Railways.

However, he was unable to read an inswinging delivery from Himanshu Sangwan, and the ball sent his off-stump cartwheeling. With a forceful straight shot for a four down the ground, Kohli appeared to have gained confidence. However, the stadium became silent when the next delivery arrived.

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The corwd, that was so fierly in every single delivery Virat faced, coud not murmur a single word as the Indian stalwart departed after scoring just 6 runs off 15 balls.

Sangwan’s celebration of Virat’s wicket also confirmed how important the dismissal was for the Railways bowler.

The stadium was filled with excitement on Day 2 before the game began, as spectators waited impatiently for a Delhi wicket to fall so they could see their hero bat.

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On Day 1, there was a lot of enthusiasm and buzzing in the Delhi stadium, which is unusual for domestic cricket matches. Fans were waiting for their hero, whose recent performances have been largely disappointing, to take action. More security was put in place, and some more gates were opened to let supporters in.

As per reports, over 15,000 fans attended the match on the opening day.

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A fan also ran onto the pitch to greet Virat Kohli during the Group D match, breaking security. The individual got past security and reached Kohli, touching his feet as Delhi’s opening bowlers, Navdeep Saini and Siddhant Sharma, had Railways in trouble at 21/3.

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