SMAT: Abhishek Sharma shatters records with 32-ball century against Bengal
What's the story
Indian batter Abhishek Sharma has taken his rampage to domestic cricket. He shattered records with a 32-ball century against Bengal in the 2025/26 Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy match at Gymkhana Ground, Hyderabad. Leading Punjab, Abhishek shared a 205-run opening stand with Prabhsimran Singh after he elected to bat. Abhishek earlier brought up his half-century off just 12 balls. Here are the key stats.
Knock
Abhishek hammers Bengal bowlers
Abhishek came out all guns blazing against a Mohammed Shami-led Bengal pace attack. He blitzed to his half-century, smacking the first 50 of 51 runs in boundaries. The former also hammered Shami for 23 runs in an over, besides launching a scathing attack on other bowlers. Together, Abhishek and Prabhsimran helped Punjab touch the 200-run mark in under 13 overs.
Century
Eighth century in T20 cricket
Abhishek raced to his eighth century in T20 cricket, now the joint second-most among Indians with Rohit Sharma. The duo is only behind Virat Kohli, who has nine T20 centuries to his name. Abhishek broke a tie with KL Rahul (7).
Milestone
Abhishek joins these names
Abhishek earlier hammered the joint third-fastest half-century in T20 cricket (12 balls), joining Yuvraj Singh, Chris Gayle, Hazratullah Zazai, and Sahil Chauhan. They are only behind Dipendra Singh Airee (9 balls) and Ashutosh Sharma (11 balls). Notably, Abhishek hammered 5 fours and 5 sixes en route to his half-century. He faced just one dot ball across those 12 balls.