5 records/milestones made by Abhishek Sharma during his 52-ball 148 in PUN vs BEN SMAT 2025-26 clash

Star India opener Abhishek Sharma slammed a blistering century for Punjab against Bengal in their Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy (SMAT) 2025-26 clash on Sunday, November 30. The game is being played at the Gymkhana Ground in Hyderabad.

Punjab batted first and posted a massive total of 310/5 from their 20 overs. Abhishek Sharma led the charge with a scintillating 52-ball 148 at the top. His swashbuckling knock came at a strike-rate of 284.61.

With Prabhsimran Singh as his opening partner, the duo set the platform for Punjab's carnage with the bat. They struck a mammoth 205-run stand in just 12.3 overs before Prabhsimran was dismissed.

As Abhishek Sharma wreaked havoc with the bat, here are five records/milestones he made during his stellar century against Bengal.

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#5 Most sixes by an Indian in a calendar year in T20s

Abhishek Sharma smashed a record 16 sixes in his 148-run knock. He broke his own record for the most sixes by an Indian batter in a calendar year in T20 cricket. Abhishek had hit 87 sixes in 38 innings in 2024.

With 16 sixes against Bengal here, he now has 91 sixes this year in just 33 innings. He crossed the 90-sixes mark with his 15th maximum. Before Abhishek (2024), the record was held by India's T20I captain Suryakumar Yadav, who had scored 71 sixes in 33 innings in 2023.

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#4 Second-most sixes in a T20 innings by an Indian

Abhishek Sharma's 16 sixes are the second-most by an Indian batter in a T20 innings. He came close to equalling or breaking the record, but fell slightly short. The record for the most sixes in a T20 innings by an Indian is held by former cricketer Punit Bisht.

The right-handed wicketkeeper-batter had struck 17 sixes during his unbeaten 51-ball 146 for Meghalaya against Mizoram in the 2021 edition of the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy.

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#3 Third fastest T20 hundred by an Indian

Abhishek Sharma notched up his magnificent century off just 32 balls against Bengal. This was the third fastest T20 hundred by an Indian batter. Notably, Gujarat's Urvil Patel had smashed a 28-ball century against Tripura in the 2024 SMAT edition.

Abhishek Sharma had himself smashed a 28-ball ton against Meghalaya last year. Therefore, Urvil and Abhishek hold the record for the fastest T20 hundred by an Indian batter. The second fastest was also by Urvil, when he struck a 31-ball ton against Services in the ongoing season. Thus, Abhishek's 32-ball hundred is the third fastest by an Indian in T20s. He reached his fifty in just 12 balls, which was also the joint-fastest among Indians in the format.

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#2 Second-highest individual score in T20s by an Indian

Abhishek Sharma's 52-ball 148 is also the second-highest individual score in T20s by an Indian batter. He fell short by just three runs to equal the record and by four runs to break the record.

The record for the highest individual score in T20s by an Indian batter is held by Tilak Varma. Tilak had struck a 67-ball 151 for Hyderabad against Meghalaya in the 2024 edition of the SMAT.

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#1 Second-most T20 hundreds among Indians

Abhishek Sharma's ton against Bengal was his eighth T20 hundred. With this, he equalled the legendary Rohit Sharma for the second-most T20 hundreds among Indians. Rohit has 12248 T20 runs with eight hundreds in his career.

Virat Kohli holds the record for the most T20 hundreds among Indian batters. Kohli has struck nine hundreds, including one in T20Is and eight in the Indian Premier League (IPL).