abhishek sharma world record: Abhishek Sharma’s world record in a lost match, the world saw this feat for the first time

New Delhi. The Indian team may have lost the match against Ireland in Belfast, but opener Abhishek Sharma registered his name in golden letters in the pages of history. This left-handed opener, famous for his explosive batting, made a world record which no batsman in the world could achieve till date in the history of T20 International (T20I) cricket. Abhishek Sharma has become the first player in the world to score a half-century 5 times in 20 or less balls in T20 cricket while playing for a full member nation.

Left behind legends like Yuvraj and Warner
Abhishek Sharma completed his fifty in just 19 balls in the first match against Ireland. With this explosive inning, he has left the big names of full-member countries far behind. Players like Yuvraj Singh, David Warner, Phil Salt, Colin Munro, Dasun Shanaka and Finn Allen, who are among the most dangerous batsmen in the history of cricket, have been able to score half-centuries only 3 times in 20 or less balls in their entire career, but 25-year-old Abhishek has done this feat for the 5th time and has placed himself in a different league.

Third fastest half century against Ireland
Abhishek Sharma completed his half-century by playing a pull shot towards deep mid-wicket in the 8th over of the innings. The Indian dressing room stood up and applauded the young star. With this, he has become the third batsman to score the fastest half-century in T20I against Ireland.

Fastest T20I Fifty against Ireland
17 balls – Stephen Myburgh (Sylhet, 2014)
18 balls – Liton Das (Chittagong, 2023)
19 balls – Abhishek Sharma (Belfast, 2026)
20 balls – Phil Salt (Malahide, 2025)

Abhishek could not convert his half-century into a century.
After making the world record, Abhishek could not make his innings any bigger. Just three balls after completing his half-century, he was out after scoring 50 runs in 20 balls. In this fearless innings, he hit 7 fours and 2 skyscraper sixes. Ireland fast bowler Liam McCarthy got the first wicket of his T20I career by getting Abhishek caught by Matthew Humphries at deep mid-wicket. No other player of the team could bat like Abhishek, due to which India had to bear the brunt of the defeat.