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Asia Cup 2025 : Abhishek Sharma creates history, becomes first player to hit 15 or more sixes in Asia Cup edition

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In the Asia Cup 2025, Abhishek Sharma continued his volatile form and banged a 25-ball fifty against Bangladesh at the Dubai International stadium. In the Asia Cup 2025, this was his second consecutive fifty, having last scored 74 against Pakistan. Abhishek Sharma has been a physical strength for India in T20I cricket and has already defined himself as one of the greatest modern-day players. Abhishek Sharma retained his ranking of number 1 in T20Is and achieved 907 rating points,which is the third top ever among Indian players after Suryakumar Yadav (912) and Virat Kohli (909).

A history created by Abhishek Sharma

Meanwhile, Abhishek Sharma against Bangladesh was in a six-hitting mood and before being run out for 75 in 37 balls hit five sixes. Sharma also hitted five sixes against Pakistan, and against Bangladesh he took his tally of sixes in the Asia Cup to 16, which is the highest sixes in a single Asia Cup edition. Previously the record was held by Sanath Jayasuriya, who in 2008 had scored 14 sixes.

BatsmanSixesYear
Abhishek Sharma16*2025
Sanath Jayasuriya142008
Rohit Sharma132018
Shahid Afridi122010
Rahmanullah Gurbaz122022

In T20Is, Abhishek Sharma has been significant search for India. He has scored 708 runs in 21 matches which including two centuries and three fifties. Abhishek Sharma is explosive, but he has also been in tune. He has scored at least 30 in every match India has played in the Asia Cup 2025.

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Meanwhile, Abhishek Sharma in 23 balls achieved the fifty-run mark. In less than 25 balls, this was the fifth time that Abhishek achieved the fifty-run mark, which is the third best after Suryakumar Yadav (7) and Rohit Sharma (6). After Virat Kohli, Abhishek Sharma also became the second Indian to score back to back fifties in the T20 Asia Cup.