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Abhishek Sharma news
The gist
Abhishek Sharma hit 82 off 32 balls as India beat Afghanistan by seven wickets.
The knock lifted him to No. 2 in the ICC T20I batting rankings.
How it unfolded
- Sep 13, 2026Abhishek Sharma scored 82 off 32 balls, hitting seven sixes and seven fours, as India chased 157 to beat Afghanistan by seven wickets with 38 balls remaining in the first T20I in New Delhi. Ishan Kishan made 42 off 33 balls in a 121-run second-wicket stand, while Arshdeep Singh took 3-19 and Jasprit Bumrah returned from a left-knee injury.
- Sep 14, 2026Sharma said 'One or two bad series won't define our batting' after the win. His strike rate of 234.88 against Rashid Khan, with 101 runs from 43 balls, was the highest among all 113 batters who have faced at least 30 balls from Rashid in T20 cricket where ball-by-ball data is available.
- Sep 16, 2026Sharma surpassed Pakistan opener Sahibzada Farhan to move to 2nd in the ICC T20I rankings with 862 points, compared to Farhan's 848, who slipped to 3rd; Ishan Kishan holds No. 1 with 913 points. Sharma's scores of 82 and 39 in the first two T20Is helped India take an unassailable 2-0 lead in the three-match series.