Twitter Reactions: Abhishek Sharma celebrates India’s second fastest T20I half-century in IND vs NZ 3rd T20I

Abhishek Sharma seemed to be batting on a different planet as he celebrated the second fastest half-century for India in T20Is off just 14 deliveries as he hooked the short ball from Jacob Duffy on the final delivery of the powerplay, where India posted 94 runs for the loss of two wickets in the chase of 154 runs. 

Abhishek went past Hardik Pandya’s 16-ball half-century that the all-rounder recorded in just 16 deliveries against the South Africa side in Ahmedabad by the end of 2025. The southpaw hardly batted for a less than 300 strike rate since facing five balls in the knock.

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India, and more specifically Sanju Samson, experienced the worst start with the bat as the wicket-keeper batter was dismissed for a first-ball duck. But Ishan Kishan and Abhishek continued their aggressive approach with the bat and put up a 53-run second-wicket stand in just 19 balls.

Abhishek Sharma celebrated fifty in just 14 balls

New Zealand continued to miss opportunities with the bat as they could post only 153 runs in their allotted 20 overs for the loss of nine wickets with their leader, Mitchell Santner, giving them a decent contribution of 27 runs in 17 balls.