{
  "id": 8059499,
  "title": "Abhishek Sharma breaks Rohit's record with fastest T20I century by an Indian",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/17/abhishek-sharma-breaks-rohits-record-with-fastest-t20i-century-by-an",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-17T15:54:12.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Gulf News",
    "slug": "gulf-news",
    "url": "https://gulfnews.com/sport/cricket/abhishek-sharma-breaks-rohits-record-with-fastest-t20i-century-by-an-indian-1.500678550"
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  "account": "Abhishek Sharma achieved a remarkable feat in T20 cricket by becoming the fastest Indian to score a century, accomplishing the feat in just 30 balls during a match against Afghanistan in Delhi. This surpassed Rohit Sharma's previous record of 35 balls, set against Sri Lanka in 2017. Sharma's impressive innings included nine fours and 11 sixes, and he finished with a score of 108 from 34 balls. The record-breaking performance marked a significant milestone, as Sharma also set a new record for the fastest T20I century by a batter from a Test playing nation and the third fastest overall. Only Estonia's Sahil Chauhan, with 27 balls, and Turkey's Muhammad Fahad, with 29 balls, had managed to reach a T20I hundred quicker.\n\nIn addition to Sharma's extraordinary performance, Sanju Samson contributed to India's record-breaking total with 50 runs from 35 balls, including four sixes and two boundaries. Sharma and Samson's combined efforts propelled India to 100 runs in the powerplay, which remains the highest total achieved in the first six overs of a men's T20I. The connection between Sharma and his mentor, Yuvraj Singh, adds a personal touch to the story. Yuvraj mentored Sharma for years and holds the record for India's fastest T20I fifty, a 12-ball innings against England at the 2007 T20 World Cup. Earlier this year, Sharma came close to breaking his master's record with a 14-ball fifty against New Zealand.",
  "summary": "Fastest T20I fifty by an Indian? Yuvraj Singh. Fastest T20I hundred by an Indian? His student, Abhishek Sharma. There is something quite fitting about that. Abhishek produced an extraordinary innings against Afghanistan in Delhi on Thursday, smashing a century from just 30 balls and breaking Rohit Sharma's Indian record of 35 balls, set against Sri Lanka in 2017. He eventually fell for 108 from…",
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    "outlets": 7,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Free Press Journal",
        "title": "Abhishek Sharma Smashes Fastest T20I Century By An Indian, Gets 100 Off 30 Balls In IND Vs AFG 3rd T20I",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/17/abhishek-sharma-smashes-fastest-t20i-century-by-an-indian-gets-100",
        "published": "2026-09-17T14:43:46.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Indian Express",
        "title": "Abhishek Sharma hits fastest century by Indian, breaks Rohit Sharma’s record",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/17/abhishek-sharma-hits-fastest-century-by-indian-breaks-rohit-sharmas",
        "published": "2026-09-17T14:52:40.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Times of India",
        "title": "Abhishek Sharma's record 30-ball century powers India to 3-0 T20I series sweep",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/17/abhishek-sharmas-record-30-ball-century-powers-india-to-3-0-t20i",
        "published": "2026-09-17T17:42:15.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Winnipeg Free Press",
        "title": "Abhishek Sharma’s record-breaking 108 helps India to 3-0 sweep of Afghanistan",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/17/abhishek-sharmas-record-breaking-108-helps-india-to-3-0-sweep-of",
        "published": "2026-09-17T17:47:09.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "ESPNcricinfo",
        "title": "Abhishek's record century delivers India's clean sweep of Afghanistan",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/17/abhisheks-record-century-delivers-indias-clean-sweep-of-afghanistan",
        "published": "2026-09-17T17:49:55.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Al Jazeera",
        "title": "Abhishek Sharma hits record T20 ton as India beat Afghanistan by 127 runs",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/17/abhishek-sharma-hits-record-t20-ton-as-india-beat-afghanistan-by-127",
        "published": "2026-09-17T18:03:50.000Z"
      }
    ]
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}