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  "id": 8067764,
  "title": "Abhishek Sharma hits fastest T20I century: 100 off 30 balls vs Afghanistan",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/17/abhishek-sharma-hits-fastest-t20i-century-100-off-30-balls-vs",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-17T17:25:42.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Indian Express",
    "slug": "the-indian-express",
    "url": "https://indianexpress.com/article/sports/cricket/abhishek-sharma-fastest-t20i-century-vs-afghanistan-10882707/"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Abhishek Sharma set a new record by becoming the fastest Indian to score a T20I century, achieving the feat in just 30 deliveries against Afghanistan at the Arun Jaitley Stadium. This came after a year of ups and downs, where Sharma was once the Tournament Player of the Year at the 2025 Asia Cup but faced challenges in international cricket. He had previously scored a century in only his second match for India and 1,115 runs in the IPL 2025 season. His century in the Afghanistan match included 16 boundaries, surpassing the previous record of 35 deliveries set by Rohit Sharma in 2017.",
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      {
        "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"
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        "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"
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      {
        "outlet": "Gulf News",
        "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",
        "published": "2026-09-17T15:54:12.000Z"
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      {
        "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"
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      {
        "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"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Yahoo Sports",
        "title": "Abhishek Sharma enters record books with highest individual score in T20I powerplay",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/17/abhishek-sharma-enters-record-books-with-highest-individual-score-in",
        "published": "2026-09-17T20:20:00.000Z"
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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."
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