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Abhishek Sharma Hits 35-Ball Hundred as Yuvraj's 12-Ball Fifty Record Stands
India's Abhishek Sharma scored a hundred off 35 balls in the third T20I against New Zealand.
The opener also reached his fifty in 15 balls, but Yuvraj Singh's 12-ball fifty record still stands.
Yuvraj set that mark against England at the 2007 T20 World Cup.
He has mentored Sharma, and the two exchanged playful messages after the match.
India won the game and claimed a third straight T20I series victory in New Zealand.
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Abhishek Sharma scored a century off 35 balls against New Zealand in the third T20I.
Yuvraj Singh teased Sharma because his own 12-ball fifty from the 2007 T20 World Cup still stands as the record.
Sharma had reached his fifty in 15 balls.
Yuvraj and Sharma exchanged playful remarks on X and during the post-match presentation.
India recorded its third successive T20I series victory in New Zealand.
- Who
- Abhishek Sharma and Yuvraj Singh. Sharma scored the century, and Yuvraj teased him about the record.
- What
- Sharma made a 35-ball hundred against New Zealand. Yuvraj’s 12-ball fifty record remained intact.
- When
- October 27, 2026.
- Where
- In the third T20I against New Zealand. The venue is not stated in the articles’ text.
- Why
- Yuvraj teased Sharma because Sharma’s innings did not break Yuvraj’s record of a 12-ball fifty.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
Yuvraj Singh scored a fifty off 12 balls against England.
Abhishek Sharma scored a 35-ball hundred and a 15-ball fifty against New Zealand in the third T20I.
Yuvraj teased Sharma on X, and Sharma responded during the post-match presentation.
- Abhishek Sharma’s hundred
- 35 balls
- Abhishek Sharma’s fifty
- 15 balls
- Yuvraj Singh’s fifty
- 12 balls against England in the 2007 T20 World Cup
- India’s series run
- Third successive T20I series victory in New Zealand
- Vaibhav Sooryavanshi’s score
- 45 off 18 balls
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What people are saying
You still can’t get 50 of 12, can you 😜 @OfficialAbhi04! Looks like two left handers batting in their backyard!
And I can’t make 100 of 30 or 34 balls 😜 Well played sir @OfficialAbhi04 ! Great innings aur apne single bhi le liye 🤷🏻♂️
I mean, I have said this before as well. I don’t know what cricket he was playing back at that time, but it isn’t that easy at all. And I would say if any batter wants to go there and bat like that, it isn’t easy at all
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And I can’t make 100 of 30 or 34 balls 😜 Well played sir @OfficialAbhi04 ! Great innings aur apne single bhi le liye 🤷🏻♂️ Good stuff on the other end by #VaibhavSooryavanshi! Devastating combination! Hats off to @IamSanjuSamson, playing at no. 3 as a complete team man! Well-bowled
You still can’t get 50 of 12 can you 😜 @OfficialAbhi04! Looks like two left handers batting in their backyard! #IndVsNZ