Abhishek Sharma reaches 2,000 T20I runs faster than any batter

India opener Abhishek Sharma set a record in the third T20 international against West Indies in Indore.

He reached 2,000 runs in the format after facing 1,024 deliveries, faster than any batter before him.

Suryakumar Yadav held the previous record, reaching the milestone in 1,164 deliveries.

Sharma scored 69 runs from 30 balls, including a fifty from 18 deliveries.

He became the sixth Indian to score 2,000 T20I runs.

India finished with 223 runs, after West Indies took five wickets in the middle overs and slowed the scoring.

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