Abhishek Sharma has rapidly transformed into one of India’s most explosive T20I openers, shattering multiple scoring and strike rate records since his debut in 2024. This article will tallk about Abhishek’s year-wise T20I batting stats.
Abhishek Sharma T20I Runs Year by Year
| Year | Innings | Runs | High Score | Average | Strike Rate | 100/50 | Ducks | 4s/6s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 11 | 256 | 100 | 23.27 | 171.81 | 1/1 | 1 | 22/19 |
| 2025 | 21 | 859 | 135 | 42.95 | 193.46 | 1/5 | 0 | 85/54 |
| 2026 | 4 | 152 | 84 | 50.66 | 266.66 | 0/2 | 2 | 12/13 |
| Total | 36 | 1267 | 135 | 37.26 | 194.92 | 2/8 | 3 | 119/86 |
Key Insights on Abhishek Sharma T20I Runs and Batting Records
Milestone Innings and Fastest Centuries in T20I Cricket
Abhishek Sharma made his T20I debut for India on July 6, 2024, against Zimbabwe in Harare.
In his debut match, he became only the fourth Indian batter to register a duck on T20I debut.
Abhishek slammed his maiden T20I hundred in just his second match, scoring 100 runs from 47 balls (including seven fours and eight sixes) against Zimbabwe.
He became the quickest Indian batter to score a century by innings, reaching the milestone in just two T20I innings.
Against England in Mumbai (2025), he recorded a 37-ball hundred, the second-fastest T20I century by an Indian batter.
The left-hander scored 135 off 54 balls in that Mumbai fixture, setting the record for the highest individual score by an Indian batter in T20I history.
His 135-run knock featured 13 sixes, the most by an Indian batter in a single T20I innings.
Record-Breaking Strike Rates and Seasonal Aggregates
Abhishek collected 859 runs in 2025, the second-most by an Indian batter in a calendar year.
His strike rate of 193.46 in 2025 is the highest by an Indian batter in a single year (minimum 100 balls faced).
Abhishek is the only Indian batter to maintain a strike rate above 150 in two consecutive calendar years (2024 and 2025).
In 2025, he batted 21 times, striking above 150 in 17 of those innings while scoring fewer than 20 runs in only five outings.
In away T20Is during 2024, he aggregated 221 runs at the third-highest strike rate by an Indian batter in overseas conditions in a year.
Dominance in Asia Cup and Home Conditions
During the 2025 Asia Cup in the UAE, Abhishek aggregated 314 runs in seven outings.
This total of 314 runs stands as the most runs scored by any batter in a single T20 Asia Cup edition.
He maintained a strike rate of 200 throughout the 2025 Asia Cup tournament.
On home soil in 2025, he scored 382 runs, the joint second-most by an Indian batter in India in a calendar year.
His home strike rate in 2025 was 205.37, the highest by any full-member batter at home in a single year (minimum 100 balls faced).
Rapid Fifties and Performance Against England and New Zealand
At the start of 2025, Abhishek hit a 20-ball fifty against England in Kolkata, the third-fastest half-century by an Indian against them.
He later improved this with a 17-ball fifty against England in Mumbai during the same series.
In early 2026, he recorded two half-centuries in fewer than 25 balls against New Zealand.
One of these, a 14-ball fifty in Guwahati, is the fastest half-century by an Indian batter against New Zealand in T20Is.
