Abhishek Sharma broke Yuvraj Singh’s document for the quickest T20I fifty by an Indian vs Pakistan, reaching the milestone in 24 balls throughout Asia Cup 2025. He scored 74 off 39, additionally posting the fourth-highest particular person T20I rating vs Pakistan.
Abhishek Sharma shattered Yuvraj Singh’s long-standing document for the quickest T20I half-century by an Indian in opposition to Pakistan. The 25-year-old, taking part in on the Dubai Worldwide Cricket Stadium within the 2025 Asia Cup, reached his fifty in simply 24 balls, surpassing his mentor Yuvraj’s 29-ball effort from 2012 in Ahmedabad.
Abhishek’s explosive innings left the Pakistan bowlers rattled, and tensions ran excessive because the opposition tried to unsettle the Indian batters with verbal exchanges. Nonetheless, Abhishek and Shubman Gill stood agency, countering each the bowlers and the sledging. The duo placed on a 105-run opening stand, laying a strong basis for India’s chase.
Quickest half-century for India vs Pakistan in T20Is
| Participant | Balls taken |
| Abhishek Sharma | 24 |
| Yuvraj Singh | 29 |
Abhishek stands fourth in elite checklist
Abhishek departed after scoring 74 runs off simply 39 balls. With that, he additionally surpassed Yuvraj for the best particular person rating in opposition to Pakistan within the shortest format of the sport. Legendary cricketer Virat Kohli tops the checklist with 82 in opposition to the Males in Inexperienced on the T20 World Cup 2022 in Melbourne. Kohli’s title repeats at quantity two as nicely, whereas Gautam Gambhir is at quantity three. Abhishek stands fourth on the elite checklist.
Most runs for India vs Pakistan in T20Is
| Participant | Runs |
| Virat Kohli | 82* |
| Virat Kohli | 78* |
| Gautam Gambhir | 75 |
| Abhishek Sharma | 74 |
| Yuvraj Singh | 72 |
In the meantime, after his blistering knock, it was solely a matter of time. Although the Males in Blue misplaced wickets at common intervals for some time, however they did not sustain with the momentum. Although Sanju Samson and Tilak Varma look to be struggling within the center, the duo will hope to complete issues off.
Pakistan (Enjoying XI): Saim Ayub, Sahibzada Farhan, Fakhar Zaman, Salman Agha (c), Hussain Talat, Mohammad Haris (wk), Mohammad Nawaz, Faheem Ashraf, Shaheen Afridi, Haris Rauf, Abrar Ahmed
India (Enjoying XI): Abhishek Sharma, Shubman Gill, Suryakumar Yadav (c), Tilak Varma, Sanju Samson (wk), Shivam Dube, Hardik Pandya, Axar Patel, Jasprit Bumrah, Kuldeep Yadav, Varun Chakaravarthy