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Abhishek Sharma scores 108 in India's 221 T20I total
Livemint··18 Sept
Abhishek Sharma scored 108 off 34 balls with a 31-ball century as India made 221 for seven against Afghanistan on Thursday at Arun Jaitley Stadium. India won by 127 runs to complete a 3-0 T20I series sweep. Afghanistan were bowled out for 94 in 14.1 overs. Abhishek beat Rohit Sharma's 35-ball Indian T20I hundred record from 2017.
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What It Means For You
- India's top order enters upcoming World Cup planning with another aggressive template.
- Afghanistan's 94 total was their lowest T20I score against India.
- Fans at Arun Jaitley Stadium saw nine fours and eleven sixes in one innings.
What's Happening
- Captain Shreyas Iyer expected to bat after talking with Ibrahim Zadran.
- Abhishek reached fifty in 16 balls before his century.
- He won Player of the Match and Player of the Series awards.
31-ball T20I hundred for India
- Abhishek said the batting unit would dominate through the year before the World Cup.
- The 127-run margin was Afghanistan's heaviest T20I defeat.
- India's bowlers shared wickets between spin and pace.
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