Abhishek Sharma struck another six-hitting innings as India faced Pakistan in the Asian Games 2026 gold medal match at the Korogi Sports Park in Nisshin. The left-handed opener smashed 61 off 28 balls, including three fours and seven sixes, at a strike rate of 217.86, as India surged to 94/3 in eight overs after winning the toss. Abhishek Sharma Hits Record 20-Ball Fifty Abhishek scored his fifty in only 20 balls, the fastest by an Indian batter against Pakistan in T20 internationals. The opener gave an aggressive start to the innings after India lost the wickets of Vaibhav Sooryavanshi (15) and Sanju Samson (2) in the opening four overs. Abhishek kept on pounding the Pakistan bowlers despite the fall of wickets at the other end, and eventually, he was dismissed by Arafat Minhas for 61 in the eighth over. The fifty in only 20 balls marked Abhishek’s seventh T20I fifty overall and the 78th instance of a batter scoring fifty inside the first six overs in men’s T20Is. Abhishek has scored six fifties inside the opening six overs of T20Is, the most among batters. Only six other batters have managed to score fifties inside the first six overs of a T20I, and none have done it more than twice. Abhishek Reaches 100 T20 Sixes in 2026 Abhishek became the sixth batter to score 100 sixes in T20 cricket in the 2026 calendar year. He needed just 651 balls to achieve the feat, finishing second on the list of batters with the fewest number of balls faced before hitting 100 sixes in T20s in a calendar year. Andre Russell scored 100 sixes in T20s in only 589 balls in 2019, which is the record. Abhishek beats Dewald Brevis (653 balls in 2025) to the second spot on the list. Chris Gayle scored the 100th six of his T20 career in 724 balls during 2016. Fewest balls to 100 T20 sixes in a calendar year 589 Andre Russell (2019) 651 Abhishek Sharma (2026) 653 Dewald Brevis (2025) 724 Chris Gayle (2016) 728 Karanbir Singh (2025) Also Read | Abhishek Sharma Could Leave SRH Before IPL 2027; Major Franchises Enter Picture: Report Another Huge Six-Hitting Milestone Abhishek Sharma, the Indian opener, also scored 400 sixes in T20 cricket in the match. The batter required only 3,513 deliveries to score 400 sixes in T20s, ranking him second in the list of batters with the fewest balls faced before scoring 400 sixes in T20s. Andre Russell is the only batter who took fewer than 3,513 balls in his T20 career to record 400 sixes. Russell needed only 3,027 balls to score 400 sixes in T20s in his career. Abhishek has more sixes than Chris Gayle (3,069), Tim David (3,189), Kieron Pollard (3,224), Nicholas Pooran (3,318), and Evin Lewis (3,385). Abhishek’s 61-run knock in the T20 match provided India with a healthy scoring rate in the gold medal match before being dismissed by Pakistan at the end of the eighth over.