Abhishek Sharma
Abhishek Sharma becomes the first Indian cricketer to achieve a rare T20 milestone with his explosive six-hitting form (Credits :"X")

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In the match against Bengal, where Abhishek faced bowlers like Mohammed Shami and Akash Deep, he stormed to a half-century in just 12 balls and reached his century in a mere 32 balls.

Abhishek Sharma made history in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy on Sunday (November 30) during his team’s third Elite Group A match against Bengal in Hyderabad. He became the second Indian batter to hit over 15 sixes in a T20 game.

Punit Bisht holds the Indian record for the most sixes in a T20 match, having smashed 17 sixes during his 146-run knock in the 2021 Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy. This remarkable feat came in a match between Meghalaya and Mizoram in Chennai on January 13, 2021. New Zealand’s Finn Allen holds the record for hitting the most sixes in a T20 match.

Most sixes in a T20 match by Indian batters

BattersTeamRunsOpponents6’sDate of the matchVenue
Punit BishtMeghalaya146*Mizoram17January 13, 2021Chennai
Abhishek SharmaPunjab148Bengal16November 30, 2025Hyderabad
Shreyas IyerMumbai147Sikkim15February 21, 2019Indore
Bhanu PaniaBaroda134*Sikkim15December 5, 2024Indore
Vaibhav SuryavanshiIndia A144UAE15November 14, 2025Doha

During the MLC 2025 encounter between San Francisco Unicorns and Washington Freedom, Allen lit up the scoreboard with 19 sixes in his explosive 151-run knock on June 12, 2025, in Oakland. In the match against Bengal, where Abhishek faced bowlers like Mohammed Shami and Akash Deep, he stormed to a half-century in just 12 balls and reached his century in a mere 32 balls.

BattersTeamRunsOpponents6’sDate of the matchVenue
Finn AllenSan Francisco Unicorns151Washington Freedom19June 12, 2025Oakland
Chris GayleRangpur146*Dynamites18December 12, 2017Mirpur
Sahil ChauhanEstonia144*Cyprus18June 17, 2024Episkopi
Chris GayleRCB175*Pune Warriors17April 23, 2013Bengaluru
Punit BishtMeghalaya146*Mizoram17January 13, 2021Chennai
Abhishek SharmaPunjab148Bengal16November 30, 2025Hyderabad
Graham NapierEssex152*Sussex16June 24, 2008Chelmsford
Dasun ShanakaSinhalese123Saracens16January 12, 2016Colombo (Colts)
Hazratullah ZazaiAfghanistan162*Ireland16February 23, 2019Dehradun
Finn AllenNew Zealand137Pakistan16January 17, 2024Dunedin
Stephen DohenyMunster Reds150*Knights16June 18, 2025Cork

The only Indian batter to have scored more runs in a T20 match than Abhishek is Tilak Varma. In the 2024 Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy clash between Hyderabad and Meghalaya in Saurashtra on November 23, the left-handed batter struck 151 runs from 67 balls, including 14 fours and 10 sixes.

Abhishek’s remarkable 148 runs on Sunday now stand as the second-highest individual score by an Indian batter in T20 cricket history.

V M Suriya Narayanan is a passionate cricket writer who has been following the game since 2007. With a background in Civil Engineering (B.E.), he blends analytical thinking with a deep understanding of...