Abhishek Sharma scores fifty in 12 balls,:Equals Yuvraj’s record in Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy, Shami concedes 61 runs

In the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy match being played between Punjab and Bengal, Abhishek Sharma scored a fifty in 12 balls. With this, he equalled Yuvraj Singh’s record of scoring a T20 half-century in as many balls. Playing for Punjab, Abhishek completed his fifty in 12 balls with 5 fours and 5 sixes against Bengal in an Elite Group C match in Hyderabad, at a strike rate of 425.00. Yuvraj Singh’s record Yuvraj Singh completed his fifty in 12 balls by hitting 6 sixes off 6 balls from Stuart Broad in the 2007 T20 World Cup. The record is of T20s which includes international, domestic and league fixtures. Completes 100 in 32 balls Abhishek, the Punjab captain, smashed a century in just 32 balls. He reached his fifty in only 12 balls and then raced to a hundred with 11 sixes and 7 fours. He was eventually dismissed for 148 off 52 balls. Powered by his innings, Punjab posted 310 runs for the loss of 5 wickets in 20 overs. Dipendra Singh holds the record for fastest T20 fifty The fastest half-century in men’s T20 was scored by Nepal’s Dipendra Singh Airee (9 balls) against Mongolia during the Hangzhou Asian Games in September 2023. India’s Ashutosh Sharma is second on this list, who scored a half-century in 11 balls for Railways against Arunachal Pradesh in the 2023-24 Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy. Prabhsimran Singh also scored 70 runs Apart from Abhishek Sharma (148), Prabhsimran Singh scored 70 runs for Punjab. Ramandeep Singh hit 39 off 15 balls with 4 sixes and 2 fours. Sanvir Singh made 22 off 8 balls, hitting 2 fours and 2 sixes as Punjab posted a massive 310/5. Shami concedes 61 runs in 4 overs Out of favour senior India pacer Mohammed Shami conceded 61 runs in his 4 overs, scalping 1 wicket. Akash Deep conceded 55 runs in his 4 overs but picked up 2 wickets. Playing XIs of both teams Punjab: Abhishek Sharma (captain), Prabhsimran Singh (wicketkeeper), Anmolpreet Singh, Nehal Wadhera, Sanvir Singh, Naman Dhir, Ramandeep Singh, Gurnoor Brar, Mayank Markande, Harpreet Brar, Ashwini Kumar. Bengal: Abhimanyu Easwaran (captain), Abishek Porel (wicketkeeper), Karan Lal, Shakir Habib Gandhi, Sudip Kumar Gharami, Shahbaz Ahmed, Ritwik Chatterjee, Pradipta Pramanik, Saksham Chowdhury, Mohammed Shami, Akash Deep. News will be updated…