118 India's total in the powerplay in the third T20I against New Zealand in Wellington is the highest powerplay score in men's T20Is. The previous highest was 116 by Romania against Serbia in 2021, in just 5.4 overs.
India's powerplay total is also the second highest in men's T20 cricket (where BBB data is available), behind Sunrisers Hyderabad's 125 for 0 against Delhi Capitals in IPL 2024.
7.4 overs for India to score 150 against New Zealand, the fastest by any team in men's T20 cricket. The previous fastest 150 was in 8.2 overs and also featured Abhishek Sharma, by SRH against Lucknow Super Giants in IPL 2024. Turkey had the previous T20I record in 8.3 overs against Bulgaria in 2025.
2.2 Overs India took to reach 50 - the joint fastest in men's T20Is, along with three other teams (where ball-by-ball data is available). It is also the joint-second fastest in all men's T20s, behind Colombo Kings who took two overs against Galle Gladiators in LPL 2020.
India reached 100 in five overs, the second quickest in all T20s, behind Eswatini who took 4.5 overs against Mozambique earlier this year.
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26 Runs that India scored in the first over of their chase in Wellington - the most by a Full Member in men's T20Is. Australia had held the record with 24 runs against West Indies (bowled by Kemar Roach) in 2010.
11 Hundreds for Abhishek Sharma in T20 cricket. He is now India's leading century-maker in the format, surpassing Virat Kohli (10). Abhishek is now third on the list of most hundreds in this format, behind Chris Gayle (22) and Babar Azam (13).
Four of Abhishek's eleven hundreds have come in T20Is. He's the third Indian batter to score four hundreds, after Rohit Sharma (5) and Suryakumar Yadav (4).
3 of Abhishek's four T20I hundreds have come in less than 40 balls. No other batter has even two such tons. Overall, the Wellington century was Abhishek's fifth T20 hundred in less than 40 balls, also a record.
9 Number of fifties Abhishek has scored in 20 or fewer balls in T20Is. No other batter has even five such half-centuries.
4 Instances of a batter scoring a hundred in the first ten overs of an innings in men's T20Is. Abhishek has two - a hundred in 8.3 overs against Afghanistan last month and in 9.3 overs against New Zealand on Tuesday. Turkey's Muhammad Fahad took 7.4 overs against Bulgaria in 2025, while Estonia's Sahil Chauhan got to his hundred in 8.6 overs against Cyprus in 2024.
3 T20I innings with ten or more sixes for Abhishek, after he hit 11 in Wellington. Austria's Karanbir Singh (5) is the only other batter to do it more than twice. Abhishek now has seven such innings in all T20s, the second most by any batter after behind Gayle (18).
13.2 Overs in which India completed the 199-run chase against New Zealand - the second quickest for a 190-plus target in T20 cricket. Estonia chased a 192-run target against Cyprus in 13 overs in 2024.