Abhishek Sharma has once again proved that he is one of the most dangerous openers in T20 cricket. In the third T20 match against South Africa, he performed a feat which no batsman in the world had been able to do before. In this match played at the HPCA Stadium in Dharamshala, Abhishek Sharma became the first batsman in the world to hit a six on the first ball of the innings and did this thrice.
Did a unique feat on the first ball
India’s innings started with the ball of Lungi Ngidi. Abhishek Sharma sent the very first ball out of the stands without any hesitation. With this he created history. The special thing is that this happened for the third time in the year 2025 when Abhishek hit a six on the first ball of India’s innings. Before this, he had already achieved this feat in the India-UAE Asia Cup match in Dubai and then in the India-Pakistan Asia Cup Super Four match.
From Rohit to Sanju, included in special club
The first Indian to join this special club was Rohit Sharma, who hit a six on the first ball of the innings against England in 2021. After this, Yashasvi Jaiswal and Sanju Samson also achieved this feat, but Abhishek Sharma left everyone behind by doing this thrice.
match winning innings with record
Along with making records, Abhishek Sharma also gave a great start to the team. He played a quick inning of 35 runs in just 18 balls, which included three sixes and three fours. A partnership of 60 runs for the first wicket with Shubman Gill laid the foundation of India’s victory. Batting first, the South African team was limited to 117 runs, which India achieved in just 15.5 overs.
Kohli’s record also on target
Abhishek Sharma’s form in 2025 has been very excellent. So far this year, he has scored 1569 runs in 40 T20 matches. If he scores 46 more runs in the remaining two T20 matches, he will break Virat Kohli’s record of scoring most T20 runs by an Indian batsman in a calendar year.
