Abhishek Destruction: India Thrashes New Zealand!

Article by Kumar Published on: 4:29 pm, 27 October 2026

One of the most iconic batting performances in the history of the T20 format was on display today as Abhishek Sharma was absolutely lethal with the bat.

New Zealand batted first against India and they scored a pretty impressive 198 runs in the first innings. But considering the strong batting ability of India, it was expected that they would be comfortable in this chase.

This was precisely the case as India was absolutely phenomenal with the bat, and this was entirely due to the sensational batting performance that was put in action by Abhishek Sharma.

Abhishek played one of the most destructive innings in recent years in the T20 format as he scored a sensational, 113 runs from just 38 deliveries. This is one of the most devastating performance by any player in the history of the T20 format.

Another youngster, Vaibhav Suryavanshi was also in brilliant form as he contributed to Abhishek and the two of the managed to score nearly 120 runs in the powerplay itself.

Thanks to this sensational victory for India, they have managed to sweep New Zealand in the ongoing T20 series in the opening three matches itself.