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title: "Abhishek Sharma hits record 30-ball T20 century as India thrash Afghanistan"
description: "Most outlets highlighted Abhishek Sharma's record-breaking 30-ball T20 century and India's 127-run victory over Afghanistan, with some also noting the 3-0 series sweep. Phrasing varied slightly, with some emphasizing \"fastest T20 ton by a Test-playing batter\" or \"Full Member batter,\" while others used \"full-member T20s.\" All excerpts described the achievement as record-breaking and the match as a dominant win for India."
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# Abhishek Sharma hits record 30-ball T20 century as India thrash Afghanistan

sports · updated 18 Sep 2026, 2:19 PM PKT · 17–18 Sep 2026 · 6 articles from 5 outlets

**HarZaviya summary** — how 5 outlets covered this, generated automatically from their headlines and excerpts:

> Most outlets highlighted Abhishek Sharma's record-breaking 30-ball T20 century and India's 127-run victory over Afghanistan, with some also noting the 3-0 series sweep. Phrasing varied slightly, with some emphasizing "fastest T20 ton by a Test-playing batter" or "Full Member batter," while others used "full-member T20s." All excerpts described the achievement as record-breaking and the match as a dominant win for India.

## Same story from 5 outlets

Each outlet's own headline, most recent first — read any at its source.

- **Business Recorder** — [Abhishek blazes fastest century in full-member T20s as India sweep Afghanistan](https://www.brecorder.com/news/40440132/abhishek-blazes-fastest-century-in-full-member-t20s-as-india-sweep-afghanistan) · 18 Sep 2026, 2:19 PM PKT
  > India opener Abhishek Sharma smashed the fastest Twenty20 International century by a batter from a full-member nation on Thursday, blasting a 30-ball hundred as the hosts thrashed Afghanistan by ​127 runs in Delhi to complete a 3-0 series sweep. The 26-year-old hammered 108 ‌off 34 balls, striking nine fours and 11 sixes before falling to Rashid Khan. His hundred eclipsed the previous India rec...
- **Hum News English** — [Abhishek Sharma smashes fastest T20I century by Full Member batter](https://humenglish.com/latest/abhishek-sharma-smashes-fastest-t20i-century-by-full-member-batter/) · 18 Sep 2026, 9:45 AM PKT · 89% identical wording to the newest filing
  > Indian opener Abhishek Sharma broke the record for the fastest T20 International century by a batter from a Full Member nation, reaching the milestone in just 30 balls against Afghanistan in the third T20I in Delhi. Sharma launched an attacking assault on the Afghan bowlers, bringing up his half-century from 16 balls before reaching three figures with his next 14 deliveries. His century surpass...
- **Dunya News** — [Abhishek Sharma smashes record 30-ball T20I century against Afghanistan](https://dunyanews.tv/en/Sports/973465-abhishek-sharma-smashes-record-30ball-t20i-century-against-afghanista) · 18 Sep 2026, 6:38 AM PKT · 86% identical wording to the newest filing
  > Abhishek Sharma smashes a record 30-ball T20I century against Afghanistan, powering India to a dominant 3-0 series sweep.
- **Dawn** — [Abhishek Sharma blazes fastest century in full-member T20s as India sweep Afghanistan](https://www.dawn.com/news/2030759/abhishek-sharma-blazes-fastest-century-in-full-member-t20s-as-india-sweep-afghanistan) · 18 Sep 2026, 5:13 AM PKT · 99% identical wording to the newest filing
  > India opener Abhishek Sharma smashed the fastest Twenty20 International century by a batter from a full-member nation on Thursday, blasting a 30-ball hundred as the hosts thrashed Afghanistan by 127 runs in Delhi to complete a 3-0 series sweep. The 26-year-old hammered 108 off 34 balls, striking nine fours and 11 sixes before falling to Rashid Khan. His hundred eclipsed the previous India recor...
- **24 News HD** — [Abhishek hits record T20 ton as India sweep T20 series 3-0](https://www.24newshd.tv/17-Sep-2026/abhishek-hits-record-t20-ton-india-sweep-t20-series-3-0) · 17 Sep 2026, 11:00 PM PKT · 87% identical wording to the newest filing
  > Opener Abhishek Sharma hit a record T20 century off 30 balls to set up a crushing 127-run win for India in the third match against Afghanistan and sweep the series 3-0 on Thursday.

## Part of a bigger story

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- [India beats Afghanistan in second T20 to clinch series](https://harzaviya.com/stories/8702-samson-fires-india-to-t20-series-win-over-afghanistan) · 16 Sep 2026 · 5 outlets · 72% related

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