Abhishek Sharma Creates T20I History: First-Ball Six Record Against New Zealand

Abhishek Sharma is now the record holder in the India vs New Zealand T20I series, having become the first batsman to score a six from the first ball faced by him in a T20I inning seven times. This was done by the India opening batsman on October 22 in Christchurch.

Abhishek Sharma’s Record-Breaking First-Ball Six

This historic first-ball six was scored by Abhishek while chasing New Zealand’s score of 225 runs in the first T20I match played at Hagley Oval. It was his first delivery against Matt Henry, which Abhishek dispatched over the boundary for six from the last ball of the first over.

Record-Breaking First-Ball Six Details

• Match: India vs New Zealand, 1st T20I, Christchurch
• Bowler: Matt Henry
• Milestone: Seven sixes off the first ball faced in T20I innings
• Innings: 29 runs off 12 balls, at a strike rate of 241.67

Abhishek overtook the six times record held by Afghanistan’s Shafiqullah Shinwari. Next is India’s Suryakumar Yadav with five, while Paul Stirling, Colin Munro and Mohammad Naveed have achieved the mark four times each, reports The Times of India.

India Beat New Zealand After Record Chase

Despite the quick hitter falling to 29, Abhishek’s aggressive batting played its part as he made 93 runs for the opening partnership with Sanju Samson, who made 67 off 33 deliveries.

Ultimately, India managed to get to 230/6 in 19.4 overs, making the highest successful run hunt in the history of T20Is to defeat New Zealand by four wickets. An unbeaten 42 from 15 balls by Naman Dhir was very helpful in the latter half of the game.

Read more about Abhishek Sharma’s T20I world record in News18 report and get updated on other cricket news on DemocraX Sports platform. Earlier we wrote a report on the comeback of Bhuvneshwar Kumar in India’s T20I team.

To Abhishek, the innings is about a style that focuses on getting batsmen to bowl from the very first ball itself. To India, he provided just a piece of a wonderful team win.

Updated on October 23, 2026. Match data are collected from scorecards and cricket reports.

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