Abhishek Sharma continued his record-breaking spree, smashing a 35-ball hundred in India’s third T20I against New Zealand in Wellington on Tuesday.FOLLOW: IND vs NZ LIVEOpening the batting in a 199-run chase, the dashing southpaw went on a tear from the outset, storming his way through to his second T20I century this calendar year. Pairing up top with Vaibhav Sooryavanshi this time, the left-handed duo pulverised the Kiwis through the Powerplay, racking up multiple records along the way.India amassed 118 in the first six overs, the opening over alone yielding 26 runs – both records among Full-Member nations in the format. After a lowly start to the series with two sub-30 scores, Abhishek regained his hitting zones in remarkable fashion as he built towards his fourth T20I century. He walloped nine fours and 11 sixes in all before falling on 113 off 38 balls in the 10th over. The contest had lost all meaning by then, with India storming to 178 for two at the half-way mark, left with a 21-run deficit from sealing the series.Abhishek goes past KohliThe hundred was Abhishek’s 11th ton in all T20s, surpassing Virat Kohli for the most centuries in the format.The ton was also his fourth in only 70 T20Is, the joint second-most in the format, only behind Rohit Sharma and Glenn Maxwell, who have had five such scores.Abhishek recorded his maiden T20I hundred for India in July 2024 in Harare. He followed it up with a 37-ball century against England in January 2025. In September this year, Abhishek annihilated the record books with a 30-ball century against Afghanistan in Delhi, making it the fastest-ever century in the format by a batter from a Full-Member nation.Most T20 hundreds among Indians11 – Abhishek Sharma (216 innings)10 – Virat Kohli (413 innings)8 = KL Rahul (240), Sanju Samson (344), Rohit Sharma (459)7 – Shubman Gill (189).Stay updated with the latest sports news across Cricket, Football, Chess, and more. Catch all the action with real-time live cricket score updates and in-depth coverage of ongoing matches.Tags:Abhishek Sharmaindia vs new zealand