India tour of Zimbabwe: Abhishek Sharma century helps visitors level T20I series

Abhishek Sharma, playing only his second international match, smashed a 47-ball 100 as India beat Zimbabwe by 100 runs in the second T20I to level the series in Harare on Sunday.

Opting to bat first after winning the toss, India lost captain Shubman Gill cheaply in the second over. However, Ruturaj Gaikwad joined hands with Sharma in the middle to stitch a 137-run second wicket stand to change the course of the match.

Sharma and Gaikwad took their time to settle in as the Zimbabwe bowlers kept things tight to concede only 36 runs in the batting powerplay.

However, the left-handed Sharma soon pressed the accelerator. The 23-year batter let loose in the 11th over bowled by Dion Myers, hitting the medium pacer for three boundaries and two sixes to pocket 28 runs from the over.

Sharma also brought up his half-century in the over off just 33 deliveries. He then went after Zimbabwe skipper Sikandar Raza in the 13th over before bringing up his century with three consecutive sixes off Wellington Masakadza in the next over off just 46 deliveries.

Sharma was stumped off Masakadza with the very next ball after bringing up his first-ever international ton.

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