Abhishek Sharma in action. (CREIMAS)

Abhishek Sharma continued his record-breaking spree, smashing a 35-ball hundred in India’s third T20I against New Zealand in Wellington on Tuesday.

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Opening 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.…