Abhishek Sharma hits 113 off 38 balls as India win third T20I and seal series in Wellington
Abhishek Sharma scored 113 off 38 balls as India beat New Zealand by six wickets in Wellington, winning the five-match T20I series 3-0 with two games left. Former India all-rounder Yuvraj Singh, Sharma's mentor, joked about the innings on X.
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The story, neutrally told
Centre · 1India beat New Zealand by six wickets in the third T20I in Wellington on Tuesday, taking an unassailable lead in the five-match series with two games to spare. CNAN “India demolished New Zealand by six wickets in the third T20I in Wellington on Tuesday to seal the five-match series with tw” Read at CNA ↗ Centre · 2Opener Abhishek Sharma scored 113 off 38 balls, which included 11 sixes and nine fours, and India chased down 199 in 13.2 overs. Gulf NewsN “Sharma smashed 113 runs off 38 balls, including 11 sixes and nine fours” Read at Gulf News ↗ CNAN “helping India chase down 199 for victory in 13.2 overs” Read at CNA ↗ Centre · 2CNA describes the hundred as a 35-ball century, and says it fell short of his 30-ball century against Afghanistan in Delhi last month, described as the fastest by a batter from a full-member nation. Gulf News says his fifty came in 15 balls. CNAN “Abhishek Sharma clobbered a 35-ball century”“his record, 30-ball ton against Afghanistan in Delhi last month” Read at CNA ↗ Gulf NewsN “Sharma recorded his half-century in just 15 balls at Wellington.” Read at Gulf News ↗
Centre · 2He shared an opening stand of 133 with 15-year-old Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, who was caught at long-on for 45 off 19 balls while trying to hit Matthew Fisher over his head. CNAN “The opening pair put on 133 before the promoted Sooryavanshi was caught at long-on for 45” Read at CNA ↗ Gulf NewsN “Teenage opener Vaibhav Sooryavanshi also contributed with an explosive 45 off 19 deliveries.” Read at Gulf News ↗ Centre · 2The pair scored 118 in the powerplay, which CNA says beat the previous mark of 116 set by Romania against Serbia in 2021. Gulf News reports that India reached 100 in five overs, a record for the fastest team hundred in men's T20 internationals, with Romania holding the earlier mark of five overs and two balls. CNAN “a record 118 runs in the powerplay, beating the previous mark (116) set by Romania against Serbia in 2021” Read at CNA ↗ Gulf NewsN “setting a record for the fastest team hundred in men's T20 internationals” Read at Gulf News ↗ Centre · 1New Zealand captain Mitchell Santner dropped Sharma at extra cover on 92, losing the flight of the ball in the swirling wind. Sharma reached his hundred by hitting Kyle Jamieson to the fine leg fence, marked it with Erling Haaland's meditation celebration, and was later caught by Glenn Phillips off Jamieson near deep midwicket. CNAN “Mitchell Santner dropped Abhishek at extra cover on 92”“Glenn Phillips holding the catch near deep midwicket” Read at CNA ↗
Centre · 1New Zealand, sent in to bat for a third successive match, made 198, with number three Daryl Mitchell unbeaten on 89. CNAN “New Zealand made a respectable 198, with number three Daryl Mitchell scoring an unbeaten 89.” Read at CNA ↗ Centre · 1Man of the match Sharma said the plan was to "get the momentum for the team and keep going", while Santner said it was "pretty tough to stop those guys when they're going". The fourth match is in Auckland on Friday. CNAN “"That was the plan for us. Just get the momentum for the team and keep going," said man-of-the-match Abhishek.”“ahead of the fourth match in Auckland on Friday” Read at CNA ↗ Centre · 1Former India all-rounder Yuvraj Singh, who has mentored Sharma, joked on X that Sharma still could not get a fifty off 12 balls, a reference to his own 12-ball fifty against England at the 2007 T20 World Cup, which Gulf News says remains India's fastest T20I fifty. Gulf NewsN “"You still can’t get 50 of 12 can you Abhishek Sharma! Looks like two left handers batting in their backyard!" he wrote.”“setting a record for India’s fastest T20I fifty that still stands” Read at Gulf News ↗
Centre · 1After the century Yuvraj praised the innings, Sooryavanshi, and Sanju Samson for batting at number three to let the teenager open. Gulf NewsN “Hats off to Samson, playing at no. 3 as a complete team man!” Read at Gulf News ↗
Every sentence links to the reporting it rests on. The pill in front of each says where its sources sit: Left, Centre or Right when one side supplies at least half of them, Mixed when they are evenly split. The number is how many outlets it cites.
Left1 outlet
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Centre2 outlets
- Framing
- Both centre outlets cover the match through Sharma's innings: CNA as a match report on the series win, Gulf News through Yuvraj Singh's social media banter.
- Emphasis
- CNA stresses records, the dropped catch and New Zealand's response; Gulf News stresses the mentor relationship and Yuvraj's praise.
- Leaves out or plays down
- Gulf News does not give the match result or margin, or New Zealand's score. CNA does not mention Yuvraj's reaction.
- Charged language
- “clobbered”“demolished”“flattens”
Right0 outlets
No right outlet in our sources has covered this story yet.
What every side reports
- India won the third T20I in Wellington on Tuesday
- Abhishek Sharma scored 113 off 38 balls
- 15-year-old Vaibhav Sooryavanshi scored 45 in the opening stand
- Kyle Jamieson dismissed Sharma
- Romania held the earlier record that India's start broke
Where accounts differ
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How fast Sharma reached his century
- Centre
- CNA calls it a 35-ball century; Gulf News gives only 113 off 38 balls and a 15-ball fifty, and quotes Yuvraj joking about 100 off 30 or 34 balls.
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Which record India's start broke
- Centre
- CNA reports a record 118 runs in the powerplay (previous 116, Romania); Gulf News reports the fastest team hundred in men's T20Is, reached in five overs.
Abhishek Sharma person
Sharma, named man of the match, says the aim was to build momentum for the team.
“"That was the plan for us. Just get the momentum for the team and keep going," said man-of-the-match Abhishek.” — CNA
Yuvraj Singh person
Yuvraj teased his protégé about his own 12-ball fifty record, then praised the century and the team.
“"And I can’t make 100 of 30 or 34 balls. Well played sir," Yuvraj wrote.” — Gulf News
Vaibhav Sooryavanshi person
Sooryavanshi, 15, scored 45 off 19 balls in the record opening partnership, which Yuvraj called a "devastating combination".
“Good stuff on the other end by Vaibhav Sooryavanshi! Devastating combination!” — Gulf News
Middle East2 outlets
Gulf News frames the match through Yuvraj Singh's reaction.
“Yuvraj’s playful challenge adds another chapter to the relationship between the mentor and his high-scoring protégé.” — Gulf News
Gulf News, Al Jazeera
East and Southeast Asia1 outlet
CNA runs a match report on the series win and the records set.
“It was a record-breaking night for the visitors anyway” — CNA
CNA
Left1 article
Centre2 articles
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Yuvraj Singh trolls Abhishek Sharma as Indian batter smashes 11 sixes against New Zealand
Celebratory Uses Yuvraj Singh's playful posts to celebrate Sharma's innings and the mentor bond.
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CNAN ·
Abhishek ton flattens New Zealand as India seal T20 series
Celebratory Match report that stresses records and India's dominance in the powerplay.
Right0 articles
No coverage yet.
- 27 Oct 10:10 First Gulf NewsN Yuvraj Singh trolls Abhishek Sharma as Indian batter smashes 11 sixes against New Zealand
- 27 Oct 10:41 +31m CNAN Abhishek ton flattens New Zealand as India seal T20 series
- 27 Oct 11:02 +53m Al JazeeraLC Abhishek Sharma hits ton as India beat New Zealand by 6 wickets in 3rd T20
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