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Ind Vs Nz Live: 82 Runs and Counting! Abhishek Sharma Punishes Duffy to Nearing All-Time Record

The carnage shows no signs of stopping! Jacob Duffy returned for his second over only to be met by a ruthless Abhishek Sharma. The young left-hander is playing the innings of his life, greeting the bowler with a 4 and a 6 on consecutive deliveries.

ЁЯУК Record Alert: The Powerplay Peak

India is now at 82/0 in just 5.2 overs. They are just 3 runs away from breaking the highest-ever Powerplay score in this tournament (84/0 set by New Zealand in the semi-finals). This is officially the most dominant start in T20 World Cup Final history!

ЁЯЗоЁЯЗ│ India: 82/0 (5.2 Overs) CRR: 15.38
Abhishek Sharma: 41 (14b) | 4s: 4 | 6s: 3 Sanju Samson: 33 (17b) | 4s: 3 | 6s: 3

Four balls left in the Powerplay. If India can find two more boundaries, they might even threaten the all-time T20 World Cup Powerplay record of 92/1!

Update: 2026-03-08 14:01 GMT

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