India were supposed to take on Australia in the fifth T20I of the five-match series at the Gabba Cricket Ground in Brisbane. However, fans wew disappointed as the match was completely washed out due to rain after just 4.5 overs of play. However, in this short span of time, the opening duo of Abhishek Sharma and Shubman Gill managed to wow the audiences. In fact the Indian opening pair managed to create history as they broke a massive world record, with their unbeaten half-century partnership.
Abhishek Sharma and Shubman Gill put on 52 runs before the game was called off after 4.5 overs. The duo thus scored 188 runs in the entire series against Australia. This is now the most number of runs scored by any pair in a T20I series in Australia against Australia. They overtook South Africa's Dewald Brevis and Tristan Stubbs who scored 187 runs in 2025.
Here are the pairs with the most number of runs in a T20I series against Australia in Australia.
| Pair | Country | Runs | Year |
| Shubman Gill, Abhishek Sharma | India | 188 | 2025 |
| Dewald Brevis, Tristan Stubbs | South Africa | 187 | 2025 |
| Shikhar Dhawan, Rohit Sharma | India | 183 | 2016 |
Abhishek Sharma Creates History
Abhishek Sharma became the fastest player in the world to score 1000 T20I runs in terms of balls. The record was previously held by Tim David, who reached 1000 T20I runs in 569 balls. Abhishek took 528 balls to achieve the massive feat.
Abhishek Sharma became the highest run-getter of the series with 163 runs at a staggering strike rate of 161.39. He earned the Player of the Series award as a result. This was his third Player of the Series award in T20Is.