Rishi Sunak, a man well versed in seismic defeats, was present to watch another. The former prime minister was among the spectators in Mumbai as India’s Abhishek Sharma struck a ridiculous 54-ball 135 to set up a 150‑run win against England in the fifth and final Twenty20 international.
Sharma’s hands flew on the way to 13 sixes, his final return the highest score by an India batter in T20 internationals. Forget the English, none of his teammates could match him either; Shivam Dube’s 13-ball 30 was the next best contribution as India put together a total of 247 for nine.
