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Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy 2025: The Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy match was played between Punjab and Baroda today i.e. on December 2, 2025 at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Hyderabad. In this match, Punjab captain Abhishek Sharma won the toss and decided to bat first. Captain Abhishek, who came on the field to open, scored a half-century in just 18 balls. His bat again spoke fiercely and even defeated Team India’s star all-rounder Hardik Pandya, playing for Baroda.
Hardik bowled 4 balls to Abhishek (including a wide) on which Punjab captain Sharma hit a four and a six and scored a total of 12 runs (including one wide). Batting in a explosive style, Abhishek Sharma scored 50 runs in just 19 balls with the help of 5 fours and 4 sixes. His strike rate was 263.16.
Hardik, who is returning after injury, failed
Indian team’s star all-rounder Hardik Pandya was injured in the Asia Cup, after which, Hardik is now returning to the cricket field in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy. Pandya flopped badly against Punjab. He gave 52 runs in 4 overs bowling with an economy of 13 and managed to take only one wicket.
Abhishek had scored a stormy century against Bengal
Punjab captain Abhishek Sharma had scored a century in just 32 balls against Bengal in the last match of Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy and he had played an explosive inning of 148 runs in just 52 balls. Abhishek had hit 16 sixes and 8 fours in this innings.
T20 series starts from 9th December
The 5-match T20 series between India and South Africa is starting from December 9, 2025. Team India’s explosive opening batsman Abhishek Sharma is in excellent form at the moment and if Abhishek’s bat continues to perform like this in the T20 series against South Africa, then alarm bells will ring for the visiting team.