Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy 2025: In the ICC T20 World Cup to be held in India and Sri Lanka next year, India will enter the tournament as a strong contender, because Team India is the defending champion. In this tournament, all eyes will be on Indian team’s young opener Abhishek Sharma. This left-handed opening batsman has created a stir in T20 International for the last 2 years with his explosive batting style. At the same time, before the World Cup, Abhishek is showing that he can help Team India win with batting as well as bowling. Abhishek did something similar in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy (SMAT 2025) match, where he first batted brilliantly and then did wonders in bowling as well.
Abhishek showed all-round game against Puducherry
The 5-match T20 series between India and South Africa will start from December 9, 2025. Before this, Abhishek Sharma is showing his magic in domestic cricket. Abhishek, who is captaining Punjab, had already won a lot of praise by scoring a century in just 32 balls in the domestic T20 tournament Mushtaq Ali Trophy. This time, Abhishek did wonders against Puducherry not only with batting but also with bowling and on the basis of his all-round performance, he made a special contribution in helping his team win by 54 runs.
Did wonders with batting and bowling against Puducherry.
Abhishek Sharma, who is captaining Punjab in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy, did wonders with his batting and bowling against Puducherry. Where he scored a total of 34 runs in just 9 balls with the help of 4 fours and 3 sixes. During this innings, all Abhishek’s runs came from the boundary, in which his strike rate was 377.77. Abhishek performed brilliantly in bowling and took 3 wickets for 23 runs in 4 overs. In which his economy was only 5.75.
Punjab got its third victory in SMAT
Punjab is currently at second position in the elite group C of Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy. Punjab has played 5 matches in the group stage of this tournament, in which it has faced defeat in two matches, while it has won three matches. Punjab got its third win of the group stage against Puducherry, where Punjab managed to win by 54 runs.

