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.

Shreyas Iyer Fitness Update: ICC announced the schedule of T20 World Cup 2026 in Mumbai on Tuesday i.e. November 25, 2025. During this time, a good news also came out for Indian cricket. Indian ODI team vice-captain Shreyas Iyer has started training after the operation. Shreyas was seriously injured during the third ODI match against Australia in Sydney on 25 October. Now Iyer has shared his health update on social media, in which he is seen riding an exercise bike. Now it remains to be seen whether Shreyas will be available for selection in Team India by the ICC T20 World Cup 2026, which is going to start in February next year.

How did Shreyas Iyer get injured?

Shreyas Iyer was injured in the Sydney ODI against Australia, when he was trying to catch the ball of Harshit Rana. Iyer had a serious problem of spleen laceration due to his fall from the left side. Due to this, Iyer had to be admitted in the ICU and there was also a complaint of internal bleeding in his body, which could have been fatal. He was operated on in Australia itself, after which his condition became stable. Shreyas Iyer returned to India after being discharged from the hospital in the beginning of November.

Iyer has been advised to take rest for two months

Medical experts have advised Shreyas to take rest for at least two months and stay away from cricket. Doctors say that if spleen injuries are not taken seriously, their hidden dangers can increase, because this organ plays an important role in filtering blood in the body and supporting immunity function. Recently there were reports that due to this injury, Iyer may be out of the race for selection for the T20 World Cup 2026. He will also be out of IPL 2026, but now after this photo, there are speculations that he will soon become fit and return to the field.