Abhishek Sharma out twice in the same match. (Photo- PTI)
An exciting match was seen between the teams of Haryana and Punjab in Group C of Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy 2025. Punjab team is playing in this tournament under the captaincy of Abhishek Sharma. But Abhishek Sharma’s team had to face defeat in this match. Abhishek Sharma’s performance was also nothing special and he caught everyone’s attention by getting him out twice in the match by a bowler from Haryana. The excitement in the match crossed all limits and the result was a super over.
Abhishek Sharma out twice in the same match
Abhishek Sharma was a complete flop as a batsman in this match. His team had a target of 208 runs to win the match, but in response he could contribute only 6 runs in 5 balls and became the victim of Anshul Kamboj. CSK’s star bowler Anshul Kamboj clean bowled him. Anshul Kamboj was also the biggest hero of Haryana’s victory in this match. These two players also faced each other in the Super Over and this time too Anshul Kamboj won. Anshul Kamboj did not even allow Abhishek to open his account in the super over and showed him the way to the pavilion. That means Anshul Kamboj was successful in dismissing Abhishek twice in the same match.
More than 400 runs scored in the match
In this match, a lot of fours and sixes were seen from both the teams. Batting first, Haryana scored 207 runs at the loss of 9 wickets in 20 overs. During this, captain Ankit Kumar played a brilliant inning of 51 runs in just 26 balls. Which included 5 fours and 4 sixes. At the same time, Nishant Sindhu scored a quick 61 runs in 32 balls. In which 8 fours and 3 sixes were seen. On the other hand, Ashwini Kumar took maximum 3 wickets from Punjab side.
In reply to 208 runs, amazing batting was also seen from Punjab side. Anmolpreet Singh took the team closer to victory by scoring 81 runs in 37 balls. In the end, Sanveer Singh remained unbeaten after scoring 30 runs on 16 balls, but the team could not reach victory, the biggest reason for which was the bowling of Anshul Kamboj. Anshul Kamboj took 2 wickets for 26 runs in 4 overs. After this, Super Over was played, where Anshul Kamboj took 2 wickets by spending 1 run in just 3 balls. In response, Haryana won the match by hitting a four on the very first ball.