The England Cricket Team has decided for a blistering innings as India smashed 247 runs in their innings with an impressive innings from Abhishek Sharma who smashed 135 runs at Mumbai.
Phil Salt and Ben Duckett opened for the side in the final T20I of the England tour of India 2025 and handed a flying start as Salt scored 17 runs in the first over. However, Shami dismissed Ben Duckett on a golden ball duck in the first ball of the third over.
Jos Buttler and Phil Salt will be looking to build a partnership as they look forward to avoiding a humiliating defeat.
Well, it’s going to take some chasing 😅
India post 247/9 from their 20 overs.
Congratulations to Abhishek Sharma whose score of 135 is the highest for India in men’s IT20s. pic.twitter.com/jxW4TMmCJB
— England Cricket (@englandcricket) February 2, 2025
Earlier India scored a total of 247 runs after the visitors decided to bowl first. Samson and Abhishek Sharma opened for the hosts where the former was dismissed by Mark Wood.
Then the fireworks of Abhishek Sharma begun as he smashed a 17 ball fifty. Along with Tilak Varma he made a 115-run partnership which helped the side to propel their score.
With Tilak Varma sent out for 24 runs, Abhishek went on to score 135 runs in 54 deliveries making him the higest individual scorer for India in T20Is.
Meanwhile Shivam Dube and Axar Patel are the other scorers for India helping the side to post a mammoth total against England.
Brydon Carse picked three wickets while Mark Wood had two scalps. However, Jofra Archer, Jamie Overton and Adil Rashid had one wicket each.
Earlier India secured 3-1 win in the ongoing five match T20I series and will be aiming to continue winning momentum in the format.
