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Abhishek Sharma and India Women's Under-19 players [Source: @BCCI, @BCCIWomen/x]
Abhishek Sharma shattered multiple batting records with his breathtaking 135 against England in the Mumbai dead-rubber. Indian women’s team clinched the 2025 Under-19 Women’s T20 World Cup in a one-sided finale in Malaysia. In other news, a struggling Sanju Samson has received unequivocal support of Sanjay Manjrekar.
Capping an eventful day in the world of cricket, here we take a look at five of the biggest cricketing news that emerged out of Sunday, February 2.
Abhishek Sharma’s 37-Ball Record Ton Catalyse India’s 4-1 Win
Abhishek Sharma hammered down a 37-ball century against England in the fifth T20I of the five-match series at Mumbai’s Wankhede Stadium. The innings marked India’s second-fastest T20I ton after Rohit Sharma’s 35-ball record, and the youngster went on to tally 135 runs from just 54 deliveries to list India’s highest individual score in the format. Hauling 247-9 from 20 overs, the ‘Men in Blue’ secured an emphatic 150-run victory to clinch the five-match series 4-1.
Comeback man Mohammed Shami picked up three English wickets at an expense of just 25 runs, while ace spinner Varun Chakravarthy snared the prized scalps of Jos Buttler and Liam Livingstone. Abhishek Sharma also struck twice in his lone over with the ball as England folded up for just 97 in 10.3 overs.
India Wins Women’s U19 T20 World Cup 2025, BCCI Announces Reward
The Indian Under-19 women’s team routed South Africa by nine wickets with 52 balls to spare in a one-sided final of the 2025 Under-19 ICC Women’s T20 World Cup. After Gongadi Trisha (3-15), Vaishnavi Sharma (2-23), Aayushi Shukla (2-9), Parunika Sisodia (2-6) and Shabnam Shakil (1-7) collectively restricted South Africa to just 82 in 20 overs, Team India cruised past their target in 11.2 overs, with opener Trisha (44* off 33) top-scoring in the innings.
Later in the day, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) announced a huge cash reward of Rs. 5 crores for the victorious Indian team.
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Sachin Tendulkar-Inspired Babar Azam To Open For PAK In CT 2025
Babar Azam will likely open the innings for Pakistan in the upcoming 2025 ICC Champions Trophy. A PCB source told the PTI that the selectors have briefed Babar to try and seek inspiration from former Indian cricketer Sachin Tendulkar, who attained significant success in ODIs after being promoted up the order.
A couple of days ago, the PCB unveiled Pakistan’s squad for the tournament. The ‘Men in Green’ are slated to commence their campaign with a match against New Zealand on February 19. However, the Pakistan team will also be playing a tri-nation series at home, where Babar Azam could very well start out as an experimental opener.
PCB Appoint Female Manager For Champions Trophy 2025
The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has appointed Hina Munawar as the first-ever female manager of the Pakistan men’s cricket team. Hina, a police officer with a background in security and operations, will reportedly be streamlining operations within the team and between the players and the board during the upcoming ODI tri-series at home as well as during the 2025 ICC Champions Trophy later this month.
Manjrekar Backs Struggling Sanju Samson
Indian opening batter Sanju Samson, who accrued just 51 runs during the recently-concluded five-match T20I series against England, has received unequivocal support of prominent commentator Sanjay Manjrekar. While speaking on ESPNCricinfo, Manjrekar praised the match-winning credentials of Samson, and claimed that the blistering wicketkeeper-batter should be given a longer rope in the Indian team even if he is struggling to score runs.
It is worth noting that Samson played a key role in India’s emphatic 3-1 T20I series victory over South Africa a couple of months ago away from home.
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