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Abhishek Sharma Blitz, India U19 Win And BCCI President – September 21 Cricket Highlights

Aakash Saini

Abhishek Sharma and Mithun Manhas [Source: @BCCI, @mufaddal_vohra/x]Abhishek Sharma and Mithun Manhas [Source: @BCCI, @mufaddal_vohra/x]

Abhishek Sharma blew away Pakistan to headline India’s win in the Super Four stage of the 2025 Asia Cup. Team India squad for the Test series against West Indies will be announced later this week, as confirmed by BCCI secretary. In other news, India Under-19 doused their Australian counterparts in Brisbane to take a 1-0 lead in the youth ODI series.

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, September 21.

Abhishek Sharma, Shubman Gill Blow Away Pakistan In Super 4

Team India blanked arch-rivals Pakistan by six wickets and seven balls to spare in their high-octane Super Four clash of the 2025 Men’s T20 Asia Cup. Pakistan opener Sahibzada Farhan cracked 58 off 45 balls to elevate the ‘Men in Green’ to a competitive 171-5 in 20 overs. For India, Shivam Dube picked up two crucial wickets, including that of Sahibzada. Chasing 172, Indian openers Abhishek Sharma and Shubman Gill made lightwork of Pakistan total by racing to a 105-run partnership in less than 10 overs. Abhishek headlined India’s comprehensive win with an attacking 74-run knock in just 39 balls.

Trivedi, Kundu And Henil Patel Take India U19 1-0 Up

India Under-19 outclassed their Australian counterparts by seven wickets and with nearly 20 overs to spare in the first youth ODI to take a 1-0 lead in the three-match series in Brisbane. Bowling first, Kishan Kumar and Kanishk Chouhan picked up two wickets each while Henil Patel dashed Australia U19’s batting line-up with a scintillating three-fer to limit the hosts to just 225-9 despite John James’ fighting 77*. In response, teenage prodigy Vaibhav Suryavanshi blasted 38 off 22 balls and Vedant Trivedi and Abhigyan Kundu charted unbeaten half-centuries to take India Under-19 past the finishing line with relative ease.

Jordan Cox, Adil Rashid Crash Irish Party In Series-Decider

England walloped Ireland by six wickets and 17 balls to spare in the third T20I to clinch the three-match series 2-0. Jordan Cox headlined England’s run-chase of 155 runs with a sublime 55-run knock from just 35 balls with four fours and four huge sixes in Dublin. Tom Banton also scored an unbeaten 37* off just 26 to seal the deal for the visitors.

Earlier in the game, Liam Dawson and Jamie Overton picked up two wickets each while ace spinner Adil Rashid unfurled the spell of the game with impressive figures of 3-29 to restrict Ireland to 154-8 in 20 overs.

Mithun Manhas Set To Become Next BCCI President

Former Delhi cricketer Mithun Manhas is set to become the next president of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI). The 45-year-old has reportedly emerged as the top candidate to take over the role, after it was left vacant following the resignation of India’s World Cup winning player Roger Binny citing BCCI’s age criteria. Mithun Manhas, a veteran of 157 first-class matches, pipped Harbhajan Singh in the presidential race. During his playing days, the former all-rounder represented the Delhi Capitals and CSK franchises.

India Squad For WI Series To Be Announced Soon

The Indian squad for the upcoming two-match Test series against West Indies will be announced either on September 23 or September 24, i.e., amid the ongoing 2025 Men’s T20 Asia Cup in the UAE, as confirmed by BCCI secretary Devajit Saikia. After facing England in a five-match series, Shubman Gill and co. will continue their WTC 2025-27 campaign against the visiting West Indies team between October 2 and October 14 next month. The two matches will be hosted by Ahmedabad and New Delhi respectively.