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Lucknow: Indian cricket team’s opening batsman Abhishek Sharma is currently at the top position in the ICC T20 batting rankings. However, his performance in recent matches has been up and down. In the first T20 against Ireland, he scored 49 runs, while in the second match he was out without opening an account. Despite this, his record-breaking innings against England still remains a topic of discussion.

On the other hand, Sanju Samson also proved his usefulness by batting aggressively in a recent important match against England.

Abhishek Sharma’s record-breaking innings against England

Abhishek Sharma had demonstrated explosive batting in the fifth and final T20 match against the England team that toured India in February 2025.

He scored 135 runs in just 54 balls, which included seven fours and 13 sixes. This is considered to be the highest individual score by a batsman from both the teams in the T20 International matches between India and England.

Thanks to this innings of Abhishek, India had scored 247 runs. In reply, England was all out for 97 runs and India won the match by a huge margin of 150 runs.

Will we get a chance this time also?

Before the upcoming match, there is also a strong discussion about what combination the team management will go with in the playing eleven. It will be clear whether Abhishek Sharma will be a part of the final eleven or not, the decision will come at the time of toss.

There are also discussions that young batsman Vaibhav Suryavanshi may get an opportunity to make his international debut. However, no official confirmation has been made by the team management in this regard.

Sanju Samson shone in the T20 World Cup 2026 semi-finals

Sanju Samson batted brilliantly against England in the semi-finals of the ICC T20 World Cup 2026.

In that match, Abhishek Sharma was out early, after which Sanju took charge and scored 89 runs in 42 balls. His innings included eight fours and seven sixes.

India had scored 253 runs in that match and won by seven runs, restricting England to 246 runs.

All eyes on the opening pair

The recent record of India’s current opening pair against England has been quite impressive. In such a situation, everyone will be watching whether the team management continues to rely on experience or makes any changes considering the recent performance.

The top order did not perform as expected in the Ireland series. In such a situation, there is curiosity among cricket lovers about the opening combination in the upcoming match.