Abhishek Sharma and Prabhsimran Singh Shine with 644 Runs in 3 Matches, Eye India vs England Squad Spot

Abhishek Sharma and Prabhsimran Singh are two rising star cricketers from India who've been performing well in domestic cricket. In just three matches, they conjoined it by scoring a whopping 644 runs together. Their amazing performance is showing everyone they're ready to play. People are now speaking a lot about whether these men will graduate to play for India in the upcoming major series against England, all because they're playing so well consistently.

Impressive Performances in Domestic Cricket

Abhishek Sharma is really proficient at going up to hit first and has been playing amazing lately. Abhishek Sharma's great at building from the ground up a large score, slowly or quickly, speeding things if that's what's needed, which is vitally important for playing cricket around the world. In his latest games, he's been hitting the ball smoothly, showing he's sharp and informed about the game, and dealing with tough moments like a pro.

Prabhsimran Singh, the wicketkeeper-batter, has been amazing because he can change his approach to fit different conditions and fight off all kinds of bowlers. Singh's been extremely steady, always achieving up large scores and keeping his team in the lead. With how good he's been with the bat, he's proving he should join the Indian team.

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Abhishek Sharma & Prabhsimran Singh: Opening for Punjab in Vijay Hazare Trophy 2024-25

Building a Case for the India vs England Series

Abhishek and Prabhsimran have really stepped up and proved they have the skills needed when it gets very challenging, which is vitally important for facing a tough team such as England. With the India vs England series just around the corner and expected to be really close and tough, scouts are definitely going to pick players who are on top of their approach.

Abhishek Sharma and Prabhsimran Singh have impressed with outstanding performances in the Vijay Hazare Trophy 2024-25. Their consistent form has sparked discussions about their potential inclusion in India’s squad for the upcoming series against England.Abhishek Sharma and Prabhsimran Singh have impressed with outstanding performances in the Vijay Hazare Trophy 2024-25. Their consistent form has sparked discussions about their potential inclusion in India’s squad for the upcoming series against England.India is trying to create a good all-around team, so players who are good in all types of the game are really wanted. Because Abhishek can strike the ball with great force in white-ball cricket and he's also played a lot of domestic traditional games, he makes the batting group stronger. At the same time, having Prabhsimran, who can use the bat to hit the ball and also keep wickets, lets the team try different and new options more and have more game plans.

Abhishek Sharma & Prabhsimran Singh: Stats in Vijay Hazare Trophy 2024-25

In the Vijay Hazare Trophy 2024-25, Punjab openers Abhishek Sharma and Prabhsimran Singh slammed centuries against Saurashtra, where they set up the joint second-highest opening partnership in the tournament history.

The IPL 2025 retained players, SunRisers Hyderabad’s Abhishek Sharma and Punjab Kings’ uncapped Prabhsimran Singh, blasted against the Saurashtra bowlers. While the Punjab skipper Sharma scored a 60-ball century, Prabhsimran scored an 81-ball century.

After Saurashtra captain Jaydev Unadkat chose to field first, Punjab recorded their first 400+ total in List A history. At the end of the 50 overs, Punjab scored 424/5.

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Abhishek Sharma slammed 86-ball 150 runs; and recorded Punjab's highest score

The 24-year-old opener and skipper Abhishek Sharma completed his half-century in 24 balls and then completed his fourth List A century in 60 balls. Then, he completed his 150 runs in 86 balls. While his previous List A highest score was 169 not out, which was also the List A record by a Punjab batter, Sharma set a new record in Punjab’s List A cricket history after scoring 170 runs off 96 balls with 22 fours and eight sixes. 

Prabhsimran Singh scored 81-ball century

Meanwhile, Sharma’s opening partner Prabhsimran Singh took 52 balls to complete his 50 runs, but then the 24-year-old’s powerful batting helped him to complete his fourth List A century in 81 balls. He was out after scoring 125 runs off 95 balls with 11 fours and eight sixes. 

298-run opening partnership

Sharma and Singh set up a 298-run partnership for the first wicket. It was the highest List A partnership for Punjab for any wicket, as their previous record was a 258-run partnership for the second wicket between Uday Kaul and Dinesh Mongia (against Jammu & Kashmir in 2006).

On the other hand, the 298-run opening partnership was the joint second-highest partnership in the Vijay Hazare Trophy. In 2022, the Bengal openers Sudip Kumar Gharami and captain Abhimanyu Easwaran set up a 298-run first-wicket partnership against Services. Both of those partnerships are in joint third place in the list of highest partnerships for any wicket in the tournament history. 

The record partnership for any wicket in the Vijay Hazare Trophy is the List A record partnership of 416 runs for the first wicket between the Tamil Nadu openers Sai Sudharsan and Narayan Jagadeesan against Arunachal Pradesh in 2022.

Coming back to the Punjab vs Saurashtra match, wicketkeeper-batter Anmol Malhotra and Sanvir Singh later built an 89-run partnership for the unbroken sixth wicket to guide the total 400+ runs.  While Malhotra scored 48 not out off 45 balls (six fours), Sanvir scored 40 not out off 29 balls (four fours and one six). 

In match 59 of the IPL 2023, Punjab Kings made a respectable comeback with the bat after suffering two defeats in a row thanks to a century from Prabhsimran Singh

Subsequent to being approached to bat first by Delhi Capitals, Shikhar Dhawan’s group haggled with a precarious Arun Jaitley Arena surface solidly to the point of putting 167 sudden spikes in demand for the scoreboard.

Dhawan became Ishant Sharma’s first victim of the night in only the second delivery of the second over, so the start did not go according to plan. In his second over, the veteran pacer destroyed the stumps of Liam Livingstone, as Punjab’s score read 38/2 after five overs.

Least to say, twitter fans were super excited! Here’s some of the supportive comments!