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As soon as he became the captain, the 21-year-old batsman burst out, hit a hat-trick of sixes, and scored so many runs
In the 14th match of The Hundred 2025 tournament, a 21-year-old player played a stormy innings. This player also hit a hat-trick of sixes, but he could not make his team win. This player has recently been made the youngest captain of England.
The 14th match of The Hundred 2025 tournament was played between the teams of Northern Superchargers and Birmingham Phoenix. In this match, the team of Birmingham Phoenix had to face defeat by 36 runs. But 21-year-old young player Jacob Bethell managed to win everyone's heart with his stormy innings. Jacob Bethell has recently been made the captain of England's T20 team for the Ireland tour. This was his first innings after this announcement.
Jacob Bethel played a stormy innings
England cricket team's rising star and youngest captain Jacob Bethell, playing for Birmingham Phoenix, played a stormy innings of 48 runs in 23 balls against Northern Superchargers, which included a hat-trick of three consecutive sixes. In his innings, he hit a total of 5 fours and 3 sixes and scored runs at a strike rate of 208.69. With this innings, he also justified his selection as captain in the upcoming T20 series against Ireland.
could not make the team win
In this match played at Headingley, Birmingham Phoenix had to chase a huge target of 194 runs. Phoenix's position became weak after the early dismissals of openers Will Smeed (1), Ben Duckett (11) and Joe Clarke. In such a situation, Jacob Bethell, batting at number 5, shared an 80-run partnership with captain Liam Livingstone. Bethell excited the fans present in the stadium by hitting three consecutive sixes on the 41st, 42nd and 43rd balls against New Zealand spinner Mitchell Santner.
However, despite Bethell's explosive innings, Birmingham Phoenix were bowled out for 157 and lost the match by 36 runs. Bethell was dismissed on the 62nd ball, after which Phoenix's innings found it difficult to gain momentum. Nevertheless, his innings caught the attention of cricket fans, especially because he is soon going to captain England's T20 team on the Ireland tour. This series is also part of the preparations for the T20 World Cup to be held in India and Sri Lanka next year.
