Harare, Jul 23 (PTI) India’s pace attack, led by Mayank Yadav, dismantled Zimbabwe’s top order as the hosts were restricted to 125 for 7 in the first T20 International of the three-match series here on Thursday.
Mayank (2/18) made an instant impact, dismissing opener Brian Bennett for a duck before removing No. 3 batter Dion Myers for six. In between, Prince Yadav (2/19) accounted for the other opener Ben Curran as Zimbabwe slumped to 20 for 3, before India reduced them further to 32 for 4 with the wicket of captain Sikandar Raza.
Zimbabwe never recovered from the early blows and failed to post a challenging total against an Indian side looking to bounce back after losing T20I series to Ireland and England.
Earlier, teenage sensation Vaibhav Sooryavanshi
was named in India’s playing XI, while pacer Ashok Sharma made his international debut.
India also named concussion substitutes for specific roles ahead of the match for the first time, with Suryansh Shedge (batter/all-rounder), Prabhsimran Singh (wicketkeeper), Harsh Dubey (spinner) and Yash Thakur (pace bowler) included in the list.
Brief Scores: Zimbabwe 125 for 7 in 20 overs (Ryan Burl 26, Wessly Madhevere 39, Tadiwanashe Marumani 27 not out; Mayank Yadav 2/18, Prince Yadav 2/19). PTI AM AM APS APS
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