Mayank Yadav has done it again. the pacer struck with the very first ball of Zimbabwe’s innings, dismissing Brian Bennett for a golden duck in the 3rd T20I, repeating the feat he produced in the series opener.Bowling at 147kph, Mayank delivered a sharp short-of-a-length ball that nipped away off the surface and climbed awkwardly. Bennett, caught on the back foot while attempting to defend, could only edge the ball towards first slip, where Vaibhav Sooryavanshi showed brilliant reflexes to complete a sharp chest-high catch to his left. Mayank immediately leapt into the air and celebrated with a trademark roar after claiming yet another first-ball wicket.
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With the dismissal, Mayank Yadav equalled Bhuvneshwar Kumar‘s Indian record of taking a wicket with the first ball of a T20I innings three times. He also moved ahead of Hardik Pandya, who has achieved the feat twice.India bowlers with wickets off the first ball of a T20I innings
- Bhuvneshwar Kumar – 3 times
- Mayank Yadav – 3 times
- Hardik Pandya – 2 times
- Arshdeep Singh – 2 times
- Ravichandran Ashwin – 1 time
Mayank had first reached the milestone in the opening T20I on July 23, when he marked his return from a two-year injury layoff by dismissing Brian Bennett with the very first delivery of the match. He went on to finish with impressive figures of 2/18. Three days later, he produced an identical start, once again removing Bennett off the opening ball to continue his dream comeback.
India vs Zimbabwe playing XIs for 3rd T20I at Harare
Zimbabwe (Playing XI): Brian Bennett, Ben Curran, Dion Myers, Sikandar Raza(c), Ryan Burl, Wessly Madhevere, Tadiwanashe Marumani(w), Brad Evans, Newman Nyamhuri, Wellington Masakadza, Blessing MuzarabaniIndia (Playing XI): Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, Abhishek Sharma, Ishan Kishan(w), Shreyas Iyer(c), Tilak Varma, Rinku Singh, Suryansh Shedge, Ravi Bishnoi, Yash Thakur, Mayank Yadav, Ashok Sharma
