Mayank Yadav has done it again. the pacer struck with the 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 147 km/hr, Mayank delivered a sharp, short-length ball that skimmed off the surface and clumsily crawled. Bennett, caught on the back foot as he attempted to defend, could only flick the ball towards first slip, where Vaibhav Sooryavanshi showed brilliant reflexes to complete a sharp chest catch to his left. Mayank immediately jumped into the air and celebrated with a trademark roar after claiming another first-ball wicket.
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With the dismissal, Mayank Yadav equalized Bhuvneshwar KumarThe Indian record of taking a wicket with the first ball of a T20I innings three times. He also moved ahead of Hardik Pandya, who achieved the feat twice.Indian bowlers with wickets from 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 innings
Mayank had earlier 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 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 from the opening ball to continue his comeback dream.
India vs Zimbabwe playing XI for 3rd T20I at Harare
Zimbabwe (match 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 (match 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