India Beats Zimbabwe in T20 Series, Yashasvi Jaiswal Makes Record
Yashasvi Jaiswal Breaks Record on First Legal Delivery of T20 International Match
India has already won the five-match T20 series against Zimbabwe with an unassailable lead of 3-1. The last and fifth match of the series is currently being played between the two teams. Zimbabwe captain Sikandar Raza won the toss and decided to bowl first.
After losing the toss, Shubman Gill and Yashasvi Jaiswal came to open the innings. Jaiswal took the strike and captain Sikandar Raza started the bowling for Zimbabwe. Jaiswal hit a long six on the very first ball, but this ball became a no ball. After this, the first legal delivery of the match, which was a free hit. Jaiswal hit a six on that too. In this way, Yashasvi Jaiswal has become the first player to score 13 runs on the first legal delivery of a T20 International match for the team. He scored 12 runs from sixes. Apart from this, one run was added for a no ball. This is the first time that a player has been able to score 13 runs for his team on the first legal delivery in T20I matches.
Team India Wins Previous Match
In the previous match, Yashasvi Jaiswal played a strong innings and won the match for Team India on his own. He scored 93 runs and returned not out. He also received the Player of the Match award for his brilliant innings.
Yashasvi Jaiswal’s T20 International Career
Yashasvi Jaiswal made his T20 International debut for Team India in 2023. He also scored a century against Nepal in the Asian Games 2023. He has scored a total of 643 runs in 20 T20 International matches for India. He has also been a part of the Indian team that won the T20 World Cup 2024 title.
India’s Playing XI for the Fifth T20I
Shubman Gill (captain), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Abhishek Sharma, Sanju Samson (wicketkeeper), Riyan Parag, Rinku Singh, Shivam Dubey, Washington Sundar, Ravi Bishnoi, Tushar Deshpande, Mukesh Kumar.