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A week after winning the T-20 World Cup, India had to face defeat from Zimbabwe. Team India was defeated by Zimbabwe by 13 runs in the first match of the 5-match T-20 series.
The Indian team could not chase the target of 116 runs in Harare. On Saturday, India won the toss and chose fielding. Zimbabwe scored 115 runs losing 9 wickets in 20 overs. In reply, Team India was all out after scoring 102 runs in 19.5 overs. Many moments were seen in this match. In this match, 3 players made their debut from India. Riyan Parag’s father gave him his debut cap. Brian Bennett was bowled strangely. Dhruv Jurel did wicketkeeping like Dhoni.
8 moments of IND Vs ZIM match…
1. Parag’s father gave debut cap
Riyan Parag with his father Parag Das and mother Mithua Barua.
3 players are debuting for India against Zimbabwe. These include opener Abhishek Sharma, middle order batsman Ryan Parag and wicketkeeper Dhruv Jurel. Riyan Parag’s father Parag Das gave the debut cap to his son, who himself has played first-class cricket for Assam.
2. Mukesh Kumar was wicket on the first ball, Kaiya was bowled.
Innocent Kaiya was dismissed by Mukesh Kumar for 0 runs.
Mukesh Kumar took the first wicket of Zimbabwe. He bowled Innocent Kaiya on the first ball of his first over. Mukesh bowled the ball in the line of the fifth stump, after falling the ball came inwards. When Innocent went to drive, his bat hit the inside edge and he was bowled.
3. Avesh dropped Bennett’s catch
Avesh Khan dropped the catch of Brian Bennett at deep point.
Brian Bennett missed the catch of Avesh Khan in the 5th over. Khalil Ahmed bowled the second ball of the over on good length, which Bennett played across and with the top edge the ball went to Avesh Khan standing at deep backward point, but Avesh could not catch it. Khalil hit 4 fours in this over.
4. Brian Bennett bowled strangely
Brian Bennett was out after scoring 23 runs on 15 balls. (Credit-X)
Ravi Bishnoi bowled Brian Bennett in the last over of the powerplay. Bishnoi bowled a googly on the very first ball at good length. Bennett missed it completely and the ball hit the stumps. However, the umpire was confused on this wicket. He thought that the bails had fallen from the wicketkeeper’s hand. So he asked for help from the third umpire.
Replays showed that the gillie had fallen after touching the ball. But the third umpire also made a mistake, he showed not out instead of out on the TV screen. However, he corrected his mistake and wrote out on the screen. Bennett was out after scoring 23 runs on 15 balls.
5. Dhruv Jurel did wicketkeeping like Dhoni
Dhruv Jurel raised his legs like Dhoni to stop the ball.
Washington Sundar was bowling in the 15th over of Zimbabwe’s innings. Dion Myers, who was on strike, cut the shot of good length ball towards deep point. At one time it seemed that Dion Myers would miss the ball, due to which wicketkeeper Dhruv Jurel raised one of his legs in the air. Dhoni used to do something similar earlier.
6. Two wickets in Avesh’s over, Dion Myers and Jonathan Campbell went to the same crease together
Dion Myers and Jonathan Campbell came together to the same crease.
Avesh Khan was run out very easily.
Two wickets came in Avesh Khan’s over. He got captain Sikandar Raza caught by Ravi Bishnoi on the 5th ball of the 12th over. After that Jonathan Campbell was run out on zero. Here Avesh bowled a back of length ball which was pushed by Jonathan Campbell to the fielder standing at backward point. Dion Myers, who was on the non-striker, ran away for a run, while Jonathan Campbell, who was on strike, kept looking at the fielder. In such a situation, both the batsmen stood at the same place and Sundar, standing at point, gave the ball to Avesh Khan who made an easy run out.
7. Luke Jongwe’s unique celebration
Luke Jongwe dismissed Dhruv Jurel for 6 runs.
The Indian team lost the 5th wicket in the 10th over. Here wicketkeeper Dhruv Jurel was out after scoring 6 runs. He was caught by Luke Jongwe at the hands of Wesley Madhavare. Jurel had hit a four in Jongwe last time. After taking the wicket, Jongwe took out his shoe and put it on his ear.
8. Raza turned the match by bowling Gill.
Shubman Gill scored 31 runs on 29 balls.
Sikandar Raza, who came to bowl the 11th over, bowled Indian captain Shubman Gill. Gill was out after scoring 31 runs. Here Zimbabwe captain Sikandar Raza bowled a fast ball. The ball fell on good length and came out slightly and the Indian captain was clean bowled.
