In the final match of this 5-match T20 series between Zimbabwe and India, played at Harare Sports Club, Indian opening batsman Yashasvi Jaiswal created history with 13 runs off the very first ball of the match, becoming the first batsman in the world for such a feat.
Youngster of Team India, Yashasvi Jaiswal, has set a major record. He thus became the first batsman to do so in T20 cricket. Zimbabwe captain Sikandar Raza won the toss and opted to bowl first. He came on to bowl the first over himself. Raza bowled the first ball, and Yashasvi hit a six. With that, he scored 7 runs off the first ball. On the very next ball, he hit another six. In this way, Yashasvi scored 13 runs off just one ball.
Yashasvi Jaiswal became the first batter in history to score 13 runs on the 1st ball of a T20i. 🌟pic.twitter.com/98j63xmtGu
— Mufaddal Vohra (@mufaddal_vohra) July 14, 2024
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While batting first, Team India scored 167 runs in their allotted 20 overs. Sanju Samson played a splendid innings for Team India, smashing a magnificent half-century. He scored 58 runs off 45 balls, hitting 1 four and 4 sixes during his innings.
In the dying end overs of Team India, Shivam Dube played a quickfire knock of 26; he fetched all those runs in just 2 balls. Blessing Muzarabani was the most expensive wicket-taker of Zimbabwe with two dismissals on his side. Apart from him, Sikandar Raza, Richard Ngarava, and Brandon Mavuta claimed a single wicket each.