Mayank Yadav has done it again. the pacer hit the very first ball of Zimbabwe’s innings, dismissing Brian Bennett for a golden duck in the 3rd T20I, repeating what he had done in the series opener.Bowling at 147kph, Mayank delivered a sharp short-length ball that snapped a catch over the top and went up awkwardly. Bennett, caught on the back foot trying to defend, could only edge the ball towards first slip, where Vaibhav Sooryavanshi showed good reflexes to complete a sharp chest-length catch to his left. Mayank then jumped in the air and celebrated with a trademark roar after claiming another first-ball wicket.
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In the dismissal, Mayank Yadav tied the score Bhuvneshwar KumarThe Indian record of taking a wicket in the first ball of a T20I innings three times. He is also 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 time
Mayank 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 on the very first delivery of the match. He continued to finish with impressive figures of 2/18. Three days later, he made a similar start, once again dismissing Bennett on the opening ball to continue his dream comeback.
India vs Zimbabwe played in the XIs for the 3rd T20I in 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