IND vs ZIM: Ashok Sharma out, Yash Thakur debut… This is India’s playing XI in the second T20

IND vs ZIM 2nd T20I: The second T20 match is being played between India and Zimbabwe at Harare Sports Club today (25 July). The Indian team has made some changes in this match. Fast bowler Yash Thakur is making his international debut from India. He has been given a chance in place of Ashok Sharma, who made his international debut in the last match. Although he could not leave his mark. Due to this he was dropped from the second match. Yash Thakur has been given a chance in his place. He recently performed brilliantly for India A. Know who is Yash Thakur…

Who won the toss?

In this match, Zimbabwe has won the toss and decided to bowl first. Captain Sikandar Raza said, ‘We want to bowl first. Today the pitch is much better and may not be that difficult. It is expected that our fast bowlers will be able to take wickets in the beginning itself. The team is the same. Zimbabwe has not made any changes in its playing-11 in this match.

Who is Yash Thakur?

Indian fast bowler Yash Thakur plays for Punjab Kings in IPL. 27 year old Yash Thakur is a resident of Kolkata, who plays domestic cricket for Vidarbha. He has taken 93 wickets in 32 first class matches. Whereas, in List-A, Yash Thakur has 90 wickets in his name in 57 matches. Apart from this, Yash Thakur has taken 110 wickets in 74 matches in T20. Now making his international debut against Zimbabwe.

#TeamIndia‘s Playing XI for the 2nd T20I

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Playing XI of both the teams

Zimbabwe: Brian Bennett, Ben Curran, Dion Myers, Sikandar Raza (captain), Ryan Burl, Wesley Madhevere, Tadivanashe Marumani (wk), Brad Evans, Newman Nyamauri, Richard Ngarwa, Blessing Muzarabani.

India: Vaibhav Suryavanshi, Abhishek Sharma, Ishan Kishan (wicketkeeper), Shreyas Iyer (captain), Tilak Verma, Rinku Singh, Shivam Dubey, Ravi Bishnoi, Prince Yadav, Yash Thakur, Mayank Yadav.

How was the first T20?

India vs Zimbabwe T20 International series started on 23 July. In the first match of this series, India defeated Zimbabwe by 7 wickets. Zimbabwe had scored 125 runs losing 7 wickets in 20 overs. In response, the Indian team chased the target with 40 balls remaining at the loss of only 3 wickets. For India, opening batsman Vaibhav Suryavanshi played a brilliant inning of 32 runs in 19 balls. Apart from him, Ishan Kishan played an inning of 35 runs, while captain Shreyas Iyer scored unbeaten 28 runs.

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