Team India has taken a 2-1 lead in the 5-match T20 series being played against Zimbabwe. The third match of the series was played at the Sports Club Ground in Harare where the Indian team won by 23 runs. This match was very memorable for an all-rounder of Team India. This player proved to be a big match winner for the team against Zimbabwe. At the same time, something happened with this player in the match which he had been waiting for many years.
The long wait of 7 years is over for Washington Sundar
All-rounder Washington Sundar gave a match-winning performance in the third match of the T20 series. He showed the magic of his spin in this match and led the team to victory. Sundar spent only 15 runs in 4 overs. During this, he also took 3 wickets. He was also given the Man of the Match award for this explosive performance. Sundar has been playing international cricket since 2017, but this is the first time in his career that he has received the Man of the Match award.
What did Sundar say on his first Man of the Match award?
Washington Sundar looked very happy after winning the Man of the Match award for the first time in international cricket. He said after the match that it feels very good. Whenever I play for my team, it feels good. This was definitely a better wicket. Sundar has played 4 Tests, 19 ODIs and 46 T20 International matches for Team India so far. During this, he has contributed significantly to the team’s victory on many occasions.
In the third match of the India Tour of Zimbabwe T20I series, Team India won the toss and decided to bat first. During this, the Indian team scored 182 runs in 20 overs on the basis of captain Shubhmal Gill’s half-century innings. Gill played an innings of 66 runs in 49 balls. Rituraj Gaikwad also contributed 49 runs in 28 balls. In response, the Zimbabwe team could only reach a score of 159 runs for the loss of 6 wickets in 20 overs.