The Indian team managed to win the series by 4-1 after winning the last match of the 5 match T20 series against Zimbabwe by 42 runs. For this tour, the selectors of Team India had selected a young team, the leadership of which was handed over to Shubman Gill, although it also included some players who have been part of the team for the last 4-5 years, but they did not get much chance to show their talent. One name in this is all-rounder Washington Sundar, who has also got himself included in a unique club by winning the Player of the Series award on the basis of his brilliant performance in the series against Zimbabwe.
Washington is the fourth player to win more Player of the Series than Man of the Match
Washington Sundar’s amazing performance with the ball was seen in the T20 series against Zimbabwe, in which he got a chance to play in all the matches and he managed to take 8 wickets at an average of 11.62, in which Sundar bowled 18 overs in the series and gave only 93 runs. After Washington Sundar, Mukesh Kumar took the most wickets in this series, who managed to take 8 wickets.
Apart from this, Sundar also got a chance to bat in 2 innings in which he managed to score a total of 28 runs. Sundar was given the Player of the Series award for his all-round performance. With this, Sundar has now become a part of such a unique club in world cricket, in which a player has won more Player of the Series awards than Man of the Match awards in his career in T20 International.
Players who have won more Player of the Series awards than Man of the Match awards in International T20 cricket
- Reeza Hendricks (South Africa) – One Man of the Match award, 3 Player of the Series awards
- Tim Seifert (New Zealand) – Two Man of the Match awards, 3 Player of the Series awards
- Alex Cusack (Ireland) – One Man of the Match award, 2 Player of the Series awards
- Washington Sundar (India) – One Man of the Match award, 2 Player of the Series awards