[Watch] Abhishek Sharma bags his maiden wicket in internationals during IND vs ZIM 4th T20I

India all-rounder Abhishek Sharma, who recently smashed his maiden century in T20I against Zimbabwe, took his first-ever wicket by dismissing Tadiwanashe Marumani in the fourth T20I at Harare Sports Club on Saturday, July 13. The left-arm spinner sent back Marumani for 32 runs off 31 balls to provide the first breakthrough for the Men in Blue. Zimbabwe lost their opening wicket for 63.

The dismissal came in the ninth over of Zimbabwe’s innings. Abhishek bowled a short ball and Marumani tried to pull it over mid-wicket only to find Rinku Singh near the boundary ropes. The batter got more height than distance and Rinku comfortably took the catch.

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Abhishek Sharma, who plays for the SunRisers Hyderabad (SRH) in the Indian Premier League (IPL), has 33 wickets in 108 T20s. With the bat, he recently smashed 100 runs off 47 balls to bring up his first-ever century in international cricket.

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Abhishek Sharma strikes as Zimbabwe lose plot after opening stand

Zimbabwe lost the plot after the opening stand after losing a cluster of wickets in the middle overs. Following Abhishek Sharma, Shivam Dube soon sent back the other opener Wessly Madhevere for 25.

At the time of writing, the hosts were 111/6 after 16 overs, with Skipper Sikandar Raza and Dion Myers at the crease. Jonathan Campbell was the last batter to be dismissed, run out by Ravi Bishnoi.

Zimbabwe won the opening T20I by 13 runs but lost the second and third T20Is by 100 and 23 runs, respectively. The visitors will now be keen to win the fourth T20I to take an unassailable 3-1 lead in the series.

On the other hand, Sikandar Raza and Co. must win the game to set up a series decider. The fifth and final T20I will be played at the same venue on Sunday, July 14.

Follow the IND vs ZIM 4th T20I live score and updates here.

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