[Watch] T20 World Cup winners Shivam Dube, Yashasvi Jaiswal and Sanju Samson join Team India ahead of 3rd game against ZIM
Members of the India 2024 T20 World Cup-winning squad - Shivam Dube, Yashasvi Jaiswal and Sanju Samson - have joined the Men in Blue in Harare ahead of the third game against Zimbabwe. The two sides are set to face off in the third T20I of the ongoing five-match series on Wednesday (July 10).
The trio were initially supposed to play from the opening game, but their availability was in doubt due to the hurricane that delayed the return of the World Cup-winning Indian team from Barbados.
Subsequently, they took part in the victory parade and felicitation ceremony that was held in Mumbai on Thursday, July 4. Sai Sudharsan, Jitesh Sharma, and pacer Harshit Rana were roped in as replacements for the first two games. Now, the World Cup winners have joined the team ahead of the third game.
Here’s the video shared by BCCI:
Opener Yashasvi Jaiswal and keeper-batter Sanju Samson didn't play a single game in the 2024 T20 World Cup. Meanwhile, Shivam Dube featured in every match; he played an important knock of 27 runs off 16 balls in the final.
The Men in Blue defeated South Africa by seven runs in a thriller of a finale to win their second T20 World Cup.
Team India defeat Zimbabwe by 100 runs in the 2nd T20I
Shubman Gill won the toss and chose to bat first in the second game of the five-match T20I series played at Harare Sports Club on Sunday, July 7. The Men in Blue lost their captain early, but Abhishek Sharma and Ruturaj Gaikwad steered the ship before going berserk.
The left-handed batter scored 100 off 47 balls; he hit seven fours and eight sixes in his innings. Meanwhile, Gaikwad scored (77*) off 47 balls; he was well supported by Rinku Singh in the end. Rinku was on fire; he remained unbeaten on 48 off 22 balls as India put up a mammoth total of 234 on the board.
In response, Zimbabwe kept losing wickets at regular intervals. Sikandar Raza’s side never looked in the game and eventually fell short by 100 runs. For India, Mukesh Kumar and Avesh Khan took three wickets each as the Men in Blue won the game easily after a horror show in the opening match.