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07/26 11:14 CDT Teenager Sooryavanshi hits another half century as India sweeps
T20 series against Zimbabwe
Teenager Sooryavanshi hits another half century as India sweeps T20 series
against Zimbabwe
HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) --- The 15-year-old V aibhav Sooryavanshi hit his second
international half-century for India as Zimbabwe lost the third and final
Twenty20 match by 35 runs on Sunday and India swept the series 3-0.
On a slow surface, opener Sooryavanshi scored 81 runs off 49 balls with four
sixes and eight fours as India reached 192-5 in 20 overs.
In reply, Zimbabwe was restricted to 157-7 with Ryan Burl scoring 54 not out
off 43 balls. Pacer Mayank Yadav took 3-29 in four overs.
India had already clinched the series with a 90-run victory on Saturday. It won
the first T20 on Thursday by seven wickets, when Sooryavanshi smashed 50 off 18
balls.
Opting to bat first, India lost Abhishek Sharma for two runs off Blessing
Muzarabani. Sooryavanshi and Ishan Kishan (29) then added 75 off 50 balls.
India scored 64-1 in the powerplay.
Sooryavanshi's second 50 came off 31 balls this time. He hit another two sixes
after crossing the 50-mark and looked set for a maiden hundred, before holing
out off Wessly Madhevere.
Sooryavanshi was named player of the series with 151 runs in three innings.
"I try to replicate what I do in training," he said. "I had good preparation
time after the England tour and I am glad to score these runs for the team, and
contribute to the series win."
Shreyas Iyer scored 27, with Rinku Singh providing a final flourish with 25 off
14 balls including two fours and a six.
In reply, Zimbabwe lost Brian Bennett off the first ball of the innings against
Mayank Yadav.
Ben Curran (20) and Dion Myers (19) added 34 runs for the second wicket, but
Zimbabwe lost a couple of quick wickets, including skipper Sikandar Raza. Yash
Thakur (2-45) dismissed him for a golden duck with a brilliant one-handed catch.
Burl held the Zimbabwe innings together, with five fours, and scored 50 off 42
balls. He added 60 off 50 balls with Madhevere (28).
India dropped five catches but Zimbabwe was outplayed with both bat and ball.
High hopes
Sooryavanshi replaced Sachin Tendulkar this month as the youngest player to
represent India but his output in a T20 series in England was modest: 14, 13,
15 at a strike rate of 168. He was replaced for the last match and India lost
the series 4-0.
The selectors --- successfully --- hoped Sooryavanshi would thrive in a low-key
series at the same cricket ground where he blasted 175 off 80 balls against
England in February in the final of the Under-19 World Cup.
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