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India are leading the 5-match by 2-1 after winning last match by 23 runs in the 3rd match of the series. With this, Men in Blue are just 1 win away from winning series. It would not be wrong to say that several players from the Indian team impressed everyone with their skills in the series against the Zimbabwe National Cricket team, weather it was Hyderabad's destructive opening batsman Abhishek Sharma who received his maiden call-up for the Indian team after impressing performance in the 17th edition of the Indian Premier League, where he was among in the leading run-scorer of the tournament or leg spinner Ravi Bishnoi, who picked is the leading wicket-taker of the Indian team from the series. Throwing light on this, let’s look at the 3 player battles to watch out for in the match between India and Zimbabwe.
Top 3 Players To Watch Out For In The Match Between India vs Zimbabwe
1. Abhishek Sharma
After hitting a hundred in the second match of his international career, the Zimbabwe team managed to keep Abhishek Sharma quiet in last game, as he scored just 10 runs after coming to bat at number 3. However, heading up to the next match at Harare Cricket Stadium, the Southpaw batter will try to play another destructive knock against Zimbabwe team to take the Indian team to winning line.
Despite getting out early in the next match, the left-handed batsman can be seen playing a carnage innings like for Men in Blue, which he played throughout the IPL for Sunrisers Hyderabad franchise, taking them to the finals of the 17th edition of the tournament.
2. Yashasvi Jaiswal
Another batter who can be a match-winner for the Indian team in the upcoming match could be Yashsvi Jaiswal, who joined Men in Blue in the last game against Zimbabwe after spending over one month with the Men in Blue for the ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2024. However, he did not get a chance to play, but he was part of the squad that won the 2nd T20 World Cup trophy after a long wait of 17 years. So, looking into this game, his morale will be very high to play a big knock and make India win the 5-match series.
In the last match, Yashasvi was part of India's playing XI, where he opened the Indian innings with captain Shubman Gill and gave a flying start by scoring 55 runs in first 6 overs of the powerplay before getting out in the 9th over on the score of 36 runs after smashing 4 boundaries and 2 sixes all over the ground.
3. Ravi Bishnoi
Another young player who impressed everyone with his skills is Ravi Bishnoi, as he is currently highest wicket-taker from the Indian team in 5 match series till now. The leg spinner picked 4 wickets in the first match and 2 in the next game. However, in the last game, he remained wicket-less in his 4 overs of spells, but he can be a crucial player for the Indian team with his leg spin and googlies on the Harare Cricket ground against Zimbabwe.