India National Cricket Team captain Shreyas Iyer opened up on the performance of his side in the second T20I match of the three-match series against the Zimbabwe National Cricket Team on Saturday, July 25. India beat Zimbabwe by 90 runs as India won the series after back-to-back wins 2-0.
Speaking after the win, Shreyas Iyer was happy with the team’s performance and said the whole team executed their plans very well in the second game at the Harare Sports Club, in Harare. It is the first series win for the team India captain after losing 6 matches. He praised the whole team for their amazing effort.
Zimbabwe captain Sikandar Raza won the toss and elected to field first. They did not make any changes from their loss in the first game. However, for Shreyas Iyer’s side, they made one change with Yash Thakur making his T20I debut, and Ashok Sharma went out after just making his debut in the last game.
After being asked to bat first, India did not have a good start, with Abhishek Sharma back in the pavilion for just 8 runs off 8 balls. Vaibhav Sooryavanshi looked in good touch but scored 20 off 9 balls. Later, Ishan Kishan and Shreyas Iyer stitched a small partnership of 66 runs as Iyer was dismissed for 25 runs.
Ishan Kishan scored a fifty in 31 balls and stitched a brilliant 94-run partnership with Tilak Varma, who also scored a fifty and was unbeaten on a score of 60 off 29 deliveries as the Men in Blue side finished with the score of 219/5 in their 20 overs.
Shreyas Iyer wins first series as India captain
Coming out to chase, Brian Bennett gave the Chevrons a brilliant start as they were scoring at nearly the required run rate. However, debutant Yash Thakur picked the first wicket as dangerous-looking Bennett was dismissed for the score of 32 runs off 19 balls.
After the first wicket, the wickets kept on tumbling as half the side was back in the dressing room for 65 runs. The wickets kept on tumbling for the Zimbabwe side as they never recovered from the collapse, and they were bundled out for the score of 129 runs, and India won the series after winning back-to-back matches.
"It was a comprehensive victory"- Shreyas Iyer delighted after team's win
Shreyas Iyer was exuberant after the win as it was his first series win since becoming the captain. He praised Ishan Kishan and Tilak Varma for their excellent innings in the game and also stated the team’s fearless approach, and he loved the attitude of the team.
Iyer after first series win, "I feel exultant, especially with the way we won today. It was a comprehensive victory and a brilliant contribution from each and every player. [On what stood out most in the performance] Starting with the batting, I think the way Ishan and Tilak played was outstanding. A few of the shots they played were rakanaka (beautiful), and they were really pleasing to the eye."
"At the start, I felt anything between 180 and 200 would have been a par score, but we ended up getting 220, which was the icing on the cake. So, yeah, brilliant contributions from both of them. Then, with the ball, as usual, the bowlers came in, executed their lines and lengths precisely and bundled them out for 130-odd. I think that basically tells you the story of the game."
"[On the fearless approach of the young team] Yes, that's how you've got to approach the game. I feel it's all about the attitude. Don't dwell too much on previous performances. Keep moving forward and, more importantly, stay in the present. You've got to maximise every opportunity you get."
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