Why is Prince Yadav not playing 3rd T20I vs Zimbabwe? BCCI reveals reason
Indian fast bowler Prince Yadav has been ruled out of the third T20I against Zimbabwe due to a hamstring injury sustained during the previous match. Ashok Sharma has been named as his replacement in the playing XI.
India fast bowler Prince Yadav was ruled out of the third and final T20I against Zimbabwe at the Harare Sports Club on Sunday after suffering a hamstring injury during the previous match."Prince Yadav was unavailable for selection in the third T20I due to a hamstring niggle which he sustained while bowling in the second T20I against Zimbabwe," the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) said after the toss.The Delhi pacer picked up the injury during his bowling run-up on the second ball of his second over in the second T20I. Before leaving the field, he had taken two wickets as India registered a 90-run win to seal the three-match series 2-0.With Prince unavailable, India brought in fast bowler Ashok Sharma. The visitors also made one more change, with Suryansh Shedge replacing Shivam Dube.Earlier, India captain Shreyas Iyer won the toss and elected to bat first.Zimbabwe were also forced into a change, with fast bowler Richard Ngarava missing the match because of a niggle. Wellington Masakadza replaced him in the playing XI.Teams:India: Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, Abhishek Sharma, Ishan Kishan (wk), Shreyas Iyer (c), Tilak Varma, Suryansh Shedge, Rinku Singh, Ravi Bishnoi, Ashok Sharma, Yash Thakur, Mayank Yadav.Zimbabwe: Brian Bennett, Ben Curran, Dion Myers, Sikandar Raza (c), Ryan Burl, Wessly Madhevere, Tadiwanashe Marumani (wk), Brad Evans, Newman Nyamhuri, Wellington Masakadza, Blessing Muzarabani.Get the latest Sports News and Live updates. Download the TOI app.
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