{"id":349383,"date":"2026-07-26T21:05:39","date_gmt":"2026-07-26T21:05:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/africa\/349383\/"},"modified":"2026-07-26T21:05:39","modified_gmt":"2026-07-26T21:05:39","slug":"teenager-sooryavanshi-hits-another-half-century-as-india-sweeps-t20-series-against-zimbabwe-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/africa\/349383\/","title":{"rendered":"Teenager Sooryavanshi hits another half century as India sweeps T20 series against Zimbabwe"},"content":{"rendered":"

HARARE, Zimbabwe — The 15-year-old Vaibhav Sooryavanshi<\/a> 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.<\/p>\n

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.<\/p>\n

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.<\/p>\n

India had already clinched the series with a 90-run victory<\/a> on Saturday. It won the first T20 on Thursday by seven wickets, when Sooryavanshi smashed 50 off 18 balls<\/a>. <\/p>\n

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.<\/p>\n

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.<\/p>\n

Sooryavanshi was named player of the series with 151 runs in three innings. <\/p>\n

\u201cI 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. It was my dream to do it for India.”<\/p>\n

Shreyas Iyer scored 27, with Rinku Singh providing a final flourish with 25 off 14 balls including two fours and a six.<\/p>\n

In reply, Zimbabwe lost Brian Bennett off the first ball of the innings against Mayank Yadav.<\/p>\n

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.<\/p>\n

Burl held the Zimbabwe innings together, with five fours, and scored 50 off 42 balls. He added 60 off 50 balls with Madhevere (28).<\/p>\n

India dropped five catches but Zimbabwe was outplayed with both bat and ball.<\/p>\n

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<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The selectors \u2014 successfully \u2014 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.<\/p>\n

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