India pacer Yash Thakur produced a superb return catch to dismiss Zimbabwe captain Sikandar Raza for a golden duck within the third T20I in Harare. After India posted 192/5, Thakur struck on the penultimate ball of the fourth over with a pointy piece of fielding off his own bowling.
Bowling a brisk 143 km/h short-of-a-length delivery, Thakur hurried Raza into an attempted flick towards the leg side. The Zimbabwe skipper could only manage a vanguard, and the ball flew to the left of the bowler.
Reacting swiftly, Thakur stuck out his left hand and accomplished an outstanding one-handed catch in his follow-through, leaving Raza visibly upset as he walked back without scoring. Watch the video here:
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It was a dream over for Yash Thakur, who had removed Dion Myers on the previous delivery before dismissing Sikandar Raza. Thakur cleverly rolled his fingers over the ball as Myers backed away to create room, deceiving him with the change of pace. The batter mistimed his shot and chipped an easy catch to Shreyas Iyer.
Ryan Burl, who arrived on the crease for the ultimate ball of the over, spoiled Thakur’s hat-trick likelihood by opening his account with a boundary. Chasing 193, Zimbabwe slipped to 34/3 within the early stages.
Yash Thakur Enjoys Dream Debut Series for India
Yash Thakur earned his maiden India call-up for the Zimbabwe tour and made his international debut within the second T20I. He impressed straightaway, returning figures of two/30 in his four-over spell while dismissing Brian Bennett and Tadiwanashe Marumani.
The pacer has carried that momentum into the third T20I, producing one other impressive spell with two wickets, while displaying excellent control and effective variations. Thakur also arrived on the international stage with a formidable domestic T20 record.
Across 75 matches, he has claimed 112 wickets at a mean of 18.68 and an economy rate of 8.15, with best figures of 5/16. His tally includes two five-wicket hauls and five four-wicket hauls.
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