Prince Yadav has been ruled out of the India vs Zimbabwe 3rd T20I, which is the final match of the ongoing series. Ahead of the match, through an official media release, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) informed that the emerging seamer, who made his T20I debut only a few weeks ago against Ireland in Belfast, is not playing today's match against Zimbabwe because of a hamstring niggle.
"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 BCCI provided the update shortly ahead of the first over of the India vs Zimbabwe 3rd T20I in Harare.
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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.#TeamIndia | #ZIMvIND
Prince Yadav suffered an injury in the India vs Zimbabwe second T20I
Prince Yadav was among the in-form bowlers who got multiple wickets in a short period of time after making his debut in the format. In the previous match, which was on Saturday, the emerging fast bowler sustained a hamstring injury during the second over of his spell. With visible pain in his face, Prince walked off the ground with the help of the physio.
When he was about to start his run-up for the third ball of his second over, he clutched his hamstring and could not continue after that. However, in only 1.2 overs, they took a brace to help India win the match and the series.
A couple of changes in India's playing XI
For the last match of the series, the Indian cricket team has made a couple of changes in the playing combination. In place of Prince Yadav, Ashok Sharma joins the playing eleven, and in place of the pace bowling all-rounder, the team names Suryansh Shedge.
"We've got two changes. Prince is out, so Ashok Sharma comes in for him. And Shivam Dube is out; Suryansh comes in," India captain Shreyas Iyer informed at the toss.
India vs Zimbabwe 3rd T20I Playing XIs
India: Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, Abhishek Sharma, Ishan Kishan(w), Shreyas Iyer(c), Tilak Varma, Rinku Singh, Suryansh Shedge, Ravi Bishnoi, Yash Thakur, Mayank Yadav, Ashok Sharma
Zimbabwe: Brian Bennett, Ben Curran, Dion Myers, Sikandar Raza(c), Ryan Burl, Wessly Madhevere, Tadiwanashe Marumani(w), Brad Evans, Newman Nyamhuri, Wellington Masakadza, Blessing Muzarabani
Injury concern for Zimbabwe as well
Like India, Zimbabwe also makes a forced change because of an injury issue. Richard Ngarava is not playing the match because of a niggle. In place of the injured player, the Zimbabwe cricket team names Wellington Masakadza as the replacement.
"We are forced into making a change early this morning. Richard Ngarava unfortunately has a slight niggle, so he misses out, and Wellington Masakadza comes in," Zimbabwe captain Sikandar Raza informed at the toss.
