Zimbabwe skipper Sikandar Raza won the toss and opted to face India in the second T20 International on Saturday, with the visitors handing a debut to fast bowler Vidarbha Yash Thakur.Yash replaced Ashok Sharma in the starting XI. Ashok made his T20I debut in the series opener on July 23 but failed to take a wicket despite playing his quota of four overs.India leads the three-match series 1-0 after notching seven wins in the first match.Who is Yash Thakur?The 27-year-old fast bowler from Vidarbha made his debut for the Indian national team following his consistent performances in domestic cricket and the Indian A-League.Before his international debut, Yash had played 74 T20 matches, taking 110 wickets in 74 innings.
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He also played 22 Indian Premier League (IPL) matches for Lucknow Supergiants and Kings XI Punjab, taking 27 wickets.Yash represented India A in the three-match series in Sri Lanka last month and took five wickets in the three games. He also played two unofficial Test matches against Sri Lanka A in Galle and took 5 wickets.This Vidarbha Seemer has played 32 first-class games and taken 93 wickets and 57 A-grade games and taken 90 wickets.Since making his A-list debut in 2017, Yash has emerged as one of Vidarbha’s leading bowlers across formats. Apart from taking nearly 100 wickets in 57 one-day matches, he also took 110 wickets in 74 T20 matches and 27 wickets in 22 IPL matches, including five wickets.Yash made an impact in the domestic cricket world by becoming Vidarbha’s highest wicket-taker in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy and Vijay Hazare Trophy before joining Kings XI Punjab for IPL 2026.
