Jaiswal justifies opening slot with a stroke-filled 93
Two Saturdays apart, the mood couldn’t have been more different in Harare. After being bowled out for 102 while chasing 116 in the first T20I, India overpowered Zimbabwe in the fourth match, winning by 10 wickets to clinch the series 3-1. Sure, it was on a fresh pitch – one where the ball came along quite nicely with the new ball especially – but it still underscored how India have managed to turn things around after that rusty start.
And leading that charge was Yashasvi Jaiswal. How do you tell an opener who just smashed a 47-ball 100 with 10 sixes that you have to bat at No 3 immediately from the next match? Suppose it becomes easier to explain when the player replacing you at the top is someone as talented as Jaiswal. READ MORE
