Zimbabwe opener Brian Bennett has smashed an unbeaten 97 runs off 59 balls and missed the well-deserved century by just 3 runs. However, the team has lost to India by 72 runs, but Bennett has won the hearts of all fans with his amazing knock. After the match, a funny mistake happened during the post-match press conference when a journalist confused Bennett with another player.

WATCH: “Pardon? I’m Bennett!” - Reporter’s Awkward Mix-Up Leaves Brian Bennett Stunned

After playing an unbeaten inning of 97 runs and missing the well-deserved century by just 3 runs, Brian Bennett came for the post-match press conference.

After answering a few questions, one journalist said, “Bennett had a great chance to score a century. Why didn’t your batters give him the opportunity?”

The question made it clear that the journalist did not realize he was speaking to Brian Bennett himself. Hearing this, the player looked confused and replied, “Pardon? I’m Bennett.”

Notably, Bennett did not look offended by the mistake of the journalist. The batter smiled at the reporter after correcting him. This was a hilarious moment in the conference room.

India defeated Zimbabwe in the match by 72 runs, thanks to the amazing batting performance of the Indian batters. While batting first, India put up a massive total of 256 in 20 overs. Abhishek Sharma and Hardik Pandya scored half-centuries, while Tilak Varma scored an unbeaten 44 runs off 16 balls.

In response, Zimbabwe managed to score only 184 runs in 20 overs, thanks to an amazing inning of Brian Bennett of an unbeaten 97 runs off 59 balls, including 6 sixes and 8 fours. Other than Bennett, no other batter managed to go above the mark of 35 runs. Arshdeep Singh shines with the ball for India by taking 3 wickets. Varun Chakravarthy, Axar Patel, and Shivam Dube took 1 wicket each.