Tilak Varma and Ishan Kishan finally shut down users on X (formerly, Twitter) who had trolled the players for being ‘flat track bullies’. The youngsters who were facing intense scrutiny in the last two series losses against England and Ireland have once again lit up the social media platform with their performances. Ishan Kishan who had become a major talking point due to his disappointing performances in England scored his 12th T20I half century and also scored 1500 runs in International T20 cricket.
The Jharkhand batsman earned praises from netizens for his comeback as he hit the Zimbabwean prodigy Blessing Muzarabani for a boundary as soon as he took on the pitch after the fall of the opening batsman Abhishek Sharma.
Kishan who was looking completely in sync missed out on his well deserved century as he was dismissed by bowler Newman Nyamhuri while he was batting at 81 and got caught by fielder Brian Benett.
Tilak Varma took on the crease after the fall of skipper Shreyas Iyer who was dismissed for just 25 runs. Varma who was under the radar for his low strike rate silenced the critics as he hit and invested innings of 60 runs at a strike rate of 206.9. Varma has now scored a T20I fifty against 8 different countries, taking his batting to another feat.
Ishan Kishan's 81 and Tilak Varma's unbeaten 60 propel India to 219/5 against Zimbabwe
India posted a massive total of 219/5 in their 20 overs during the 2nd T20I against Zimbabwe at the Harare Sports Club.After being invited to bat first, the Men in Blue recovered rapidly from early opener dismissals. Ishan Kishan spearheaded the attack, smashing a brilliant 81 off 44 balls. He built a vital 66-run partnership with Shreyas Iyer, who contributed 25 runs.
The Indian vice-captain provided late-innings fireworks, blasting an unbeaten 60* off just 29 deliveries to push the total past 200. Vaibhav Sooryavanshi also chipped in with a quick 20.Zimbabwe's bowlers struggled heavily on the flat deck. Newman Nyamhuri was the most economical, taking 1/25, while Blessing Muzarabani, Richard Ngarava, Brad Evans, and Brian Bennett claimed one wicket each.
