Team India welcomed its newest addition to the T20 unit as Yash Thakur was named to the Men in Blue’s squad for the second T20 international match against Zimbabwe on Saturday at the Harare Sports Club.
The Shreyas Iyer-led Indian cricket team face Zimbabwe in the second match of the ongoing T20 series. The visitors have sealed a 1-0 lead in the series after winning the first match by seven wickets (with 40 balls to spare).
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Who is Yash Thakur?
Born in Kolkata on December 28, 1998, Thakur is a right-arm medium-fast bowler who became the latest T20 international debutant for the Indian cricket team. The seamer represents Vidarbha in the domestic circuit and has made major strides in all formats.
The right-arm seamer has also featured for Central Zone and India Under-19s as well.
A dream realized ✨
Congratulations to Yash Thakur as he is all set to make his #TeamIndia debut 👏👏
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— BCCI (@BCCI) July 25, 2026
Thakur has appeared in 74 T20 matches, securing 110 wickets at an average of 18.75 and an economy of 8.17. His best bowling numbers are 5/16.
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Thakur also appeared in the Indian Premier League, representing the Lucknow Super Giants and the IPL 2025 runner-ups, the Punjab Kings, picking up 27 wickets.
The Indian seamer recently represented India A in the tri-series in Sri Lanka, claiming five wickets across three matches.
Thakur replaces another debutant in playing XI vs ZIM
Zimbabwe won the toss and opted to field first against India in the second T20 match at Harare. India captain Shreyas Iyer revealed at the toss that Yash Thakur would make his debut for the Men in Blue and replaced Ashok Sharma in the playing XI.
Ashok made his debut in the series-opening T20 match but went wicketless in the competition.
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India vs Zimbabwe: Playing XIs
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India Playing XI: Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, Abhishek Sharma, Ishan Kishan(w), Shreyas Iyer(c), Tilak Varma, Rinku Singh, Shivam Dube, Ravi Bishnoi, Prince Yadav, Yash Thakur, Mayank Yadav.
Zimbabwe Playing XI: Brian Bennett, Ben Curran, Dion Myers, Sikandar Raza(c), Ryan Burl, Wessly Madhevere, Tadiwanashe Marumani(w), Brad Evans, Newman Nyamhuri, Richard Ngarava, Blessing Muzarabani.
