The long wait of this player of Team India is over, he saw this special day for the first time in his 7-year career

Team India won the third T20 match against Zimbabwe by 23 runs. The hero of Team India's victory in this match was an all-rounder, who was also selected as the Man of the Match for his match-winning performance.

The long wait of 7 years is over. (Surjeet Yadav/Getty Images)

Team India has taken a 2-1 lead in the 5-match T20 series being played against Zimbabwe. The third match of the series was played at Harare's Sports Club Ground where the Indian team won by 23 runs. This match was quite memorable for an all-rounder of Team India. This player proved to be a big match winner for the team against Zimbabwe. At the same time, something happened with this player in the match which he had been waiting for for many years.

The long wait of 7 years is over

In the third match of the T20 series, all-rounder Washington Sundar gave a match-winning performance. He showed the magic of his spin in this match and led the team to victory. Washington Sundar spent only 15 runs in 4 overs. During this, he also took 3 wickets. Sundar was also given the Man of the Match award for this explosive performance. Let us tell you, Washington Sundar has been playing international cricket since 2017, but this is the first time in his career that he has received the Man of the Match award.

What did Sundar say on his first Man of the Match award?

Washington Sundar looked very happy after winning the Man of the Match award for the first time in international cricket. He said after the match that it feels very good. I feel good whenever I play for my own country. It was definitely a better wicket. Let us tell you, Sundar has played 4 Tests, 19 ODIs and 46 T20 International matches for Team India so far. During this, he has contributed significantly to the team's victory on many occasions.

This match was like this between the two teams

In this match, Team India won the toss and decided to bat first. During this, the Indian team scored 182 runs in 20 overs on the basis of captain Shubhmal Gill's half-century innings. Gill played an innings of 66 runs in 49 balls. Rituraj Gaikwad also contributed 49 runs in 28 balls. In response, the Zimbabwe team could only reach a score of 159 runs for the loss of 6 wickets in 20 overs.