All-rounder Washington Sundar bowled brilliantly in the India vs Zimbabwe third T20 match on Wednesday. He showed the magic of his spin at Harare Stadium and took three important wickets. He conceded just 15 runs in his spell of four overs. India won by 23 runs after scoring 182/4. Sundar was awarded the Player of the Match award. Sundar has got the happiness he was waiting for for about seven years. Actually, 24-year-old Sundar has won the Player of the Match award for the first time in international cricket. The all-rounder made his international debut in December 2017 but he has been in and out of the team. Sundar has played 46 T20 International matches for India so far. And this is his first player of the match in T20I cricket. So let's know the list of players who played the most matches to win the first POTM award in T20Is for India
| # | Player | Matches Taken |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Washington Sundar | 46 T20I matches |
| 2 | Rishabh Pant | 43 T20I matches |
| 3 | Hardik Pandya | 42 T20I matches |
| 4 | Bhuvneshwar Kumar | 24 T20I matches |
| 5 | Harbhajan Singh | 24 T20I matches |
| 6 | Jasprit Bumrah | 23 T20I matches |
| 7 | Ravichandran Ashwin | 22 T20I matches |
| 8 | Shivam Dube | 19 T20I matches |
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All-rounder Washington Sundar gave a match-winning performance in the third match of the T20 series. 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.
After winning the Man of the Match award for the first time in international cricket, Washington Sundar looked very happy. He said after the match that it feels very good. Whenever I play for my own country, I feel good. 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.
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