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Prince Yadav Breaks 15-Year India Record with Epic T20 Cameo: The Indian cricket team secured a magnificent victory over the West Indies by 14 runs in the third T20 International match played at Indore's Holkar Stadium on Sunday. While there were several heroes in India's win, a brief innings by lower-order batsman Prince Yadav set a significant record. With this knock, Prince has completely ended a 15-year-long drought.
Prince Yadav's Record-Breaking Cameo at No. 10 or 11
Prince surprised everyone with his batting performance in this match. He scored a total of 13 runs off six balls, hitting three fours. In doing so, he achieved a unique feat that had not been seen in the history of Indian cricket for a long time.
Prince has become the third Indian batsman to hit at least three boundaries in a single T20 innings while batting at the No. 10 or No. 11 position.
Before him, only S. Sreesanth and Ravichandran Ashwin held this unique record.- S. Sreesanth: He hit four boundaries in a match against New Zealand in Johannesburg in 2007 and tops this list.
- R. Ashwin: He hit three boundaries in a match against England in Kolkata in 2011.
- Prince Yadav: A full 15 years after Ashwin's record, Prince has equaled the feat by replicating it.
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How Prince Yadav Hit Three Boundaries Against West Indies
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During his brief yet highly impactful innings, Prince played shots to various parts of the field:
- First Four: Prince opened his account by hitting a shot towards deep mid-wicket.
- Second Four: Just two balls later, he played a superb scoop shot to collect a boundary over the wicketkeeper's head.
- Third Four: The third boundary came towards third man, although this time the ball went across the boundary rope off the thick edge of his bat.
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