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See the full story · 1 sourcesIndia captain Shreyas Iyer credited the team's fearless approach and the maturity of its young players after leading India to a 3-0 T20I series sweep over Zimbabwe, calling his first series win as captain a "special moment." India completed the clean sweep with a 35-run victory in the third and final T20I at the Harare Sports Club on Sunday. After posting 192/5, the visitors restricted Zimbabwe to 157/7. Speaking after the match, Iyer praised the energy and intent shown by the players throughout the series. "As we saw how fearless they are, they are a young bunch of players who have been showing tremendous energy on the field and the intent, especially when you play back-to-back games. To have such kind of energy is what I require as a captain and as a team, and they could deliver today as well, back-to-back games. So, yeah, a special feeling for me to win the series over here in Zimbabwe. Clinical, 3-0. So it's going to be a special moment," Iyer said during the post-match presentation. When asked about his role as one of the senior players in the squad, Iyer said several teammates already had plenty of experience and that his job was to help them stay relaxed. "I think if you see the record, I've played almost a similar amount of matches compared to all of them, which is around 55 to 60. So, I mean, experience-wise, there are many players who have tremendous experience because nowadays they play in the IPL as well," he said. "So, yeah, they are special talent and the best you could get out of them, it's beneficial for the team as well. So every time I step onto the field, I see to it that how I can make sure that they are comfortable and relaxed because that's when you can get the best out of them," he added. India's batting was led by 15-year-old Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, who scored 81 off 49 balls with eight fours and four sixes. Ishan Kishan made 29, Iyer scored 27 off 18 balls, and Rinku Singh added 25 off 14 deliveries to help India reach 192/5. Zimbabwe's chase never gained momentum after Yash Thakur dismissed Brian Bennett with the first ball of the innings before removing Dion Myers and Sikandar Raza in his opening spell. Mayank Yadav finished with 3/29, while Ravi Bishnoi and Ashok Sharma took one wicket each. Ryan Burl remained unbeaten on 54, but Zimbabwe fell 35 runs short.
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