After 15 years, Team India’s tailender achieves rare T20I feat: Prince Yadav joins Sreesanth, Ashwin

Prince Yadav (BCCI photo) Prince Yadav joined S Sreesanth and Ravichandran Ashwin in a rare list of Indian batsmen after hitting three fours against West Indies in the third T20I in Indore on Sunday. He became only the third Indian batsman at No.10 or No.11 to hit at least three boundaries in a T20 International.The feat came after 15 years, with Ashwin the last Indian batsman to do so in 2011. Prince’s late contribution also helped India reach 223 before the hosts secured a 14-run victory to take a 2-1 lead in the five-match series.

Prince joins Sreesanth and Ashwin

Sreesanth tops the list with four boundaries against New Zealand in Johannesburg in 2007. Ashwin hit three fours against England in Kolkata in 2011, while Prince equaled his tally against West Indies in Indore in 2026.Prince’s achievement came 19 years after Sreesanth’s effort and 15 years after Ashwin’s innings.

Most boundaries by an Indian No. 10 or No. 11 in T20Is

BoundariesBatterOppositionVenueYear4S SreesanthNew ZealandJohannesburg20073Ravichandran AshwinEnglandKolkata20113Prince YadavWest IndiesIndore2026

Three boundaries in the final over

Prince walked out to bat in the 19th over with India on 202/8. As wickets fell towards the end of the innings, he made the most of his opportunity and hit three fours off Shamar Joseph.He opened his account with a boundary over deep mid-wicket off a low full toss. Two balls later he read the delivery well and scooped it over keeper Shai Hope for another four.Prince then got a thick top edge off a short delivery that flew over short third man to give him a third boundary over the over. He also took a bye during the match when the West Indies players questioned the umpire’s decision.His quick scoring helped India add useful runs at a crucial stage to finish with 223.

India’s bowlers sealed a 14-run victory

Abhishek Sharma laid the foundation for India’s total with a 30-ball 69, while Ishan Kishan contributed 37 off just 18 deliveries. However, India’s progress slowed down after a run of wickets in the second half of the innings.The bowlers made sure those late setbacks weren’t costly. Arshdeep Singh took three wickets for 44 runs while Naman Dhir took two wickets as West Indies finished on 209/7.Shamar Springer gave the visitors hope with an unbeaten 35 off just 11 balls, but India won by 14 runs.The win gave India a 2-1 lead in the five-match series.The fourth T20I will be played in Hyderabad on Wednesday.