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Niki Prasad takes two wickets in first two international balls
The Story in Brief
Twenty-year-old Indian cricketer Niki Prasad became the first Indian bowler, male or female, to take two wickets in the first two balls of her international career. Playing in the second T20 against Zimbabwe in Raipur on 18 October, she dismissed Chipo Tiripano off her first delivery and another batter off her second. She finished with figures of 2 for 7 in two overs.
Prasad had made her debut in the series opener, scoring an unbeaten 39 to help India win. The second match was dominated by opener Shafali Verma, who smashed 55 not out off 25 balls to help India chase 103 in 8.5 overs. India now lead the three-match series 2-0. The third and final T20 will be played on 20 October in Raipur, followed by a three-match ODI series.
Indian Opinion Analysis
TV9 Hindi's coverage focuses exclusively on Niki Prasad's record, leading with the feat and naming her the first Indian to take two wickets in her first two balls. Aaj Tak leads with Shafali Verma's batting milestones and the series win, mentioning Prasad only in passing. Bhaskar does not cover the women's T20 series at all, instead reporting Ravi Shastri's workload advice for Jasprit Bumrah ahead of the New Zealand Test tour starting 22 October. The women's match coverage is uniform straight reporting across the two outlets that carried it, the difference is purely editorial selection of which match story to publish. Readers following women's cricket will find the most detail in TV9 Hindi, while Aaj Tak gives the batting context and the next match date.
Coverage: 3 sources, 3 neutral
Sources (3): tv9hindi.com (neutral report), bhaskar.com (neutral report), aajtak.in (neutral report)
This brief was synthesised by AI from the 3 sources linked above, so one read covers every framing they carry. Methodology and corrections.
