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India vs Sri Lanka, 2nd T20I at Pune, Jan 05, 2023,
India,
Sri Lanka,
Hardik Himanshu Pandya,
Arshdeep Singh
Printed on: Jan 05, 2023
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India T20I skipper Hardik Pandya didn’t blame younger left-arm seamer Arshdeep Singh for the staff’s 16-run loss within the second T20I towards Sri Lanka in Pune on Thursday, January 5. He, nevertheless, did say that bowling no balls is a criminal offense, referring to Arshdeep overstepping 5 occasions within the match on Thursday.
Sri Lanka beat India by 16 runs within the second T20I of the collection in Pune on Thursday. Batting first after shedding the toss, the guests posted a wonderful rating of 206/6. India responded with 190/8. Whereas the margin of victory was a reasonably snug one for Sri Lanka ultimately, India’s bowlers did help the opposition’s trigger.
Arshdeep, getting back from a break and likewise having missed the primary T20I attributable to sickness, bowled three consecutive no balls within the second over of the innings. The over swung the momentum Sri Lanka’s means. Half-centuries from Kusal Mendis (52 off 31) and skipper Dasun Shanaka (56* off 22) noticed the Lankans go previous the 200-run mark.
Other than Arshdeep, Shivam Mavi and Umran Malik additionally bowled one no ball every. Sri Lanka transformed a variety of free hits into boundaries, which was the defining issue since India ended on 190/8 regardless of half-centuries from Axar Patel (65) and Suryakumar Yadav (51).
Talking on the post-match presentation, Pandya said about the bowling, “In previous as nicely he (Arshdeep) has bowled no-balls. It’s not about blaming however no ball is a criminal offense.”
Pandya criticized his groups for making some fundamental errors, including that the identical are unacceptable on the worldwide stage. He added, “Each bowling and batting – powerplay damage us. We made fundamental errors which we should not do at this stage. Studying ought to be the fundamentals we are able to management. You may have a foul day however should not be going away from fundamentals. On this scenario it is vitally troublesome.”
The Indian skipper was additionally requested in regards to the resolution to ship debutant Rahul Tripathi at No. 3, forward of Suryakumar Yadav, within the chase of 207 runs, Pandya defined, “Surya had a unbelievable run at 4. Anybody who comes into the staff – you wish to give them (Tripathi) a task they’re snug in.”
India and Sri Lanka will meet within the third T20I in Rajkot on January 7, with the collection stage 1-1.
–By A Cricket Correspondent
