IND vs SL: Despite the struggle of Akshar-Surya, Sri Lanka inflated India’s power… know where did Hardik’s team miss?
Hardik Pandya won the toss in the match and decided to bowl first. The Sri Lankan team scored 206 runs at the loss of six wickets in the stipulated 20 overs. Chasing the target, the Indian team was able to score only 190 runs at the loss of eight wickets.
New Delhi. The Sri Lankan team (India vs Sri Lanka), which lost the match by just two runs in Mumbai, made a tremendous comeback in Pune and won over the Indian team by 16 runs. At one point, it seemed that the team led by Dasun Shanaka would win the match by a huge margin of 100 runs but with the help of half-centuries from Axar Patel and Suryakumar Yadav India made a comeback. With this victory, the Sri Lankan team has leveled the series at 1-1. Let us tell you about the 5 reasons for India’s defeat.
Noball Bunny Cal
No ball became the reason for India’s defeat in this match. In the very first over, Arshdeep Singh hit a hat-trick of no-balls. Even after this, he did not stop. Arshdeep, who came to bowl his second over, once again bowled two no-balls. The ball on which Dasun Shanaka was caught out proved to be a no-ball. Later he hit Fifty in 20 balls. A total of seven no-balls were bowled by India, out of which five were bowled by Arshdeep and one each by Umran Malik and Shivam Mavi.
Black day of Arshdeep Singh
Arshdeep Singh, who is returning to Team India after recovering from illness, was expected to perform charismatically in this match according to his image, but this could not happen. Arshdeep gave away 19 runs in his first over. After this, Arshdeep again came on the bowling attack in the 19th over. He got 18 runs in this over. He proved to be the most expensive in this match.
Shivam Mavi proved to be expensive
Shivam Mavi, the hero of Mumbai T20, was a complete flop in this match. He could not take a single wicket. The Sri Lankan batsmen beat him over tremendously. This is the reason why he gave away 53 runs in his four overs with an economy of 13.30.
Opening pair flop
Chasing a mountain-like target of 207 runs, the Indian team expected that the opening pair would score runs for the team at difficult times but it could not happen. After the Mumbai match, Shubman Gill flopped again today. After facing three balls, he kept walking after scoring just five runs. Ishaan, who batted well for India in the last match, could not do anything special this time. Under the pressure of runs, he got out after scoring two runs in five balls.
Debutant Rahul Tripathi also missed
Debutant Rahul Tripathi was given a place in the team in place of Sanju Samson but he was dismissed after scoring just five runs. Rahul could not bear the pressure of the big target. If he had played a big inning in this match, he would have proved to be a hero for the team.
Hardik also missed in difficult times
The team was in dire straits. In such a situation, it was expected that Captain Hardik Pandya would take the match to an end by making small partnerships in the match, but this could not happen. Hardik got out after scoring 12 runs in 12 balls. In this way, Team India lost five wickets for just 57 runs.
