The second T20I between India and New Zealand was as low scoring a thriller
as it gets. On a pitch that heavily favoured spin bowlers, India managed to
restrict New Zealand to a score of 99/8. However, the Kiwis ensured that it
would be anything but a straightforward chase for the hosts, with
Suryakumar Yadav’s four off the second last ball of the match being the
shot that took India over the line.It was a match in which no batter could
hit a six and the likes of Finn Allen, Glenn Phillips, Hardik Pandya and
Suryakumar Yadav, who are known to be big hitters, had to bide their time.
It was Pandya and Suryakumar who took India over the line in the end with
an unbeaten 31-run partnership that came in 32 balls. Suryakumar, whose
career strike rate was close to 180 in 45 innings before this knock, was
unbeaten on 26 off 31 balls, thus showing a different facet to his batting.
However, veteran wicketkeeper-batter Dinesh Karthik feels that the
32-year-old’s problems with shot selection could be seen during this
innings.
as it gets. On a pitch that heavily favoured spin bowlers, India managed to
restrict New Zealand to a score of 99/8. However, the Kiwis ensured that it
would be anything but a straightforward chase for the hosts, with
Suryakumar Yadav’s four off the second last ball of the match being the
shot that took India over the line.It was a match in which no batter could
hit a six and the likes of Finn Allen, Glenn Phillips, Hardik Pandya and
Suryakumar Yadav, who are known to be big hitters, had to bide their time.
It was Pandya and Suryakumar who took India over the line in the end with
an unbeaten 31-run partnership that came in 32 balls. Suryakumar, whose
career strike rate was close to 180 in 45 innings before this knock, was
unbeaten on 26 off 31 balls, thus showing a different facet to his batting.
However, veteran wicketkeeper-batter Dinesh Karthik feels that the
32-year-old’s problems with shot selection could be seen during this
innings.
