Suryakumar Yadav On Loss : Team India collapsed one after another in the 2nd T20I against South Africa, losing by a margin of 51 runs in Mullanpur on Thursday, December 11. The Men In Blue had a target to chase of 214 runs, which the visitors failed to chase, getting bowled out for 162 runs in 19.1 overs.
The Indian opener Abhishek Sharma had an off day and went back to the pavilion, scoring 17 runs off eight balls in the 2nd over. After that, Shubman Gill was dismissed by Lungi Ngidi for a golden duck in the initial over during the chase. Indian captain Suryakumar Yadav failed to create an impact and went back to the pavilion for five runs, dismissed by Marco Jansen.
Suryakumar Yadav On Loss In IND vs SA 2nd T20I
Speaking after the match, Indian captain Suryakumar Yadav said that his team’s top order, including him, failed to perform and they can’t always rely on Abhishek Sharma.
He said,
“We learnt how they bowled in the second innings. We learnt from that, and we will try to execute that in the next game. I think I, Shubman, could have given a good start because we can’t rely on Abhishek all the time. The way he’s been batting, he might have an off-day.”
“I, Shubman and a few other batters should have taken it (responsibility). I think it would have been a smart chase. But then it’s okay; Shubman got out on the first ball. But yeah, I should have taken that responsibility and batted a little deeper. But yeah, as I said, we learn, and we try and do better in the next game to come.”
“Axar Bat Really Well In The Longer Format”: Suryakumar Yadav
“We just thought in the last game, we have seen Axar bat really well in the longer format. And we wanted him to bat back the same way today as well. Unfortunately, it didn’t work, but he did bat well. But we will see what’s up for us going on in the next game.”
Axar Patel tried his best to anchor the innings, but even the all-rounder couldn’t make any impact in the 2nd T20I and was dismissed for 21 runs off 21 balls. Tilak Varma was the only Indian batter who hit boundaries, smashing 62 runs off 34 balls, which included two fours and five sixes.
Quinton de Kock, The Star Of IND vs SA 2nd T20I
The Proteas batter Quinton de Kock’s knock of 90 runs off 146 balls helped South Africa to post a score of 213/4 in 20 overs. On the other hand, Donovan Ferreira also played a crucial role, smashing 30* runs off 16 balls as South Africa reached 213/4 in 20 overs. Indian bowlers went very expensive, as Arshdeep Singh leaked 54 runs, while Jasprit Bumrah gave away 18 runs in the final over, and Arshdeep gave away 16 in the 19th over.
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