NEW DELHI: Having suffered a slim two-run defeat within the first T20I, Sri Lanka fought again brilliantly to attract stage within the collection with 16-run victory over India within the second match on Thursday in Pune.
The motive behind India’s defeat largely belonged to the seven no-balls that the hosts bowled of which Sri Lanka took the utmost benefit to put up a mammoth 206/6.
Of the seven no-balls, India pacer Arshdeep Singh, who was making a comeback after being sidelined with an damage, had a horrible day within the workplace as he bowled 5 no-balls. The left-arm pacer bowled a hat-trick of no-balls in his first over that made him the primary Indian bowler to personal this undesirable report.
Speaking within the put up match presentation, skipper Hardik Pandya clearly appeared sad over India’s lacklustre bowling efficiency. He additionally acknowledged that bowling a no-ball in any format is against the law with out blaming Arshdeep.
“For Arshdeep, in this situation, it is very difficult. It is not about blaming him or to be too hard on him, but we know no-balls in any format is a crime,” Hardik mentioned.
“We made some basic errors, which we shouldn’t be making at this level. Everyone knows what it is, The learning for us is we should be focussing on what we can control. You can have a good day, you can have a bad day, but you shouldn’t be moving away from the basics, he added.
After being reduced to 57/5 in a huge chase of 207, Axar Patel (65 off 31) and Suryakumar Yadav (51 off 36) reignited Indian hopes with their 91-run stand however Sri Lanka finally secured the win and levelled the collection 1-1.
The motive behind India’s defeat largely belonged to the seven no-balls that the hosts bowled of which Sri Lanka took the utmost benefit to put up a mammoth 206/6.
Of the seven no-balls, India pacer Arshdeep Singh, who was making a comeback after being sidelined with an damage, had a horrible day within the workplace as he bowled 5 no-balls. The left-arm pacer bowled a hat-trick of no-balls in his first over that made him the primary Indian bowler to personal this undesirable report.
Speaking within the put up match presentation, skipper Hardik Pandya clearly appeared sad over India’s lacklustre bowling efficiency. He additionally acknowledged that bowling a no-ball in any format is against the law with out blaming Arshdeep.
“For Arshdeep, in this situation, it is very difficult. It is not about blaming him or to be too hard on him, but we know no-balls in any format is a crime,” Hardik mentioned.
“We made some basic errors, which we shouldn’t be making at this level. Everyone knows what it is, The learning for us is we should be focussing on what we can control. You can have a good day, you can have a bad day, but you shouldn’t be moving away from the basics, he added.
After being reduced to 57/5 in a huge chase of 207, Axar Patel (65 off 31) and Suryakumar Yadav (51 off 36) reignited Indian hopes with their 91-run stand however Sri Lanka finally secured the win and levelled the collection 1-1.