India came close to defending their title in the second T20I at Gokbehar on Sunday before Tristan Stubbs came on to level the series by one wicket at St George’s Park Game victory. But the former Pakistan batsman Simple Ali slam Hardik Pandya Because of the “selfish” blow, the Indian team lost a crucial victory.
India’s batting cannot be as hot as it was in the first T20I. Opening centurion Sanju Samson was dismissed for a duck while standout performances by Abhishek Sharma (4) and Suryakumar Yada Suryakumar Yadav (4) failed to inspire; while the visiting team could only muster 124 with 6 men.
It was Tilak Varma (20 of 20), Axar Patel (27 of 21) and Pandya (39 of 45) ) The trio’s contribution helped India cross the 120-run mark.
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With Pandya’s strike rate below 100.00, the all-rounder refused to take a single to get more chances to bat and India trailed by just 6 runs in the death overs, leaving the former Pakistan batsman feeling surprise.
“Pandya saab not out, 39 off 45 balls, total apne liye khele (Pandya remains unbeaten, playing for himself),” Basit said on his YouTube channel.
“Why should I open up to myself? I thought intense pulsed light What are we doing to prepare mumbai indians Klier (Why is he playing for himself? I think he is preparing for Mumbai Indians and IPL). The way he plays paints a very sad picture. Even though Arshdeep (Singh) hit a six, he didn’t play a single,” said the 53-year-old former Pakistan batsman.
“India are not nine runs behind because he refused a single; they are just six runs behind. He should have taken the single. But he is a great player and India’s favorite,” he added.
Buster thinks Axar’s knock is better than Pandya’s.
“Aksa batted better than him and unfortunately he was dropped after scoring 27 runs in 21 balls.”
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India’s leg-spinner Varun Chakravarthy struck a fantastic 5 for 17 in defense of the modest total but Stubbs finished with 47 not out off 41 balls Turning it into a futile blow.
“Man of the Match” Stubbs was well supported (19 points instead of 9) by Gerald Coetzee, who was dismissed in the 16th inning when the score was 7 to 86.
The home side eventually got there with a one-goal lead. The four-game series currently stands at 1-1 with two games remaining.
The third T20I match is scheduled to be played on November 13 at Centurion.
