Axar Patel Suryakumar Yadav (Photo Credits: File Photo)
New Delhi:
The second match of the three T20 series between India and Sri Lanka was played at the MCA Stadium on Wednesday. Team India had to face defeat by 16 runs in this match. In the second match of the series, the bowlers looted runs, due to which Team India had to face defeat. Batting first, Sri Lanka scored a big score of 206 runs at the loss of 6 wickets. In response, Team India could only score 190 runs after losing eight wickets. Team India may have lost this match but three players won everyone’s heart with their performance. Let’s know who are those players.
The players we are talking about are none other than Axar Patel, Suryakumar Yadav and Shivam Mavi. These three players performed brilliantly with the bat and made every possible effort to win Team India. If you look at the lack of Team India, then in the initial phase, no Indian bowler got a wicket. Due to which a big score of 200 runs was found. These three players performed well and contributed significantly in reaching the team’s score of 190.
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Akshar and Surya’s partnership raised hopes
After the initial setback to Team India, Suryakumar Yadav, handling one end, slowly started moving the score board forward. The team’s wicket kept falling from one end. Half the team had returned to the pavilion on the score of 57 runs. After this, Suryakumar Yadav and Akshar Patel started scoring runs fast while handling the innings. The team got its 6th blow in the form of Suryakumar Yadav on the score of 148. Suryakumar Yadav played an inning of 51 runs facing 36 balls. During this, three fours and three sixes came out of his bat. Team India got the seventh blow in the form of Axar Patel on the score of 189 runs.
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Shivam Mavi’s bat also showed strength
Axar Patel, facing 31 balls, played a stormy inning of 65 runs at a strike rate above 209. During this, three fours and 6 sixes came out of Akshar Patel’s bat. There was a partnership of 91 runs between Suryakumar Yadav and Akshar Patel. Had both the players batted for some more time in this rhythm, Team India could have won. After this, Shivam Mavi scored 26 runs in 15 balls at a strike rate above 173. During this, two fours and two sixes came out of his bat. These three players won everyone’s heart with their brilliant performance.
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First Published : 06 Jan 2023, 05:31:12 PM
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