IND vs SL, Pune T20: Sri Lanka has defeated Team India by 16 runs in the second T20 match. In this way, the series of 3 matches has come on par with 1-1. The Indian team had a target of 207 runs to win the match, but Team India could score only 190 runs for 8 wickets in 20 overs. Captain Dashun Shanaka was the hero of Sri Lankan team’s victory. Dashun Shanaka scored an unbeaten 56 off 22 balls with the help of 2 fours and 6 sixes. Whereas in bowling, 2 players were dismissed by giving 4 runs in 1 over. Dashun Shanaka was awarded the player of the match title.
What did captain Hardik Pandya say on the defeat?
At the same time, after this defeat, Team India captain Hardik Pandya said that apart from bowling, we made mistakes in batting. The powerplay hasn’t been good for us. We made simple mistakes, which shouldn’t happen at this stage, but we will try to learn from our mistakes. He said that you can have a bad day on the field, but you can do a lot more than that. On Indian bowlers, Hardik Pandya said that we did a lot of no balls. You can’t blame anyone for this, no-balling is not a crime. Along with this, Hardik Pandya praised Suryakumar Yadav.
Stormy innings of Akshar Patel and Suryakumar Yadav
Talking about Indian batsmen, Akshar Patel played the maximum innings of 65 runs in 31 balls. He hit 3 fours and 6 sixes in his innings. At the same time, Suryakumar Yadav scored 51 runs in 36 balls. Suryakumar Yadav hit 3 fours and 3 sixes in his innings. Shivam Mavi played a stormy inning of 26 runs in 15 balls, but could not take the team to the threshold of victory. Apart from Kasun Rajitha for Sri Lanka, Dilshan Madhushanka, and Dashun Shanaka took 2-2 wickets.
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