Sri Lanka and India T20 series second match was played at Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium in Pune. In this match, Hardik Pandya led team India, faced defeat by 16 runs from Sri Lanka, and leveled the series at 1-1. During the post-match meeting, The Indian skipper was seen in anger.
Reason Why Hardik Pandya Vented His Anger On Arshdeep
In fact, The Indian team won the toss, opted for bowling first, and got a big target of 206 runs with six outs. During the Indian team innings, the team only managed to score a total of 190 runs in reply and thus faced a crushing defeat by 16 runs. Winning this, the Sri Lankans made a draw 1-1 in the series.
After facing the defeat, the captain Hardik Pandya vented his anger on Arshdeep and blamed the loss on him. Pandya stated that,
“The team made some very basic mistakes that we shouldn’t do at this stage. Everybody can have a bad day, and Everybody can have a good day. However, we have to make our basics strong. Arshdeep has thrown no balls in the match; throwing no ball is a big crime for a bowler. Moreover, I don’t want to blame anybody for this loss.
The biggest reason for the Indian team’s defeat was the no-balls, which the Indian bowlers threw. The Indian squad threw seven no-balls, of which five went to Arshdeep’s account and 1-1 went to Umran and Shivam Mavi’s accounts.
PANDYA WAS HAPPY WITH THESE PLAYERS’ PERFORMANCE.
Captain Pandya said, “A very well-played partnership was batted by Suryakumar Yadav and Axar Patel that helped us stay in the match, but winning this match was not our fate.
In addition, Pandya said the way Shivam Mavi hit the big shots while shots in his debut match were mesmerizing. Hardik claims that S.K Yadav will be a better option at number four in the batting lineup.
