Last Update: January 30, 2023, 07:15 AM IST
Hardik Pandya has criticized the pitches offered in Lucknow and Ranchi.
Indian spinners cheered on a turning track before challenging a small target to seal an embarrassing series-levelling win in the second T20 International against New Zealand.
India captain Hardik Pandya has criticized the pitch curator after yet another low-scoring thriller. Like the first match in Ranchi, the 2nd T20I in Lucknow turned out to be a spin-friendly wicket with the batsmen constantly struggling to get their bat on the ball. Batting first, New Zealand were restricted to 99/8 in the allotted 20 overs, and in the chase, India struggled to reach the target of 100 before Suryakumar Yadav scored the winning run in the final over.
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“I was always confident that we would be able to finish the game, but it was too late. All these games are important with moments. You don’t need to panic because it was about rotating the strike rather than taking pressure. That’s exactly what we did. We followed our basics. To be honest, it was a one-wicket blow. All the matches we have played so far. I don’t mind tough wickets. I am all set for it, but this Both the wickets are not made for T20s. Somewhere the curator or the ground where we are going to play, they should make sure that they prepare the pitch well in advance,” Pandya told the broadcasters after the match.
“Other than that, happy. Even 120 would have been a winning total. Bowlers – they stuck to their plan and made sure they didn’t rotate the strike. We kept rotating the spinners. Dew didn’t play much of a part in it. They were able to spin the ball more than us. It was going well. It was a blow of a wicket,” he said.
Indian spinners cheered on a turning track after registering an embarrassing series-levelling win over New Zealand in the second T20 International here on Sunday.
The trio of Yuzvendra Chahal, Washington Sundar and Kuldeep Yadav impressed on a self-destructive surface that helped restrict New Zealand to 99 for eight, their lowest total against India in the shortest format.
It should have been a straightforward run chase, but the top-order of Ishan Kishan (19 off 32), Shubman Gill (11 off 9) and Rahul Tripathi (13 off 18) again in spin-friendly conditions It was a difficult time.
In the end, Hardik Pandya (15 not out off 20) and Suryakumar Yadav (26 not out off 31) took the team to victory with a ball to spare and six wickets in hand.
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