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IND vs SL 3rd T20I Updates: The young pace bowling unit will also look to pick up the pieces from last night’s hammering as the Indian top-order itches to put up a meaningful performance against Sri Lanka in the three-match T20I decider. series here on Saturday.
After securing a narrow victory off the last ball of the first match, India lost by 16 runs as Sri Lanka leveled the three-match series at 1–1.
The inconsistency of the young attack was one of the reasons for the defeat but going forward Umran Malik and Shivam Mavi will know that it was a great learning experience for them.
He erred in his lines and did not always bowl the full length, making it easier for the Sri Lankan batsmen to dictate the pace of the short pitches.
The Indian bowling unit scored runs with left-arm pacer Arshdeep Singh, who returned to the playing XI after injuries, bowled five no balls in his two overs.
He crossed the line thrice in his first over, making him the first Indian bowler to claim a hat-trick of no-balls in T20Is.
Mavi, who made a sensational T20I debut in the opening game, and Arshdeep Singh added to the no-ball count as they too missed the trick with skipper Hardik Pandya, who had to rely on his spinners, saying the team needs to focus on their spinners. Need to get the basics right.
But youngsters in the team are expected to get more chances as they gain valuable experience.
Head coach Rahul Dravid said, “Younger kids will have games like this sometimes, and I think we all need to be patient with them, (but) we need to understand that these kinds of Games can’t happen.”
“I think they are learning, it is tough. Learning in international cricket is not easy. You have to learn on the job. I think we have to have some patience with these players.
On the batting front, the top order once again failed to provide a solid start. Shubman Gill fell victim to his second consecutive failure in the series and will be eager to capitalize on the opportunities at hand like Rahul Tripathi, who got out cheaply in his first game.
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