Mumbai: Indian team won the first T20 match against Sri Lanka in a sensational fashion. Harthik Pandya’s action plan led to success.
Introducing Shivam Mavi…
India scored 162 runs for the loss of 5 wickets in 20 overs in this match held in Mumbai. Sri Lanka scored 160 runs for the loss of 10 wickets in the next 20 overs. India won by 2 runs. Shivam Mavi, who made his debut in international T20 cricket, gave away only 22 runs in 4 overs and took 4 wickets and contributed to the team’s victory. Deepak Hooda, who scored 41 runs off 23 balls with 4 sixes and 1 four, was selected as the man of the match in the last leg of the Indian innings.
Akshar Patel selection…
Indian captain Hardik Pandya took some brave decisions in this game. Shubman Gill introduced Mavi to T20 cricket. As a result, Ruduraj was unable to play. Akshar Patel replaced Washington Sundar. Indian openers Ishan Kishan and Shubman Gill got off to a flying start. The Indian team scored 22 runs in the first 7 balls.
Deepak Hooda…
However, India scored 41/2 runs in the powerplay after losing 2 wickets. Pandya came in as the 5th batsman, leaving Sanju Samson to field first. 141. Deepak Hooda and Akshar Patel put up respectable scores as India stumbled to 94/4 in overs. Thus choosing Akshar Patel was the right decision.
Full fitness…
Hardik Pandya bowled the first over of Sri Lanka’s innings. While there were many doubts about his fitness last year, Pandya has progressed to bowl powerplay overs with full fitness. Mavi, who made his T20 debut, bowled enthusiastically and took 4 wickets. Pandya bravely bowled three overs in the powerplay. Umran used Malik more in the middle overs. The biggest disappointment of this game was Sahal. He bowled 2 overs and scored 26 runs without taking a wicket. Similarly, Harshal Patel also took 2 wickets in 4 overs but gave away 41 runs.
Success in thread…
Pandya’s brave decision in the first T20I was to give the last over to Akshar Patel. He believed in Akshar Patel’s ability even with one over to spare. He also bowled well and won the toss. auspicious A captain should not hesitate to take bold decisions in T20 cricket. Pandya possesses such qualities. Thus the players are also prepared to face the challenging moments. Let’s hope Pandya delivers more surprises.