India captain Rohit Sharma on Saturday heaped praise on the team’s batsmen, saying it is good to see the middle order shouldering the responsibility. early dismissal of openers, Rohit said on the post, “I think it was good for us to see the middle order come out and perform. It is good to see those guys taking responsibility and finishing the game. Really good the way they did it.” Was.” India presented the match by defeating Sri Lanka by seven wickets in the second T20I in Dharamsala. After the early dismissals of Rohit and Ishan Kishan, Shreyas Iyer hit an unbeaten 74 as India registered a comfortable win. 2-0 unassailable lead in a three-match series.
Apart from Iyer, Ravindra Jadeja scored 45 off 18 balls as India chased down a target of 184 with 17 balls to spare and registered their 11th straight win in the format. Sanju Samson also contributed 39 runs in 25 balls.
Indian bowlers looted runs in the last five overs but Rohit refused to blame his bowling unit.
“I don’t want to be too harsh on the bowlers. It can happen these days, but we got them (Sri Lanka) banned in the first 15 overs. It was also a good pitch to bat on.
Rohit also praised Jadeja and man of the match Iyer for their batting performances. “Jaddu (Ravindra Jadeja) came and looked positive with the first ball and Shreyas too,” he added.
Losing captain Dasun Shanaka said his team got off to a good start but lamented their poor performance with both bat and ball in the powerplay overs.
“We started really well, but we should have done more in the powerplays. If we had got another wicket in the powerplays, it could have been better for us.
“Lahiru should have bowled the first six overs. The game was set for me, the wicket was good and the ball was on for me. See another series losers, but it will be positive if we get a win from here.” he said.
By his own admission, Iyer was quite impressed with his own batting performance.
He said, “That (back and cross) is my go-to movement and I feel like my body is released and I see the ball well. It was really important for me to time the ball because it Was swinging and seaming.”
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He praised Samson and Jadeja for supporting him during the chase.
“Sanju came and we formed a vital partnership. Jaddu bhai came and it was a cruise. I realized the ball was not turning and thought getting out would be a good option. Even if I misjudge the ball on this ground , the ball will go over the boundary.” The third and final T20 will be played here on Sunday.
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