Hardik Pandya in action during the 1st India-New Zealand T20I.© AFP
Captained India after New Zealand won the first T20 by 21 runs on Friday hardik pandya Said that the pitch of Ranchi’s JSCA International Stadium surprised us. The Kiwis took a 1-0 lead in the three-match series as India’s batting crumbled under the lights in Ranchi. Chasing a target of 177, India were restricted to 155 for nine in 20 overs. Washington SundarFirst in Fifty format. However, Hardik said that his team gave away a few extra runs which made life difficult for the batsmen.
He said, “Nobody had expected that the wicket would play like this and both the teams were taken by surprise. The spin, the way it bounced, it took us by surprise. But somehow, we pulled it back and were in the game by the time Surya and I were batting. Looking back, I don’t think this wicket was worth 177, we were bad with the ball and we gave away 25 runs more than the cross…” Hardik said at the post-match presentation ceremony.
Hardik praised Sundar, who scored 50 off 28 balls, and said that his young team will be better.
“It’s a young group and we will only learn from it. The way they bowled, batted and fielded, it was Washington against New Zealand today. We needed someone who could bat and bowl, we got a lot of confidence.” Gives and it will help.” We are moving forward,” he said.
With the win, New Zealand are 1-0 up in the series, and will face India in the second T20 International in Lucknow on Sunday.
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