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On Tuesday, January 3, at Mumbai’s Wankhede Stadium, India defeated Sri Lanka within the opening Twenty20 worldwide of the three-match collection in a nail-biting last ball contest. The star of the present was Axar Patel, who prolonged India’s first innings whole to 162 runs by rapidly scoring an unbeaten 31* off 20 deliveries earlier than defending 13 runs within the sport’s penultimate over.
Patel was not simply good with the bat, but in addition helped India win the sport by two runs on the ultimate ball of the competition. The all-rounder acquired appreciation from former Staff India selector Saba Karim, who praised Axar’s brilliance within the last over, stating that he bowled intelligently and tactically, which helped India win the cut-throat sport.
“Hardik Pandya didn’t bowl the ultimate over owing to a good hamstring. That is why he needed to give it to Axar Patel. It certainly was a really imposing problem for Axar. Defending 13 runs in opposition to a batter who’s able to taking part in large photographs is rarely straightforward. He bowled very intelligently, making it tough for the batter to hit together with his full-length deliveries. Aside from that one brief ball that went for a six, he was fairly distinctive,” Karim informed India Information Sports activities.
After a shaky begin to their first innings in opposition to Sri Lanka, India recovered and put up a commanding efficiency after the primary 15 overs. Deepak Hooda and Axar Patel labored in tandem to acquire momentum throughout the loss of life overs. The ultimate over of the second innings was a problem the place Axar needed to defend 13 runs. Although he was hit for a most and gave away a large, he managed to limit the Islanders to take India to a win.
“At one stage, it appeared that India would battle to achieve the 150-run mark. They have been capable of submit a difficult whole because of Deepak Hooda and Axar Patel. Their partnership proved to be a decisive issue,” Karim mentioned whereas talking of Axar’s batting prowess.
India and Sri Lanka will now lock horns on Thursday, January 05, on the Maharashtra Cricket Affiliation (MCA) Stadium in Pune for the second T20I.
