India commenced the five-match T20I series in a commanding way with a victory by 101 runs against South Africa at Barabati Stadium in Cuttack. Suryakumar Yadav expressed his thoughts during the press conference after the match and honestly stated about the team’s situation at the start of the innings and the middle order’s effort in restoring the wicket through a small amount of fortune.
The captain of the Indian T20I team lauded the batting line up for their daring and thus making the total an amazing score. Furthermore, he mentioned the great contributions of Arshdeep Singh, Jasprit Bumrah and Hardik Pandya with the ball, indicating the perfect way they carried out their responsibilities. To him, the whole effort was more than just the defense of India’s final total.
SuryaKumar highlights team depth and fearless approach
“I told at the toss that we were 50-50, but very happy to bat first. I mean, absolutely. At 48 for 3, and then from there getting to 175… the way Hardik batted, Axar batted, Tilak batted, and in the end Jitesh coming in, chipping in and doing his role, I think it was very important. At first, we thought we’d get to 160, but then 175 was unbelievable. I mean, absolutely. See, with 7-8 batters, there will be days when 2-3 batters won’t have their day, but then the other 4 batters will cover it up and they did cover it up today. Maybe in the next game you’ll see someone else covering it up. That’s how T20 cricket goes, and that’s how we want everyone to play. We want everyone to be fearless and enjoy their batting. India is having a great run.” SuryaKumar Yadav said.
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SKY lauds bowling unit for setting the tone early
“I think Arshdeep and Bumrah were the perfect bowlers to bowl at the start. The way they were bowling when they won the toss and bowled first, the way the new ball was being bowled by them, I think Arshdeep and Bumrah were the better option. But then Hardik coming in later on, coming back from injury, it was important to take care of him as well. And the way he bowled, I’m very happy with it. I mean, batting first, 48 for 3 and then scoring about 90-91 runs from overs 7 to 15, and then finishing with 40-44 runs in the last five overs to get to 175… I think it was really, really commendable. The way we bowled, the amount of options we had, I think 175 was quite decent.” he added.
IND vs SA 1st T20I match highlights
India kicked off the five-match T20I series in style at Cuttack, where the home team dominated South Africa, limiting them to just 74 runs and consequently, winning by a huge margin of 101 runs. The match’s star performer, Hardik Pandya, not only made the highest contribution to the score with his 59 runs but also bagged one wicket along with the other bowlers, Arshdeep Singh, Jasprit Bumrah, Varun Chakravarthy, and Axar Patel, each of whom took 2 wickets. Bumrah on the other hand celebrated a seminal moment in his career as his Indian team was in the lead 1-0 in the series.
