India Nationwide Cricket Workforce skipper Suryakumar Yadav has revealed why he did not use the premier all-rounder Hardik Pandya with the brand new ball within the T20I collection opener towards the South Africa Nationwide Cricket Workforce.
Suryakumar Yadav mentioned that he was managing Hardik Pandya as he had simply returned from an damage and knew that the pace-bowling duo of Jasprit Bumrah and Arshdeep Singh would get the job performed with the brand new ball.
India bowled South Africa out for 74
The Males In Blue misplaced the toss, they usually had been invited to bat first within the T20I collection opener on the Barabati Stadium in Cuttack. India utilised the circumstances properly and posted an enormous rating of 175/6 on the board.
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With the ball, the Indian workforce seemed completely dominant, they usually bowled out the opposition for 74 in 12.3 overs. Arshdeep Singh, Varun Chakravarthy, Jasprit Bumrah, and Axar Patel bagged two wickets whereas Hardik Pandya and Shivam Dube picked one wicket every.
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Sub-100 all-out totals for South Africa in T20Is
74 vs IND, Cuttack, 2025
87 vs IND, Rajkot, 2022
89 vs AUS, Johannesburg, 2020
95 vs IND, Johannesburg, 2023
96 vs AUS, Cape City, 2020
98 vs SL, Colombo (RPS), 2018
In the course of the post-match presentation ceremony, India skipper Suryakumar Yadav mentioned that he was proud of the workforce’s efficiency. He acknowledged:
“I advised on the toss that we had been 50-50, however very completely happy to bat first. I imply, completely. At 48 for 3, after which from there attending to 175… the way in which Hardik batted, Axar batted, Tilak batted, and ultimately Jitesh coming in, chipping in and doing his position, I feel it was crucial.
Perhaps within the subsequent sport you’ll see another person protecting it up – Suryakumar Yadav
Suryakumar Yadav additional mentioned that not all of the batters within the workforce will carry out day-after-day and there’ll particular performer who steps up. He mentioned:
“At first, we thought we’d get to 160, however then 175 was unbelievable. I imply, completely. See, with 7-8 batters, there will likely be days when 2-3 batters gained’t have their day, however then the opposite 4 batters will cowl it up they usually did cowl it up at the moment.
“Perhaps within the subsequent sport you’ll see another person protecting it up. That’s how T20 cricket goes, and that’s how we would like everybody to play. We wish everybody to be fearless and luxuriate in their batting. India is having a terrific run.”
I feel Arshdeep and Bumrah had been the right bowlers to bowl in the beginning – Suryakumar Yadav
Suryakumar Yadav launched Hardik Pandya immediately within the seventh over and used Jasprit Bumrah and Arshdeep Singh with the brand new ball. Speaking about this determination, he mentioned:
“I feel Arshdeep and Bumrah had been the right bowlers to bowl in the beginning. The best way they had been bowling after they gained the toss and bowled first, the way in which the brand new ball was being bowled by them, I feel Arshdeep and Bumrah had been the higher choice. However then Hardik coming in afterward, getting back from damage, it was essential to deal with him as properly. And the way in which he bowled, I’m very proud of it.
“I imply, batting first, 48 for 3 after which scoring about 90-91 runs from overs 7 to fifteen, after which ending with 40-44 runs within the final 5 overs to get to 175… I feel it was actually, actually commendable. The best way we bowled, the quantity of choices we had, I feel 175 was fairly respectable.”
