Suryakumar Yadav: Currently, Team India is on a tour of South Africa. A three-match T20 International series is going on between India and South Africa. The second match of the series was played yesterday at St George’s Park in Gakebarha. Here the host team Africa managed to win by three wickets.
The performance of the Indian spinners was commendable during the match, but the fast bowler didn’t perform up to expectations and India lost the match by a narrow margin. after the match what captain Suryakumar said about Varun Chakraborty let’s see.
Captain Suryakumar Praises Varun Chakravarthy Despite Loss
After the match, Captain Suryakumar Yadav also praised the spinners a lot. He especially looked very happy with Varun Chakraborty’s performance. After the match, He praised the 33-year-old spinner and said,
“It is unbelievable to take 5 wickets in such a situation while defending 125 runs in a T20 match. He has worked hard on his game and was waiting for this platform. Which he is now enjoying. His performance in the match was excellent.
After missing out on victory in the second T20 match, Captain Surya further said, ”You have to defend whatever total you get. Of course, you don’t want to score just 125 or 140 runs in a T20 match, but I am proud of the bowling of my teammates. There are still two matches left in the series. The match in Johannesburg will be very interesting.
South Africa’s Narrow Win
After losing the toss and batting first in Gakebarha, the Indian team managed to score 124 runs for the loss of six wickets in 20 overs. Team India all-rounder Hardik Pandya was the highest scorer. He played an unbeaten fighting innings of 39 runs in 45 balls at a strike rate of 86.67.
Chasing the target of 125 runs, the African team achieved it in 19 overs at the loss of 7 wickets. Indian spinners dominated the match. Chakravarthy took 5 wickets for just 17 runs in 4 overs for the team. After which there was hope that Team India would win this match. However, due to not getting much help from the fast bowlers in the last four overs, the Indian Team had to face defeat by three wickets.
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