Captain Suryakumar Yadav Statement After Defeat In 2nd T20I Match: Currently, Team India is on the tour of South Africa. Here the three-match T20 International series is going on between the two teams. The second match of the series was played yesterday (10 November 2024) at St. George Park, Gkebarha. Here the host team Africa managed to win by three wickets. The performance of the Indian spinners during the match was commendable, but the fast bowlers spoiled their hard work. After the match, captain Suryakumar Yadav also praised the spinners a lot. Especially he seemed very happy with the performance of Varun Chakraborty. After the match, he praised the 33-year-old spinner and said, “To take 5 wickets in such conditions while defending 125 runs in a T20 match is incredible.” He (Varun Chakraborty) has worked hard on his game and was waiting for this platform. Which he is enjoying now. His performance in the match was excellent.
After missing out on victory in the second T20 match, Captain Surya further said, “Whatever total you get, you have to defend it. Of course, in a T20 match you don't want to score just 125 or 140 runs, 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 fun.
Team India lost in a thrilling match
Batting first after losing the toss in Gakebarha, the Indian team managed to score 124 runs at the loss of six wickets in 20 overs. Batting at sixth position, all-rounder Hardik Pandya was the top scorer for the team. He played an unbeaten inning of 39 runs in 45 balls at a strike rate of 86.67.
Chasing the target of 125 runs set by India, the African team achieved it in 19 overs at the loss of 7 wickets. Indian spinners were in good form during the match. For the team, Varun Chakraborty took 5 wickets while conceding only 17 runs in 4 overs. 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 Blue team had to face defeat by three wickets.
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