Suryakumar Yadav's Take On His 2nd T20I Knock Against New Zealand

After batting first, the Black Caps were restricted to just 99 in their 20 overs. Indian spinners exploited the turning track of Lucknow and dismantled the Kiwi batters.

Suryakumar Yadav in action.

Source : PTI

After winning the second T20I by six wickets over New Zealand, India’s batter Suryakumar Yadav showed a different version of his batting as he played a 31-Ball 26 and helped India win the game at Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium in Lucknow on Sunday.

"A different version of SKY (Suryakumar Yadav's nickname) today. Adapting to the situation was very important when I went to bat. After losing Washy, it was important for someone to take the game to the end. (On his mix-up with Washington Sundar) It was my mistake, it was definitely not a run, I did not see where the ball was going. It was a challenging wicket. We did not think it would turn this way in the second innings but it is important to adapt. We just needed one hit in that over and it was very important to calm our nerves. Before we got the winning runs, he (Hardik) came and told me 'you are going to finish on this ball' and that gave me a lot of confidence," said Suryakumar in a post-match presentation.

After batting first, the Black Caps were restricted to just 99 in their 20 overs. Indian spinners exploited the turning track of Lucknow and dismantled the Kiwi batters.

Skipper Mitchell Santner (19) top-scored for Kiwis and for India Arshdeep Singh (2/7) starred with the ball for India. Spinners Washington Sundar, Yuzvendra Chahal, Deepak Hooda, and Kuldeep Yadav picked a wicket each. Pandya also took a wicket.

In reply, India chased down the total 100 after suffering a few early blows.  It was Suryakumar Yadav (26* off 31 balls) and Pandya (15* off 20 balls) who built a match-winning stand of 31 runs to take India across the line.

Squads:

India: Shubman Gill, Ishan Kishan(w), Rahul Tripathi, Suryakumar Yadav, Hardik Pandya(c), Deepak Hooda, Washington Sundar, Shivam Mavi, Arshdeep Singh, Umran Malik, Yuzvendra Chahal, Kuldeep Yadav, Jitesh Sharma, Mukesh Kumar, Prithvi Shaw.

New Zealand: Finn Allen, Devon Conway(w), Mark Chapman, Glenn Phillips, Daryl Mitchell, Michael Bracewell, Mitchell Santner(c), Lockie Ferguson, Ish Sodhi, Blair Tickner, Jacob Duffy, Michael Rippon, Dane Cleaver, Henry Shipley, Ben Lister.