Washington Sundar’s fight was in vain. India lost in the first T20

Team India, buoyed by a clean sweep of the ODI series against New Zealand, fell in the first T20I. Except for Suryakumar Yadav, none of them could play remarkably well. The bowlers also scored huge runs. As a result, the Indian team was defeated by Kiwis by 21 runs. After losing the toss and batting, New Zealand scored 176 runs for the loss of 6 wickets in the stipulated 20 overs. Team India came into the ring with a target of 177 runs and lost 3 wickets in the first innings. Ishan Kishan (4 runs, off 5 balls), Rahul Tripathi (0, off 6 balls) and Shubman Gill (7 runs, off 6 balls) joined the pavilion with low scores. As a result, India scored only 15 runs in 3 overs and lost 3 wickets. Then Suryakumar Yadav, who came to the crease. In his own style, he played shots from all sides of the field and filled the Indian camp with enthusiasm. He got good support from captain Hardik Pandya. Both worked together to build India’s innings. In this sequence, Suryakumar Yadav scored 47 runs (6 fours, 2 sixes) in 34 balls. Trying to play a big shot in the same swing, Ish Sodhi took a catch off the bowling of Finn Allen and reached the pavilion. Soon after that, Hardik Pandya was also dismissed. 21 runs off 20 balls (1 four, 2 sixes) Braswell bowled a return catch and turned away. In the end, young all-rounder Washington Sundar raised hopes in the Indian camp. He scored his first half-century in T20Is in just 25 balls. However, as the runs to be done were already high and the run-rate was increasing, he struggled but did not get the result. India needed 33 runs to win in the last over but only got 11 runs. Washington Sundar, who faced 3 more balls after the half century, reached the pavilion without scoring any additional runs. Washington Sundar, who also excelled with the ball, took 2 wickets in an OK over at the crucial time and put a stop to New Zealand’s momentum. India scored 155 runs for the loss of 9 wickets in the allotted 20 overs and lost by 21 runs. Indian bowler Arshdeep Singh scored 27 runs in the last over. These runs were the key to the Kiwis’ victory.