Rohit Sharma recently heaped praises for Suryakumar Yadav and Hardik Pandya’s ‘critical’ partnership for helping India endure tough situation for the team during its match against Afghanistan. The duo helped the team sail through the middle overs and set up a 47-run win over Afghanistan to begin their Super Eight campaign at Kensington Oval Bridgetown.
Meanwhile, Suryakumar Yadav added that he got nervous when Virat Kohli got out but was confident that the team would sail through the match, as he had faced a similar situation earlier as well.
“I started chewing my gum even harder when he [Kohli] got out. But I knew I’ve played this phase before, and it became a little easier with the left-handers coming in. But I just backed my game, backed my instincts, and most importantly my intent [which] should have been good at that time,” Suryakumar Yadav told ESPN Crick Info.
Suryakumar and Hardik Pandya together added 60 runs off 37 balls for firth wicket once they came together post the dismissal of Shivam Dube. Dube’s loss left India 90 for 4 in the 11th over. Most of the wickets were picked by Rashid Khan.
Suryakumar Yadav made a fine half-century before Indian bowlers’ power play in the match to brake Afghanistan’s flamboyant shot-makers to romp to a 47-run win in the T20 World Cup on Thursday. Suryakumar’s half century was his nineteenth fifty and the format helped India to pose a tough score for opponent Afghanistan.
Afghanistan, who won their opening three games in the group stage, have now lost back-to-back matches. In their last first round fixture, they suffered a humbling 104-run loss to the West Indies at St Lucia. India and Afghanistan will face Austraia and Bangladesh in their remaining Group 1 fixtures with the top two teams making the semi-finals.
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Published: 21 Jun 2024, 10:27 AM IST