IND vs NZ 2nd T20I: ‘It was a shocker of a wicket’: Hardik Pandya criticises Lucknow pitch | Cricket News – Times of India
Chasing 100 to win, on a challenging rack, India were reduced to 50/3 in 10.4 overs but Suryakumar Yadav once again showed his class. Surya played a crucial knock (26 not out off 31), stitched partnerships with Washington Sundar (10) and Hardik Pandya (15 not out) to guide India to a series-levelling win.
“To be honest, it was a shocker of a wicket. Both the games we have played on so far. I don’t mind difficult wickets. I am all up for that, but these two wickets were not made for T20.
“Somewhere down the line the curators or the grounds that we are going to play in should make sure they prepare the pitches earlier. Other than that, happy. Even 120 would have been a winning total,” said Hardik after the series levelling win over New Zealand.
The series decider will be played in Ahmedabad on Wednesday.
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“I always believed that we’ll be able to finish the game, but it went quite late. All these games are important with the moments. You don’t need to panic because it was about rotating the strike rather than taking the pressure. That’s exactly what we did. We followed our basics,” he said about the tense finish.
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On the bowlers’ impressive performance, he added: “They stuck to their plans and ensured they (New Zealand) did not rotate the strike. We kept rotating the spinners. Dew didn’t play much part in this. They were able to spin the ball more than us. It was carrying through well.”
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