Chasing 207, the Men in Blue were in a spot of bother at 57/5 in the 10th over when the duo joined hands. They went on to take India to 148 in the 16th over when Yadav was dismissed, with the team still needing 59 runs from 25 balls.
Karthik was disappointed with the timing of “SKY’s” dismissal as it came when the momentum was almost completely in favor of the hosts. Had he not gotten out, the result could have been different as Sri Lanka eventually went on to win the match by 16 runs.
Speaking to Cricbuzz, here’s what Dinesh Karthik had to say about the partnership between Suryakumar Yadav and Axar Patel:
Suryakumar Yadav didn’t do anything wrong: Ajay Jadeja
Former Indian cricketer Ajay Jadeja, who was also present in the discussion, felt that Suryakumar Yadav was absolutely right to take his time to settle.
Yadav made an uncharacteristic start to his innings as he took his time to settle in with wickets falling at the other end. Once he got Axar Patel’s support, he began firing on all cylinders before getting out for 51 off 36 balls.
Here’s what Jadeja said about SKY’s knock:
India will now hope to win the series when they meet Sri Lanka at the Saurashtra Cricket Association Stadium for the third and final T20I on Saturday, January 7.
India’s squad vs Sri Lanka: Hardik Pandya (captain), Ishan Kishan (wk), Ruturaj Gaikwad, Shubman Gill, Suryakumar Yadav (vc), Deepak Hooda, Rahul Tripathi, Jitesh Sharma (wk), Washington Sundar, Yuzvendra Chahal, Axar Patel, Arshdeep Singh, Harshal Patel, Umran Malik, Shivam Mavi, Mukesh Kumar.
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