Star batsman Suryakumar Yadav played a blistering innings of 117 runs against England in the third T20 match played at Nottingham at Trent Bridge. He did not get much support from the other end, as a result of which India lost the match by 17 runs. The 31-year-old batsman hit 14 fours and 6 sixes in his innings. For this innings, former India opener Virender Sehwag praised the official broadcaster Sony Sports Network’s post match show. He said that true love and a batsman like Suryakumar are hard to find. He also praised her by tweeting. At the same time, Suryakumar also reacted to his innings.
After the match, Suryakumar Yadav said that he made a mistake in the calculation. He didn’t know whose overs were left. He said, “I made a mistake in the calculation. I didn’t know whose overs were left. When I saw Moeen Ali bowling, I thought the match might turn back on its side. I was trying that if I have range, then I will hit in front. If I put a little outside, I will take boundaries after playing good shots and take the target closer. But this could not happen. A little disappointed because there was a chance to win the match and a big knock would have happened.”
Wow SKY! Surya shining at it’s brightest. Crazy hitting #IndvEng
— Virender Sehwag (@virendersehwag) July 10, 2022
The right-handed batsman further said, “The spinner was bowling and there was a chance that two good shots would have been hit and 10 runs had been scored, then the whole pressure would have been on the team in the last over. This will continue throughout the night and tomorrow will be a new day.” Team India needed 41 runs in the last two overs to win. Suryakumar Yadav and Harshal Patel were at the crease. 16 runs were scored in the first four balls of this over and Suryakumar was out on the fifth ball. With this, the hopes of Team India’s victory were over.
21 runs were needed in the last over to win and Chris Jordan conceded just 3 runs and took two wickets. Earlier, England scored 215 runs from David Malan’s 39-ball 77 and Liam Livingstone’s unbeaten 42 off 29 balls. Chasing the target, the Indian team lost three wickets in the pawplay itself.
The team could only manage 198 runs for nine wickets in 20 overs. Reece Topley was the most successful bowler for England, taking three wickets for 22 runs in four overs. Apart from him, David Willey took two and Chris Jordan took two wickets in the last over. Team India won the three-match series by 2-1. The team won the first two matches.