The Indian T20I side has repeated the story once again, with this one-sided win against New Zealand. The Indian T20I Team has now won 11 consecutive series since 2024. The Indian T20I team, just before the World Cup looked so pumped up and with Surya Kumar Yadav back in form the team is looking so furious and dangerous. The defending champions will obviously be a threat to all the teams.
On Sunday evening, the Indian team made the weekend special, by showing a run fest in the middle, especially when Surya Kumar Yadav and Abhishek Sharma played like monsters. Abhishek clinched his fifty in just 14 balls while Surya Kumar Yadav hit the winning boundary scoring 57 runs in just 26 balls. The Indian team created history by chasing the target with 60 balls to spare. It was the fastest by any full member team while chasing the 150+ target.
The inform Indian side
On Sunday evening the Indian team chose to bowl first and put the Kiwis in trouble from the first ball of the match. New Zealand lost their three crucial wickets in just 34 runs and ended the power play with only 36 runs. After that a 52-run stand between Phillips and Seifert helped the Kiwis but after that Kiwis never looked settled in the slow turner Guwahati pitch. Ravi Bishnoi who got a game time in this match in place of Varun Chakravarthy clinched two wickets giving just 18 runs while Bumrah put New Zealand on the trap three times.
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Sanju Samson went to the pavilion on the very first ball of the Indian innings, his form is the only area of concern for India. However, Ishan Kishan and Abhishek Sharma put their leg on the fifth gear from the very first ball.
Kishan who played a key role in the last match hammered 28 runs in 13 balls and formed a 53-run partnership in just 19 balls with the poster boy of the modern batting template, Abhishek Sharma who contributed 23 runs in just 6 balls. After Ishan Kishan’s innings, Abhishek and Surya Kumar Yadav continued the carnage to take the team to the crossing line scoring 102 runs in just 40 balls. The performance only displays that not only frontline players but India’s bench strength is also something to be afraid of.
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India will definitely start their campaign as favourites. Their main challenge will be to cross all the hurdles where every step will be measured.
Tilak Varma set to miss the whole series
Tilak Varma who suffered from an injury will miss the whole series. Previously, the Indian team expected that he would be fit by the end of the third match but now he will miss the whole series and will join the side at Mumbai before India’s warm-up match against South Africa.
