Put to bat first, India posted 175\/6 on board, riding on Hardik Pandya\u2019s unbeaten 59, before the bowlers took charge. The pacers and spinners contributed equally towards the victory as the hosts dished out the visitors for a paltry 74, their lowest-ever T20I total.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Speaking at the presentation ceremony after the game, Suryakumar praised the batters\u2019 efforts saying that he had not expected the team to reach a 175-run total at the time when they had been reeling at 48-3 in 6.3 overs.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\u201cAt 48 for 3, and then from there getting to 175\u2026 the way Hardik batted, Axar batted, Tilak batted, and in the end Jitesh coming in, chipping in and doing his role, I think it was very important. At first, we thought we\u2019d get to 160, but then 175 was unbelievable. With 7\u20138 batters, there will be days when 2\u20133 batters won\u2019t have their day, but then the other 4 batters will cover it up and they did cover it up today. Maybe in the next game you\u2019ll see someone else covering it up. That\u2019s how T20 cricket goes, and that\u2019s how we want everyone to play. We want everyone to be fearless and enjoy their batting. India is having a great run,\u201d the skipper said after the match.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Speaking at the presentation ceremony after the game, Suryakumar praised the batters\u2019 efforts saying that he had not expected the team to reach a 175-run total at the time when they had been reeling at 48-3 in 6.3 overs.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\u201cI think Arshdeep and Bumrah were the perfect bowlers to bowl at the start. The way they were bowling when they won the toss and bowled first, the way the new ball was being bowled by them, I think Arshdeep and Bumrah were the better option. But then Hardik coming in later on, coming back from injury, it was important to take care of him as well. And the way he bowled, I\u2019m very happy with it. I mean, batting first, 48 for 3 and then scoring about 90\u201391 runs from overs 7 to 15, and then finishing with 40\u201344 runs in the last five overs to get to 175\u2026 I think it was really, really commendable. The way we bowled, the amount of options we had, I think 175 was quite decent,\u201d he added.<\/p>\r\n\r\n