Suryakumar Yadav Guide India to a 65-run win over New Zealand
Suryakumar Yadav's unbeaten 111-run knock, combined with a spirited bowling performance by the bowlers, helped Team India overcome New Zealand by 65 runs in the second T20I
Suryakumar Yadav: Player of the MatchFinal Score
Ind 191/6 in 20 overs: SuryaKumar Yadav - 111*(51), Ishan Kishan 36(31). Deepak Hooda 4/10(2.5)
NZ 126 all out in 18.5 overs: Kane Williamson - 61(52). Tim Southee 3/34(4)
Virat Kohli's tweet
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Numero Uno showing why he's the best in the world. Didn't watch it live but I'm sure this was another video game innings by him. 😂 <a href="https://twitter.com/surya_14kumar?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@surya_14kumar</a></p>— Virat Kohli (@imVkohli) <a href="https://twitter.com/imVkohli/status/1594255637063827456?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 20, 2022</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
Captain’s Corner
Hardik Pandya: Can’t get any better than this. Everyone chipped it but it was surely a special innings by Surya. We would have taken a score of 170-175. Bowlers did well and it was about being aggressive in the mindset. It doesn’t mean taking a wicket every ball, but being aggressive with the ball is important. The conditions were very wet, so credit to the bowlers. I have bowled a lot, going forward I want to see more bowling options. Not always that this will work but I want more batters to chip in with the ball.
Kane Williamson:It was not our best effort. Surya’s innings was out of this world. One of the best knocks I’ve ever seen. Some of those shots, I’ve never seen before. They were outstanding, we weren’t upto mark. We didn’t get momentum with the ball, didn’t get enough wickets and didn’t get momentum with the bat either. It was frustrating. Again, I’ll say about Suryakumar, his innings was the difference. It did swing a bit (in the chase) and India did well to get some swing. Important to look at those few areas and improve. Need to look at the small margins. Sometimes, a special innings can happen, Surya is the best player in the world. I expect them to be professional, which they are. Give them the opportunity to enjoy themselves. It’s about creating an environment where they are all in a happy space.
Player of the Match
Suryakumar Yadav: The plan was clear when I went into bat. At the 12th/13th over, we thought about batting deep and getting around 170-175 was a par score. Secret (behind his freak shots) is about the intent and you need to enjoy yourself. It’s also about the work you do in the practice sessions. It’s a great feeling coming here, having a full game and going 1-0 in the series feels good. I feel that I didn’t think too much about what was happening. Just had my gameplan and it worked well. Fantastic crowd here.