Chasing 207, the hosts were reeling at 57/5 in the 10th over and needed almost 15 runs an over from that stage to pull off an incredible win. However, Axar and Yadav’s phenomenal partnership of 91 from just 42 balls gave the Men in Blue a shot at winning the game.
Even after Yadav was dismissed for 51 off 36, Shivam Mavi walked out to bat and played an incredible cameo (26 off 15) to keep India’s chances alive. Speaking to Cricbuzz, here’s what Dinesh Karthik had to say about the fightback:
Axar Patel just didn’t give up although task looked beyond him: Ajay Jadeja
Former Indian cricketer Ajay Jadeja, who was also present on the panel, also hailed Suryakumar Yadav and Axar Patel. He specifically lauded Axar for his sensational 65 from just 30 balls. The southpaw came out all guns blazing and helped SKY shift gears after a sedate start as well.
On this, Jadeja stated:
India will now hope to seal the series by a 2-1 margin when they meet Sri Lanka 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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