Opening spell of Siraj and Arshdeep
Mohammad Siraj and Arshdeep Singh bowled brilliantly in the first spell. In the batting powerplay, India allowed America to score only 31 runs and took 3 wickets. This put America under pressure and the team could not recover from it till the end.
Ishan Kishan’s wicketkeeping
Ishan Kishan did excellent wicketkeeping in this match. He was struggling a lot in the last T20 against New Zealand but he stumped Milind Kumar brilliantly.
Tilak’s impactful innings
The Indian team lost the wicket of Abhishek Sharma in the very second over. There was a lot of help for the bowlers in the pitch but Tilak Verma, who came at number three, played a quick inning of 25 runs in 16 balls.
Axar Patel’s two wickets in two balls
Axar Patel took two wickets in two consecutive balls for India in the 16th over. He dismissed the dangerous Sanjay Krishnamurthy. After this, Akshar almost ensured India’s victory by sending Harmeet Singh back on the very next ball.
Suryakumar Yadav’s batting
The batting of the Indian team completely failed in this match. But captain Suryakumar Yadav showed a strong game. He played an innings of 84 runs in 49 balls. With this innings the Indian team was able to reach 161 runs. Surya hit 10 fours and 4 sixes.
