ICC Champions Trophy 2017, India vs Sri Lanka India lost the match against Sri Lanka
ICC Champions Trophy 2017, India vs Sri Lanka India lost the match against Sri Lanka: According to observations, much can be said about India’s bowling and how they lost the game. However, in the match which saw Sri Lanka chased down their highest target and the highest ever in Champions Trophy, there were a few turning points. India, who posted 321/6 batting first, lost the game with eight balls remaining. Here’s where the game went out of their hand.
Dhawan and Kohli wicket, it’s rare. The tormentor Kohli could not open his account against Sri Lanka. India had got a decent start. After scoring 48 in the first 10 over, Rohit Sharma and Shikhar Dhawan were all set to launch an attack. They added 90 more runs in the same number of balls but then in the space of six balls, India lost two wickets. Dhawan and Kohli were back in the hut and Yuvraj Singh, the new man, took some time to settle before even he was removed. India lost the energy, something which had lifted them against Pakistan.
Over 31-40 After a slow start, India needed a cameo. Anyone could have taken an initiative. Yuvraj would have been the ideal batsman but he was bowled in an unfortunate manner. Now, India were pushed back. In the 10 over’s, from 31st to 40th, India managed only 49 runs. Only two over’s gave more than eight runs.
Jadeja spell and Kohli had to make a difficult decision of leaving out Ashwin once again. He trusted Jadeja to the wickets in the middle over’s. However against Sri Lanka, he failed. Kohli was left searching for options. Jadeja’s first spell of four over’s cost India 36 runs. Kohli removed him. Kedar Jadhav and himself were his two best options for bowling.
Pandya’s failure the seam all-rounder, picked to be an attacking batsmen and one who was expected to score quick runs, Pandya failed unhappily. With the bat, Pandya could be forgiven. Padnya could have contributed more with the ball. Though he is yet to attain the status of bowler who could bowl 10 over’s and not cost the team some runs.
Sri Lanka captain Angelo Mathews says that their recent ICC Champions Trophy group matches against India was like a “World Cup final” and thanked the Sri Lankan fans for turning out in numbers and supporting the team. “It was so noisy and a great atmosphere. We all know that all the Indians travel, and they’re right behind their team. I must thank all the Sri Lankan supporters that came out here. Even though it was little numbers, it was fantastic support for us. We really thank all of them,” said the captain
Sri Lanka turned the tables on the defending champions by chasing down a target of 322 with nearly seven wickets and eight balls to spare. Angelo Mathews’ side came into the match as underdogs and their win comes a day after Pakistan upset South Africa. This now means that all four teams in Group B with two points each. “It doesn’t matter if the opposition respects us. We are out to do a job, and we don’t really think about what the opposition thinks,” he said. “I mean, no one really expected us to win today as well, but we knew underneath that we had the talent and we had another opportunity to beat a fantastic team, which we did.
“We don’t want to think too far ahead. We just want to take one game at a time. Now it’s done, and we look forward to the next game. It will be the same plans, go out there, no expectations. Go out there, play with a lot of freedom. You know, if we play good cricket, I’m certain that we can beat any team.” Sri Lanka now plays Pakistan on June 12 while India plays South Africa a day before that. With all teams’ level on points in the group, the two matches are virtual quarter finals.
ICC Champions Trophy 2017, India vs Sri Lanka India lost the match against Sri Lanka. ICC Champions Trophy 2017, India vs Sri Lanka India lost the match against Sri Lanka
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