Pune: Indian fast bowler Arshdeep Singh bowled three consecutive no balls while playing against Sri Lanka on Thursday. Because of which many people are now questioning his form. A three-match T20 series is being played between India and Sri Lanka (India vs Sri Lanka 2nd T20 Match). India won the first match of this series. So there, by winning the second match, Sri Lanka has taken a 1-1 lead in this series.
Everyone was surprised to see the bowling of Arshdeep Singh in the second T20 match. He did not take a single wicket. But, in his second over, he hit three consecutive no balls. Because of which India had to face defeat. India lost the match by 16 runs. At the same time, after the match, captain Hardik Pandya blamed Arshdeep Singh for this defeat. Arshdeep bowled three consecutive no-balls in the second over, in which Mendis collected 19 runs.
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Hardik Pandya said, ‘The powerplay was fatal for us in both the batting and bowling departments. We made some basic mistakes which should not happen at this level. Everyone knows what they are. The lesson for us from this defeat is that we should focus on what we can control. You can have a good day, a bad day, but you cannot make basic mistakes. These are difficult times for Arshdeep. It is not about blaming him or being hard on him, but we know that no-ball is a crime in any format.
Talking about the match, India won the toss and decided to bowl first. Batting first Sri Lanka scored 206 runs in 20 overs. In response to which the Indian batsmen could not perform well. Akshar Patel, Suryakumar Yadav and Shivam Mavi were able to score good runs from India.