New Chandigarh: India T20 captain Suryakumar Yadav reflected on his team’s defeat against South Africa in the second T20, admitting that he and Shubman Gill could have taken more responsibility at the top of the order.
Speaking after the match, Suryakumar said, “I mean, we bowled first and there was not enough we could do. We could have just come back nicely because we bowled first, and then later on they realized how important the lengths are on this wicket. But yeah, it’s a learning process. We just learn and move forward.”
India suffered a 51-run defeat against South Africa in the second T20, allowing the visitors to level the series 1-1 after a 101-run loss to the hosts at Cuttack. Quinton de Kock stole the show with a brilliant 90-run innings, while Ottneil Baartman shone with a four-wicket haul. The lone fighter for India was Tilak Verma, who scored a quickfire 62 off 34 balls, hitting five sixes and two boundaries.
“There was a little bit of dew as well, and if the plan wasn’t working, we should have had a second plan, but we didn’t go to that. That’s okay, we learned how they bowled in the second innings, and we’ll try to execute better in the next game,” he said.
Suryakumar said, “I think myself, Shubman, we could have given a good start because we can’t rely on Abhishek all the time. The way he’s been batting, he might have an off-day.”
“Me, Shubman, and a few other batters should have taken it. I think it would have been a smart chase. Unfortunately, Shubman got out on the first ball, and I should have taken that responsibility, batted a little deeper,” he said.
Suryakumar also reflected on team strategy, saying, “In the last game, we have seen Axar bat really well in the longer format, and we wanted him to bat the same way today. But it didn’t work out as planned, though he did bat well. We’ll see what’s ahead for us in the next game and try to do better.”
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