By Admin 
IND vs SA 2nd T20I: Team India, which took the lead by winning the first T20 against South Africa, looked completely scattered in the second match. India lost by 51 runs in the match played in Mullanpur, New Chandigarh and the series is now tied at 1-1. After this defeat, Team India is being heavily criticized on social media. After all, due to what reasons did the match get lost despite India’s victory being easy? Let us understand in detail.
Very poor bowling by Arshdeep Singh
This match of left arm fast bowler Arshdeep Singh was completely forgettable. He gave away 54 runs in four overs and did not take a single wicket. In this match he bowled with an economy of 13.50. Not only this, Arshdeep bowled 7 wide balls in just one over! Arshdeep made the shameful record of T20 International by bowling 13 balls in one over. There were a total of 16 wide balls in India’s innings, which yielded 22 extra runs. Giving so many extra runs in such a high-scoring match directly became the reason for the defeat. The bowlers gave away 123 runs in the last 10 overs.
The opening pair disappointed again
There were a lot of expectations from the opening pair of Abhishek Sharma and Shubhman Gill, but they were disappointed in both the matches. Gill could not even open his account and walked in the very first ball. Abhishek Sharma also got out after scoring 17 runs. Bad starts in two consecutive matches put huge pressure on the team. When the target is so big, early dismissal of openers makes run chase almost impossible. The Indian top order failed due to which the burden on the middle order increased.
Captain Suryakumar’s bad innings
Surya’s move had worked in the first match, but questions were raised on his strategy in the second match. Bowling change, field setting, death overs planning, the team was seen faltering at many places. As captain, when the team was in trouble, Surya himself was out after scoring only 5 runs. His criticism has intensified after he flopped in two consecutive matches.
The failure of the bowlers was also important
Along with Arshdeep, Jasprit Bumrah also remained ineffective. He gave away 45 runs in four overs and did not get a single wicket. The special thing is that four sixes were hit on his balls, which is a record in itself. Hardik Pandya, Axar Patel and Ravindra Jadeja also failed to stop the South African batsmen.