Irfan Pathan was taken aback by India’s changes for their match against. New Zealand, and he expressed his displeasure on. Twitter after the catastrophic 8-wicket defeat.
After India’s second consecutive loss in the ICC T20. World Cup 2021 Super 12, former all-rounder Irfan Pathan slammed the team’s selection and changes to the playing XI.
India had to replace Suryakumar Yadav with Ishan Kishan due to a back injury, and all-rounder Shardul Thakur was brought in to replace Bhuvneshwar Kumar, who was out of form, but both struggled with bat and ball in Dubai.
Irfan Pathan, 3 and Kishan and KL Rahul opened the batting, but even that didn’t work. Kishan scored 4 runs from 8 balls in India’s below-par total of 110 for. 7 in 20 overs, while Rohit scored 14 runs from the same amount of balls.
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With the rest of the team failing to deliver, Ravindra. Jadeja top-scored with 26 not out, followed by Hardik Pandya on 23. They didn’t even show any fight after their skipper missed a crucial toss.
New Zealand triumphed with 8 wickets in hand and. 33 balls to spare, rebounding back from their tournament opener loss to Pakistan. Daryl Mitchell hit a fluent 49 throughout the run chase, while skipper Kane Williamson stayed unbeaten on 33.
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