Tim Southee: IND vs NZ: New Zealand skipper Tim Southee stated on Wednesday that the side can be proud of how Mark Chapman batted and guided the visitors to a competitive score despite losing by five wickets in the opening T20I against Team India.
Tim Southee: New Zealand skipper Tim Southee said on Wednesday that the side can be proud of how Mark Chapman batted and guided the visitors to a competitive score despite losing by five wickets in the opening T20I against Team India. India defeated New Zealand by five wickets in the opening T20I of the three-match series at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Jaipur, with Suryakumar Yadav (62) and skipper Rohit Sharma (48) starring with the bat.
“You always want to be on the winning side of a situation. We gave it our all and went for broke. Mark Chapman hasn’t played much cricket recently, therefore his performance was quite pleasing to the team. It was a game with razor-thin margins “At the post-match presentation, Southee informed host broadcaster Star Sports.
“We wanted to start well with the ball, but we did well to claw back in the middle,” he said. “Obviously Mitch Santner was excellent with the ball, and to carry it deep and take it to the final over was a nice sign for us.”
New Zealand had earlier produced a total of 164/6 thanks to knocks of. 70 and 63 from Martin Guptill and Mark Chapman, respectively. Ravichandran Ashwin and Bhuvneshwar Kumar each took two wickets for India.
“It’s always difficult with different grounds and things like that, but we set high expectations for ourselves, a little off in the field, and it’s something we’re proud of and have excelled at in recent months. It’s always difficult; Daryl has a lot of training and is usually eager to bowl, but he was perhaps left with insufficient runs in the end “Southee stated.
With this victory, India now leads the three-match series 1-0, with the second game scheduled for Friday.
Read more about: Top 10 of Best Cricket Teams
Visit also: After winning the first T20I against New Zealand, Rohit Sharma said, “It Didn’t Come As Easy.”
[…] Visit also: Tim Southee on India vs. New Zealand: “Taking the game to the end was a positive,” he says. […]
[…] Read More: Tim Southee on India vs. New Zealand: “Taking the game to the end was a positive,” he says. […]
[…] here: Smriti Mandhana Becomes First Indian Batter To Smash Ton In WBBLRead more about: Tim Southee on India vs. New Zealand: “Taking the game to the end was a positive,” he says.Visit also: Tim Paine Resign As Australia Test Captain After ‘Sexting’ […]