Nottingham: The Indian cricket team, captained by Rohit Sharma, lost by a close margin of 17 runs in the third and final match of the T20 series played in Nottingham on Sunday. Chasing a target of 216 runs for victory, Team India could score 198 for 8 in 20 overs thanks to the scintillating century of 117 runs in 55 balls from Suryakumar Yadav.
Team India won the series by 2-1
Despite the defeat in the third match, Team India won the series by 2-1 margin. With the victory in the first two matches, the Indian team captured the series. The match played on Sunday was just a formality. In such a situation, Team India had entered this match with 4 changes, but in the last overs, the match slipped when it came to the court and Suryakumar’s century innings was washed away.
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Rohit Sharma tasted defeat as full time captain
Under Rohit’s captaincy, the Indian team has to face defeat for the first time in a match since becoming the foot-time captain. India has won 6 consecutive international series under the captaincy of Rohit Sharma. For the first time no one team got wiped out. After the loss in Sunday’s match, Rohit said, it was a great chase. Though we fell short of the target, we are proud of the way we fought. Especially Suriya, the way he batted was excellent.
Getting better as a player
After Mumbai Indians, you see Suryakumar playing in the Indian team and he is playing unbelievable innings. In response, Rohit Sharma said, I have been watching him play for some time now. He really likes this format. He has a plethora of shots. The kind of attitude he adopts while batting is unconventional. He never lets the pace and pace of the match go down. It is an exciting thing for us to have him in the team. He has been getting better as a player and is going strong.
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England kept up the pressure in the first innings
Was there anything else they could have done to stop England during the innings in the first innings? In response, Rohit Sharma said, We tried everything we could during the match to win. We had to execute some plans but they played well and played great knocks and kept the pressure on us throughout the innings. But there are some days where everything doesn’t go in your favor.
Rohit Sharma further said, I think we bowled well during the powerplay
Rohit Sharma further said, I think we bowled well during the powerplay and also got some wickets. He made a good partnership in the middle overs which put us on the back foot. On a ground like this, you try to achieve such a target but you are short of it.
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We wanted to try the bowling ability of the bowlers
Did you want to assess the capabilities of the players by giving them a chance today? In response to this, Rohit Sharma said, before going into this match, we were very clear about one thing that we wanted to go on the field and know about our players by giving them a chance. We wanted to assess some of the players whether they can bowl their quota of four overs under pressure or not. There are some things on which we as a team have to keep working. We know where we are weak as a team. We have played well in this series but want to be strong as a team.
Everything is fine in terms of preparation for the World Cup
The upcoming World Cup is 98 days away, is it going in the right direction for him? To this, he said, I hope this is happening and things are looking fine. We want to keep moving forward as a team and get better in every match. Today’s match was going to be a lot for us to learn how and in which direction we should bowl on the field. Even in batting, when you are under pressure, there are certain areas where you have to react and that is very important in a match like this. This match is a good step towards moving forward. For now everything is looking good.
