Pandya first abused and then gave away runs. (Photo- PTI)
Hardik Pandya Aggression Video: The second match of the five-match T20 series between India and New Zealand was nothing special for the bowlers of Team India. Indian bowlers spent a lot of runs at the Shaheed Veer Narayan Singh International Stadium in Raipur. New Zealand, who came to bat first after losing the toss, performed brilliantly and scored 208 runs losing 6 wickets in 20 overs. During this period, even one over of all-rounder Hardik Pandya proved costly.
Pandya first abused, then gave away runs
Even though the Indian team decided to bowl first, the bowlers had to struggle from the very beginning. However, all-rounder Hardik Pandya took one wicket for a total of 13 runs in his first two overs, which was a good performance. But he narrowly missed taking a wicket on a brilliant delivery on the last ball of the second over, after which Hardik was seen angry and using abusive words, which shocked everyone, although he did not direct this anger on the batsman.
Hardik Pandya Showed Unnecessary Aggression Next Over 3 Fours
In cricket, unnecessary aggression is quickly put in its place by the game itself. #INDvsNZ pic.twitter.com/3qwnfyCapm
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After this, in the last phase of the innings, Hardik Pandya was handed the 19th over, but this over was bad for him. In this over he gave away 12 runs and the batsmen hit 3 fours. Overall, the Indian bowling unit looked under pressure in front of the strong batting of New Zealand.
New Zealand’s big record
This score of 208 runs of New Zealand was special in many ways. This is only the second time after the T20 World Cup 2024 that Indian bowlers have conceded more than 200 runs in a T20 International match. Also, New Zealand scored 200+ runs for the fourth time in T20 matches against India, which is a record. No other team has been able to score 200+ against India more than three times. Sri Lanka and South Africa have scored 200+ runs against India 3-3 times. At the same time, West Indies and Australia have done this 2-2 times.