First Pak now Lanka! 19th over very dangerous while bowling for Team India, read what happened
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Dubai. MahaeNews. Special Representative.
However, the Indian team that has won the most Asia Cup titles this year is showing signs of exiting this tournament. After losing to Pakistan and then Sri Lanka in the Super Four matches, Team India has found it very difficult to reach the finals of the Asia Cup. In both the matches, Team India lost in the last over. Be it Pakistan or Sri Lanka, the 19th over is very dangerous for Team India to bowl and it is Bhuvneshwar Kumar who is the main bowler.
In T20 matches, when you are preventing the opposing team from reaching the target, the last over is very important. Especially the 19th over, as building pressure or retreating here determines the direction of the last over. Bhuvneshwar Kumar bowled the 19th over for India in both the matches and was well received by the batsmen in both the overs, after which Team India found it very difficult to come back in the match.
Pakistan batsmen took notice of Bhuvi
Against Team India, Pakistan needed 26 runs in the last two overs when Bhuvneshwar Kumar bowled the 19th over. But in this over he gave away 19 runs like a treat, after which Pakistan’s victory was almost assured. Arshdeep Singh then bowled the 20th over, in which he tried to save 7 runs in the last over, but failed.
Overs by Bhubaneswar – 1 (Wide), 1, 6, 1 (Wide), 1, 4, 1, 4
Same mistake against Sri Lanka
Something similar happened against Sri Lanka on Tuesday when Sri Lanka needed 21 runs to win from the last two overs. That time too, Rohit Sharma bowled Bhuvneshwar Kumar the 19th over, in which he conceded 14 runs. This time Bhuvneshwar gave extra runs, then Arshdeep Singh bowled the 20th over and he couldn’t save 7 runs in this match as well.
Overs by Bhubaneswar: 1, 1, 1 (Wide), 1 (Wide), 4, 4, 1, 1
Bhuvneshwar Kumar in Asia Cup:
• Vs Pakistan- 26/4
• Vs Hong Kong- 15
• Vs Pakistan- 40/1
• Vs Sri Lanka – 30/0
After the defeat against Sri Lanka, it has become difficult for Team India to reach the finals of the Asia Cup. In this match, India scored 173 runs while batting first, captain Rohit Sharma scored a powerful knock of 72 runs. But an excellent opening pair from Sri Lanka made things worse for Team India, and for a while Team India came back into the match. But in the end Sri Lanka won by 6 wickets.
Indian team in Asia Cup
• Pakistan won by 5 wickets
• Win over Hong Kong by 40 runs
• Defeated by Pakistan by 5 wickets
• Lost to Sri Lanka by 6 wickets
