🏏SL vs India-T20I Series: M1 Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai 03/01/2023🏏 - Page 12

Dasun Shanaka | Sri Lanka captain: It was (our game to lose). Really disappointing with the way we finished. In Wankhede you need the batsmen to help you cross the line. I use the matchups really well and that's the reason we restricted India to 162. It is still the first game and they (batters) are really good bunch of youngsters, they will come good.

Deepak Hooda | Player of the Match: I try my best to practice according to the number I bat. We were discussing it is a matter of 2-3 hits and that we will get with some momentum. I want to contribute in every manner. I am coming on the back of domestic cricket and know how to target the spinners.

Hardik Pandya | India captain: Now, yes definitely (getting used to being called captain). It is just cramps. Now I have tendency to scare people but if I am smiling then everything is fine. I did not sleep well, did not drink enough water and hence the glutes were stiff. I want to put this team in difficult situations because it will help us in big games (on Axar bowling the last over). Bilaterals we are very good at and this is how we are going to challenge ourselves. To be honest, all the young guns got us out of the situation today. The conversation was very simple, I have seen him (Mavi) bowl well in the IPL and I know what are his strengths, just back yourself and don't worry about getting hit. If the same situation is there then yes, I have worked on my swing bowling and I have worked on that (inswinger), I am bowling in nets and I like bowling with the new ball.

So, India start 2023 with a nail-biting victory. They would take that any day as the odds were against them after Sri Lanka won the toss and sent them in. Hooda and Axar played a couple of cameos to get them to a par total and then the bowlers came to the party, led by debutant Shivam Mavi. Sri Lanka would be gutted as they could have paced the chase better and waited for the dew to play its part, but the batters threw their wickets away and left the lower order with too much to do. India take a 1-0 lead and the second match is in Pune on Thursday. Join us for that game. Until next time, goodbye and stay safe..

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Anyways HUM JEET GAYE.

Congrats Team India. 🥳

Originally posted by: RandomWaliLadki

is it bad i wanted sri lanka to win today so that i can see chamika’s naagin dance 😭

But I was very scared till Shanaka and Chamika were there.

Koi is Chu Fraudal Phatel ko nikalo. Almost harwa diya 🤪

Also what's the role of Dhanashree's Husband? Just 11th man? 🤬

Originally posted by: SoniRita

Its going well but my baby got sick with cold, cough (he is better now)

U have read that FF i think, its called Hit Wicket my heart.

You are right. I read the story.

Take care!

Cheers..

Congratulations to Team India for winning the match in a nail biting last over.🥳

Pandya is right. Most of the matches he was involved were thrillers, which ended up as winners.👏

I must give credit to everyone including SL players.👏

Too bad I can't watch these matches. 😒

Cheers..

Congratulations to Deepak Hooda for winning the man of the match.🥳👏

Congratulation to Shivam Mavi for taking a wicket in his first over and also for taking 4 wickets in his debut T20I match.👏

Cheers..

Congratulations to Team India, for this thrilling last ball victory. ❤️

India start 2023 with a nail-biting victory. They would take that any day as the odds were against them after Sri Lanka won the toss and sent them in. Hooda and Axar played a couple of cameos to get them to a par total and then the bowlers came to the party, which gifted us victory. ⭐️