IND vs SL, 2nd T20I: India set undesirable document with seven no balls in opposition to Sri Lanka in Pune

India bowled seven no-balls within the first innings of the second T20I in opposition to Sri Lanka, which is the joint-highest whole among the many full member sides that play T20I cricket.

New Delhi,UPDATED: Jan 5, 2023 22:16 IST

2nd T20I: India set undesirable document with seven no balls vs Sri Lanka in Pune (AP Photo)

By India Today Web Desk: The Indian males’s cricket staff set an undesirable document within the shortest format of worldwide cricket by bowling seven no-balls within the first innings of the second T20I in opposition to Sri Lanka. This is the joint-highest whole among the many full-member sides that play T20I cricket.

Arshdeep Singh bowled 5 no-balls within the innings, whereas Umran Malik conceded two. India conceded 4 wides and one leg bye to offer away a complete of 12 extras within the innings. It was a disastrous efficiency from the Indian bowlers because the Lankan batters went hammer and tongs from the onset. Barring Axar Patel (2/24 from his 4 overs), all different Indian bowlers went for runs.

Arshdeep’s 5 no-balls in a T20 inning are essentially the most by an Indian, breaking his earlier document of 4 in opposition to South Africa, and the joint-highest by a bowler from a full member nation, with West Indies’ Keemo Paul. Other full-time member international locations which have conceded as many no-balls in an innings are Sri Lanka, Ireland, and Afghanistan. Ghana holds the document for essentially the most no-balls bowled in an inning, with ten unlawful deliveries in opposition to Uganda.

Even although Umar Malik (3/48) picked up three wickets, he too was taken to the cleaners, whereas final match hero Shivam Mavi (0/53) seemed a pale shadow of himself. Arshdeep Singh conceded 19 runs within the second over, which included two back-to-back no balls that yielded 17 runs — a 4 and 6 moreover the additional runs, as Sri Lanka received off to a flier after being despatched into bat.

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Jan 5, 2023