IND vs NZ / Captain Hardik disclosed, the biggest reason for India's defeat came to the fore

IND vs NZ: Team India had to face defeat in the first T20 match played between India and New Zealand. After the defeat in this match, the captain of India said a big thing about the pitch. Let us tell you that after the defeat in the T20 match played in Ranchi, Team India has gone 1-0 behind in the three-match series. In this match, India won the toss and decided to bowl. Batting first, the Kiwi team scored 176 runs at the loss of 6 wickets in 20 overs. In response, Team India could only score 155 runs and New Zealand won the match by 21 runs. After the defeat in the match, India captain Hardik Pandya said he was surprised by the grip and amount of spin on the pitch, but admitted that the team had to face the consequences for allowing New Zealand to score too many runs.

what did hardik say

Hardik said after the match that "No one thought that this wicket would play like this, both the teams were surprised but New Zealand played better cricket." The new ball was taking more turn than the old ball. The way the ball turned and bounced, it surprised all of us. India's star bowler Arshdeep Singh spent 27 runs in the last over. Due to which the New Zealand team could reach the score of 176. Suryakumar Yadav (47) and Hardik Pandya (21) had raised hopes of a successful chase with a small partnership after India lost wickets in the second innings, but all hopes were dashed after both were caught. Pandya said about this, "As long as I and Surya were batting, we thought we would pull it off. But we had spent 25 runs more than the par score in the first innings."

Washington Sundar shone in this match for India, taking two wickets for 22 runs and then also scored 50 runs in 28 balls, although India had to face defeat in the end. On Sundar's performance, Hardik said that "the way Washington bowled, batted and fielded, it looked less New Zealand vs India and more New Zealand vs Washington Sundar. If he and Akshar Patel are doing the way they are doing, If we can continue like this, it will help Indian cricket a lot."

Must win in next match

The second match of the three-match series between India and New Zealand will be played in Lucknow on Sunday. To stay in the series, Team India will have to win this match at any cost. After the defeat in this match, Captain Hardik would like to hit the ground with a new strategy in the next match. India has not lost a single T20 series under Hardik's captaincy. In such a situation, Hardik would like to win the next match to maintain this record.