On Wednesday, January 28, at the ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium in Visakhapatnam, Abhishek Sharma, who had scored two half-centuries in the first three Twenty20 Internationals against New Zealand, recorded a golden duck in the fourth match.
India needed Abhishek to dominate at the top of the order as they chased a daunting 216-run total. With the opening ball of the innings, the dominant opener charged down the track and attempted to hit Matt Henry square on the off-side for a maximum. But instead of fumbling the ball, he slashed it, and Devon Conway ran in from third man with a well-executed catch.
India was dealt a severe blow since, in addition to chasing an enormous mark, they were also playing with a batter short when Arshdeep Singh took Ishan Kishan’s place after the latter was sidelined by a niggle. Former India captain Ajinkya Rahane stated that Abhishek will occasionally experience such days due to his extremely aggressive style of cricket after the Men in Blue were bowled out for 165. Rahane added that the hosts greatly benefited from having one fewer batter in this game.
This is going to occur with Abhishek Sharma.
He engages in risky gaming. We are all aware that he will be a game-winning player when it comes off. However, he will occasionally be out for zero, even on the opening ball. In a World Cup, that might occur. I believed that Abhishek Sharma wasn’t the only factor influencing Indian batting today. They were excellent as a group. Rahane stated on Cricbuzz, “They played with seven batters, and you could clearly see the difference that having seven instead of eight makes in a side.”
Mitchell Santner’s New Zealand finally got off to a good start in the five-match series with the decisive 50-run victory. The final match will take place at the Greenfield International Stadium in Thiruvananthapuram, and the Asian powerhouses currently lead 3-1.
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