Vaibhav Sooryavanshi Out: 15 year old young sensation batsman Vaibhav Suryavanshi finally got a place in the playing-11 of Team India. Vaibhav Suryavanshi was given a chance in the second T20 match against New Zealand. In this match, Vaibhav Suryavanshi came to bat at number three, but could score only 4 runs. Facing 8 balls, he returned to the pavilion after scoring 4 runs. New Zealand’s fast bowler Nathan Smith made Vaibhav Suryavanshi his victim.
When Vaibhav Suryavanshi came to the crease to bat, the fans were filled with excitement. Everyone expected a brilliant innings from Vaibhav Suryavanshi. However this could not happen. Vaibhav Suryavanshi batted cautiously in the beginning, but then lost wickets while trying to hit big shots.
How did Vaibhav Suryavanshi get the chance?
Vaibhav Suryavanshi got a chance to play in New Zealand directly after the final of the Asian Games. Before this, he did not get to play a single match in the 5-match series against West Indies. After this, even during the New Zealand tour, Vaibhav was kept out of the first T20 match. However, Ishan Kishan was out of the second T20 due to injury. Ishan Kishan got slightly injured during the first T20 match. In such a situation, Vaibhav Suryavanshi was brought into the playing-11 in the second T20.
Earlier it was thought that Vaibhav Suryavanshi would come to open, because he plays only as an opener. However, the team management decided not to make any changes in the opening pair of Sanju Samson and Abhishek Sharma. Due to this, Vaibhav Suryavanshi had to play at number three, but he proved to be a flop.
Vaibhav Sooryavanshi dismissed for 4 from 8 balls.
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How is the match?
The second T20 match is being played between India and New Zealand (IND vs NZ) at Hagley Oval. In this match, the Indian team won the toss and decided to bowl first. Batting first in this match, the New Zealand team scored 180 runs losing 5 wickets in 20 overs. For New Zealand, Glenn Phillips scored 70 runs in 43 balls, while Bevan Jacobs played an inning of 58 runs. At the same time, Arshdeep Singh took 2 wickets from India’s side. Apart from them, Bhuvi, Prince Yadav and Nitish Kumar Reddy also took 1 wicket each.
The Indian team, which set out to chase the target, has not had a good start. India started well, but then Sanju Samson’s wicket fell at the score of 40 runs. After this, 4 wickets fell in 10.3 overs at the score of only 69 runs. At present Akshar Patel and Tilak Verma are batting.