The second T20 match played between India and New Zealand ( IND vs NZ 2023 ) at the Atal Bihari Vajpayee Stadium in Lucknow was very low-scoring.
The spinners got a lot of help in this ground and due to this the batsmen of both the teams had to struggle to score runs. Captain Hardik Pandya also criticized the pitch after the match. At the same time, after the match, the pitch curator has been shown the way out.
The second T20 match between India and New Zealand was very low scoring. The Kiwi team batted first and scored 99 runs losing 8 wickets in the stipulated 20 overs. In response, India achieved the target by losing 4 wickets in 19.5 overs. Suryakumar Yadav scored an unbeaten 26 off 31 balls with the help of a four. The spinners of both the teams dominated the match. The pitch was getting a lot of turn and that was the reason why this match went till the last over.
Hardik Pandya criticized the Lucknow pitch IND vs NZ 2023
Captain Hardik Pandya criticized the pitch after the match. He had said that this pitch surprised him. We have played two matches so far. I don’t mind tough pitches. I am ready for this. But both these wickets were not made in terms of T20. The curators of the ground should have prepared the pitch well in advance.
At the same time, amid the ruckus regarding the pitch, the curator has now been thrown out. A report said,
“Three days before the match, on the request of the team management, the curator was asked to prepare a new pitch. However, the new pitch cannot be prepared in such a short time and due to this the pitch got slow.”
“To be honest, it was a shocker of a wicket. IND vs NZ 2023 Both the games we have played on so far. I don’t mind difficult wickets. I am all up for that, but these two wickets are not made for T20. Somewhere down the line, the curators or the grounds that we are going to play in should make sure they prepare the pitches earlier,” Hardik had said after the six-wicket win in Lucknow.
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