Abhishek Sharma- Vaibhav Sooryavanshi
It was simply mind-boggling,” Shreyas said after the match. Iyer admitted that he was left wondering how the openers managed to score so freely after witnessing the conditions for himself when he walked out to bat. “Absolutely stunning. It was pleasing to the eyes the way they played strokes. Also, when Sanju and I went to bat, the ball was seaming, and I was like, how did they manage this?
India T20I captain Shreyas Iyer was left amazed by the explosive batting of Abhishek Sharma and Vaibhav Sooryavanshi after the duo powered India to a record six-wicket victory over New Zealand in the third T20I at Wellington’s Hnry Stadium on Tuesday.
Abhishek ‘s 113 and Sooryavanshi’s 45 set the tone for India’s dominant chase, with the opening pair hammering a record 118 runs in the Powerplay, the highest total by any team in the first six overs of a T20 innings.
India’s emphatic win gave them an unassailable 3-0 lead in the five-match series, underlining their ability to adapt quickly to conditions on New Zealand soil. The India captain went on to describe the performance as the best he had witnessed at the international level, particularly given the rate at which the runs came during the Powerplay. Iyer stressed the importance of maintaining the same aggressive approach while playing overseas, where unfamiliar conditions and different bowling challenges can test a team’s adaptability. And obviously, winning the series with the third match and two more to go, I hope that they keep continuing with the same form and yes, it’s just amazing the way the lads pulled up to this occasion. Jet lag at the start and then the way they fitted to the occasion, mind-boggling,” he added.
“And just to overcome this by such phenomenal performance, credit where it’s due, the way they played today, it was exceptional.