The HPCA Stadium in Dharamsala turned out to be a batter’s paradise when India and Sri Lanka locked horns within the 2nd T20I on Saturday. Bowlers of each groups have been acquired harsh remedies because it rained 4 and sixes all through the sport.
One such bowler was Harshal Patel who had a tricky outing towards the Lankans on Saturday. Considered as one in every of India’s most interesting loss of life bowlers, the right-arm fast had an off day as he conceded 52 runs in his spell. He bagged an early wicket, of opener Kamil Mishara, however struggled within the latter half of the sport. After making a gift of 15 runs in his first two overs, Patel conceded 19 and 23 runs respectively within the final two – 18th and 20th – because the vacationers set a 184-run goal for India.
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Former India pacer Zaheer Khan noticed that the trajectory of balls hit within the air by a bowler was modified because of the greater altitude. Speaking with Cricbuzz, he suggested Patel to ‘fine-tune’ his slower deliveries based on Dharamsala’s situation with out altering his execution.
“When you are bowling those kinds of slower-ones they have to be spot on and the dip also has to be there. Dharamshala is a high-altitude ground as well so the ball also travels differently. Like you are seeing with sixes traveling the distance – it’s the same while bowling as well,” Zaheer advised Cricbuzz.
“Whether it’s a yorker or a slower one, you might need that little bit of adjustment which Harshal needs to do. I don’t see it as an issue in terms of execution of things or how he’s approaching his bowling. It’s more of a fine-tuning with regard to the conditions. Maybe add that altitude aspect and see how you can do things differently,” he added.
India efficiently chased down the goal with 17 balls to spare and gained the match by 7 wickets. With the collection already in pocket, the hosts are prone to examine their bench energy once they return to the identical venue for the ultimate encounter on Sunday.
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