IND vs SL Live: MS Dhoni And Yusuf Pathan's Heads Bow In Shame As Deepak Hooda And Axar Patel Go Past A Massive Feat

IND vs SL Live: MS Dhoni And Yusuf Pathan’s Heads Bow In Shame As Deepak Hooda And Axar Patel Go Past A Massive Feat. The crucial 68-run partnership between Deepak Hooda and Axar Patel changed the game for India. The pair eclipsed MS Dhoni and Yusuf Pathan’s achievement (against England in June 2009) as Team India’s highest sixth-wicket stand in T20Is thanks to their amazing effort.

At Mumbai’s Wankhede Stadium on Tuesday, India defeated Sri Lanka by two runs in the opening Twenty20 encounter of the three-match series. The hosts were reduced to 162/5 after 20 overs by Sri Lanka, which won the toss and elected to bowl first.

The Men in Blue were having difficulty when they were 94/5, but all-rounders Deepak Hooda and Axar Patel pieced up a 68-run partnership for the sixth wicket to enable them to a decent total. With the help of captain Dasun Shanaka’s incredible 45 off 27 balls, the visitors reacted by batting excellently to draw close to the score, but they were dismissed for 160 in 20 overs.

The crucial 68-run partnership between Hooda and Axar for India altered the outcome of the match. Thanks to their great performance, the duo eclipsed MS Dhoni and Yusuf Pathan’s accomplishment (against England in June 2009) as the highest sixth-wicket stand for Team India in T20 Internationals.

Hooda-Axar are presently ranked second on the list, just after Virat Kohli and Hardik Pandya’s 70-run stand against England at Narendra Modi Stadium in March 2021.

Deepak Hooda batted brilliantly, scoring 41 runs in 23 balls:

Axar added an unbeaten 31 off 20 balls, hitting one six and three fours, while Hooda continued to remain unbeaten with 41 off 23 balls, which included four huge sixes and one four. Along with the two, Team India also received strong performances from Ishan Kishan and captain Hardik Pandya. Pandya smashed 29 off 27 balls, compared to Ishan’s 37 off 29 balls.