By: Tarish Bhatt
Zimbabwe showed nerves of steel to clinch the opening game of the three-match series. And, MS Dhoni was not pleased with how his batsmen performed in the 1st T20, and rightly so.
The hosts managed to pulled off a narrow two-run win over the Indian team by defending eight runs in the final over of the innings to go 1-0 up at the Harare Sports Club.
India were cruising at one point of time when Dhoni and Manish Pandey were batting. But, Zimbabwe dismissed Pandey to crawl back into the match, eventually sealing with Neville Madziva’s brilliant last over.
The visitors have no one but themselves to blame for the loss. They lost wickets on regular intervals, while also throwing their wickets. Something which the Indian skipper also pointed out after the match.
“Ultimately, the contest is between the bat and ball,” MS Dhoni said. “I felt the last ball was brilliant. we did not play to potential. A lot of wickets were not full-fledged shots, more like catching practice.”
“You may be doing well in the domestic circuit but there is more pressure when you go from India A to India. Good learning curve for them,” he added. “Lots of errors committed by the batsmen.”
The 2nd T20 match of the series will take place at the same Harare Sports Club, with the men in blue having no choice but to win, and remain alive in the content.
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