IND vs WI 2019: Yuvraj Singh Slams India’s Poor Fielding in the 1st T20I

Published 12/07/2019, 4:30 AM EST

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Yuvraj Singh, the former India all-rounder, has criticised India’s poor fielding effort against the West Indies in the first T20I match. Yuvraj, who was considered as one of the best fielders in his time, slammed the young guns for their missed chance in the middle.

Washington Sundar, Rohit Sharma, and KL Rahul have dropped catches in the game. He also questioned if this is happening because of a number of matches that are being played in India. However, he remained hopeful of India’s win.

“India very poor on the field today ! Young guns reacting a bit late on the ball! Too much cricket ? ? Let’s get these runs come on lads,” Yuvraj Singh took to Twitter and tweeted.

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After having won the toss, India elected to field first. Put into bat, the West Indies got off to a poor start as they lost their opener Lendl Simmons (2) very cheaply in the second over. Pacer Deepak Chahar provided with the first breakthrough for India.

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Later, Evin Lewis and Brandon King added a 51-run partnership for the second wicket before the former one was dismissed by spinner Washington Sundar in the sixth over.

Lewis then played a quickfire knock of 40 runs off just 17 balls. Shimron Hetmyer joined King later in the middle and added some quick runs also. They stitched a stand of 37-run and guided the West Indies to went past the 100-run mark.

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Veteran spinner Ravindra Jadeja dismissed King for 31 in the 11th over, reducing them at 101/3. However, Kieron Pollard and Jason Holder played some quickfire knocks at the end and West Indies posted a huge competitive total of 207/5 in their 20 overs.

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In reply, Virat Kohli and KL Rahul scored the fifties as India chased down the total with ease and eight balls to spare. The second T20I match will be played on 8th December at Greenfield International Stadium, Thiruvananthapuram.

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