MS Dhoni blames the Chennai pitch after the loss against http://www.senore.com/Cricket/New-Zealand-c754 – Cricket News Update
Having lost the second T20 of the two-match series against New Zealand at Chennai, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/MS-Dhoni-c2028, the Indian skipper, is extremely disappointed and claims that the pitch got slower during the later stages of the match, which made stroke-play very
difficult.
With this victory, the Black Caps have also sealed the series as the opening fixture at Visakhapatnam was abandoned due to rain.
The wicketkeeper/batsman won the toss and opted to bowl first, which turned out to be the right decision, with the Men in Blue picking up a couple of scalps in the match’s opening two overs.
However, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/BB-McCullum-c1129 consolidated the situation for the Kiwis, scoring 91 runs off merely 55 balls to help his side post a competitive total of 167 runs for the loss of five wickets in their allotted 20 overs.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/India-c750 were cruising at one stage, with just 48 needed of 40 balls, but the middle-order batsmen failed to cross the line and fell short by just one run.
The cricketer from http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Yuvraj-Singh-c98364.
"The wicket slowed down and it was difficult to hit. It's among the bigger grounds. It was holding up and not all the balls had same bounce. In the end it became quite difficult. But we should have won this game," said Dhoni. "After the 10th or 12th over,
it got tough. Had it remained the way it was in the first half, we would have fancied our chances."
The Men in Blue, who have failed to impress in the last two http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Sri-Lanka-c758 before the event kicks-off. The captain
thinks that those encounters will be extremely valuable for his side.
"To play a few games before getting into the World Cup is very important. Two more games in Sri Lanka, that means we will get into the groove," he added.
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