England batsmen looked more assured and made fewer mistakes against Kuldeep Yadav in the second Twenty20 as compared to the Manchester game and consequently won the second match, said India leg-spinner Yuzvendra Chahal. England won the second T20I by five wickets to level the three-match series 1-1. Like his captain Virat Kohli, Chahal too said that playing against Kuldeep Yadav better was key to England victory.
“Kuldeep had bowled really well in the last game but in this game they played him more carefully. They chose which delivery they wanted to play or not play. In the last game they made too many mistakes, but they have also come here to improve and play.”
“This time around they took calculate risks against Kuldeep. They did not hit out against him in the first three overs. Only in his last over, they hit out because at that stage we also had a chance to win the game. The fact that with a target of just 150-odd we took the game to the last over means we bowled well,” he added.
“The wicket was a bit helpful for the medium pacers because it was a seaming wicket. There was good bounce. So you will see that neither team was able to score big in the powerplay. You can say that we could have defended 150, if we could have prevented those 2-3 sixes in the end,” Chahal said.
The third game of the series will be played in Bristol on Sunday and Shorter boundaries at that ground could be a factor too.
