"Fighting 50 from King Harshal Patel in vain!"- Fans troll Indian bowlers for almost losing the 2nd T20I vs Ireland
Team India avoided what could have been a huge upset against Ireland in the second T20I in Dublin on Tuesday. Chasing a mammoth target of 226, Ireland fell agonizingly short, but won hearts with their brave approach to the chase.
Young speedster Umran Malik and experienced death bowler Harshal Patel were particularly expensive and that almost cost them the game. Malik registered figures of 1/42 while Harshal conceded 54 runs in his four overs. Bhuvneshwar Kumar was also expensive in the beginning, but his excellent death bowling probably saved India.
Fans on Twitter were disappointed to see 14th-ranked Ireland score for fun against the top-ranked T20I team. They were particularly furious about the performances of Harshal and Malik and here are some of their reactions:
Harshal agar aisi bowling RCB me daalta to him and Siraj this year would have been greater brothers of destruction than ABD-Kohli for RCB.
Great game but India took Ireland lightly. They thought crossing 200 with the bat guaranteed them victory and then the world class bowling completely took Ireland by surprise
South Africa won under similar circumstances against us few days back, in the first T20 of that series. Ireland just fell short because we probably gave them 1 bad ball less.
Harshal is a lock for wt20, some people told me. Has an economy of 8.5 besides this game
Never expected a close match in this series
๐ซกIshan makes sure the extra fielder doesnโt cost India but Umran stepped over this very ball ๐๐ซก
Harshal should be kicked out of the team. Absolutely horrible
No disrespect to Umran but he has a long way to go to be ready for the ultimate stage. BCCI is just ruining a talent, nothing else. Absolutely dumb selection this.
If he can't bully Ireland with pace, he sure as hell can't bully Australia, SA, England, etc...
What does Umran have over king Arshdeep ๐คจ
Fun Fact -
Jadeja has never concede more than 50 runs in his 58 match career of t20i, and Harshal Patel has concede more than 50 runs twice in 14 match career ,but but Jadeja is not a T20 bowler and Harshal Patel is a t20 specialist bowler.
Photo for just attention https://t.co/cbuyogs4PS
India are not Bumrah-dependent. It just shows how good Bhuvneshwar has been that when he falters, India look thinner on scoreboard than they are. And Harshal will have such days from time to time given his basic ploy. Kuch credit Ireland ko bhi dedo, guys. ๐
Harshal patel -Death overs Specialist https://t.co/TgQP1O9w5H
Harshal Patel ~ Today became 1st Indian Pacer to Concded 6 Sixes in a T20I match
#IREvIND
A minor point of concern is Harshal not getting his dip right this match. Bowled around 8-10 full tosses today.
@mufaddal_vohra Please don't take harshal to australia, he will get trashed there
Death batting could have been better
But loss is on bowlers
@ManoCent1 @mufaddal_vohra Bhuvi did well in his last over. Harshal kept bowling full tosses ๐ญ๐ญ
Almost won the game for Ireland
Lord Harshal Patelโค๏ธ Almost won the game for Ireland
#IREvIND #INDvIRE #UmranMalik https://t.co/7AhE808gRb
Umran Malik in recent stated that he never followed Waqar Younis because Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Mohammad Shami and Jasprit Bumrah are actually his idols. Indeed Waqar Younis never got hammered at the economy rate of 10 plus. Umran Malik rightly following his indian idols.๐๐#IREvIND
If you are supporting team with Umran for first time, the method of supporting is peeping through the fingers that are covering your eyes. Its either 0-50 or 3-25, nothing in between.
@mufaddal_vohra Fighting 50 from King Harshal Patel in vain๐๐. Shame on Umran Malik๐คฌ๐คฌ
@CricCrazyJohns Harshal Patel ~ Today became 1st Indian Pacer to Concded 6 Sixes in a T20I match
true RCB blood https://t.co/TgeyeDyXHz
India had to dig deep to get their 2nd win
Ireland needed a rollicking start and Paul Stirling provided exactly that. The veteran opener showed why he is arguably one of the most dangerous at his position in T20 cricket and smashed 40 runs off just 18 balls.
Captain Andrew Balbirnie played second fiddle while Stirling was at the crease, but took on the bowling once the latter was dismissed. Ireland brought up their 100 in just nine overs and looked well on their way to completing a famous chase.
The visitors did take some crucial wickets in the middle overs, but overall their bowling was all over the place and the Irish team took full advantage. Malik was responsible for bowling the final over and Mark Adair and George Dockrell almost pulled off a heist.
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That's a wrap from Ireland! ๐
#TeamIndia win the two-match #IREvIND T20I series 2๏ธโฃ-0๏ธโฃ. ๐ ๐ https://t.co/7kdjMHkrFR
The youngster from Jammu, however, held his nerves and conceded only three runs off the last three balls to ensure India whitewashed the hosts 2-0. Despite the win, the visitors will know that they have a lot of issues to address in their bowling.