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'Laga tha asaani se Jeet jayenge' - Fans react as India earn a win in low-scoring 2nd T20I to level series 1-1

This low-scoring and tough affair in Lucknow T20I between India and New Zealand also drew a lot of reactions from Indian Cricket Fans on...

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India and New Zealand locked horns in the second of the three-match T20I series at the AB Vajpayee Ekana International Stadium in Lucknow. The visitors’ skipper won the flip of the coin and decided to bat first at the tough surface Ekana Stadium in Lucknow. Batting first, the Kiwis could manage to post a total of only 99 runs for the loss of eight wickets in the allotted 20 overs.

While chasing the target of 100 runs, the men in blue also struggled a lot and could cross the winning line only on the penultimate ball of the last over at the cost of 4 wickets.

This low-scoring and tough affair in Lucknow T20I also drew a lot of reactions from Indian Cricket Fans on social media. The fans took to Twitter to come up with a lot of hilarious and interesting reactions after the conclusion of the match.

Here’s how fans reacted after the struggling win of India in a low-scoring match in Lucknow:

Speaking of the match, Mitchell Santner’s men kept struggling a lot against the bowling lineup of India and they could pile up a total of only 99 runs in the first innings for the loss of eight wickets. Arshdeep Singh scalped two wickets by conceding only 7 runs in two overs with an amazing economy rate of 3.50.

Other than Arshdeep, every bowler of the Indian team claimed a wicket each except Shivam Mavi.

While chasing the target, the New Zealand bowlers made it very tough for Hardik Pandya & co. to chase down the target of only 100 runs in 20 overs. The hosts lost four wickets on the score of 70 runs when the skipper joined his deputy Suryakumar Yadav in the middle. But eventually, it was Suryakumar Yadav’s knock of 26 runs off 31 balls with a boundary that helped India to chase down a total of 100 runs in 9.5 overs.

Suryakumar Yadav won the 'player of the match award for his match-winning knock in favor of India.

Now, the men in blue have leveled the three-match T20I series with a score line of 1-1 as they faced a defeat in the T20I series opener played in Ranchi.

Now, both teams will lock horns in the third and last of the three-match T20I series at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Lucknow on Wednesday, the 1st of February next month.

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