Did pressure of a crunch match get to India's batting?
Gautam Gambhir believes so
31/10Result
28th Match, Group 2 (N), ICC Men's T20 World Cup at Dubai, Oct 31 2021
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![India]( "India")
110/7 -
![New Zealand]( "New Zealand")
111/2 (14.3/20 ov)
Player of the Match
31/10Result
28th Match, Group 2 (N), ICC Men's T20 World Cup at Dubai, Oct 31 2021
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![India]( "India")
110/7 -
![New Zealand]( "New Zealand")
111/2 (14.3/20 ov)
Player of the Match
What makes New Zealand India's bogey team at ICC events?
Mahela Jayawardene and Ajit Agarkar on the big questions ahead of the marquee clash on Sunday
Sodhi: We adapted well even though we were a little unsure about the wicket
The spinner talks about planning against the India batters and how they used the conditions bowling first
Bumrah: We played a lot of attacking shots that didn't come off
The India bowler on the batting unit's approach and on missing out on R Ashwin
Match Coverage
All Match NewsMahela Jayawardene: 'Rohit Sharma should have opened against New Zealand'
Says India's last-minute rejig of their batting order may have done them more harm than good
Luck went against India, but so did their T20 template
They were up against it after losing two key tosses, but their anchor-heavy, allrounder-light structure made it even harder for them to compete
Tired, timid India fluff their lines again to leave World Cup hopes on the line
Confused strategy and selection hampers team that is currently less than the sum of its parts
Half a season in the Blast, then blast-off for the lesser-searched Daryl Mitchell
New Zealander hadn't opened in T20s before this week, now he's put India on the brink
Sodhi, Santner and Mitchell put India on the brink
India's campaign is now at risk of coming to an earlier close than expected
ICC Men's T20 World Cup
| First Round Group A | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | M | W | L | PT | NRR |
| SL | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 3.754 |
| NAM | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | -0.523 |
| IRE | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | -0.853 |
| NED | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | -2.46 |
| First Round Group B | |||||
| Team | M | W | L | PT | NRR |
| SCOT | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0.775 |
| BAN | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1.733 |
| OMA | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | -0.025 |
| PNG | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | -2.655 |
| Group 1 | |||||
| Team | M | W | L | PT | NRR |
| ENG | 5 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 2.464 |
| AUS | 5 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 1.216 |
| SA | 5 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 0.739 |
| SL | 5 | 2 | 3 | 4 | -0.269 |
| WI | 5 | 1 | 4 | 2 | -1.641 |
| BAN | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | -2.383 |
| Group 2 | |||||
| Team | M | W | L | PT | NRR |
| PAK | 5 | 5 | 0 | 10 | 1.583 |
| NZ | 5 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 1.162 |
| IND | 5 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 1.747 |
| AFG | 5 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1.053 |
| NAM | 5 | 1 | 4 | 2 | -1.89 |
| SCOT | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | -3.543 |