A slow and bouncy pitch, a poor performance in two overs of bowling and thus the Indian team’s 12 consecutive series or tournament wins in T20 Internationals came to a halt. However, the Indian team still has a chance to save a huge record of remaining unbeaten in 16 consecutive bilateral series or tournaments. The second and last match of the series will be played between India and Ireland on Sunday. India is trailing 0-1 in the series and its efforts will be based on leveling the series.
Head coach Gautam Gambhir, during whose tenure India faced a clean sweep in a Test series at home for the first time and its 12-year unbeaten streak at home was broken, would not like to see another such blemish in his tenure. This is the reason why despite there being a gap of only one day between the two T20 matches, Gambhir has decided to hold alternative net sessions for the players.
