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SKY, Axar unlock these feats

By V Shashank

SKY, Axar shine in Pune!

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Sri Lanka beat India in the 2nd T20I in Pune to level the three-match series 1-1. Incredible knocks from Axar Patel (65) and Suryakumar Yadav (51) went in vain as India failed to chase 207.

13th T20I fifty for SKY 

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SKY, the only player with over 1,000 T20I runs in 2022, dazzled in Pune. He brought up his 13th T20I half-century in the 16th over. He touched the 50-run mark off 33 balls.

Axar breaks this record of Ravindra Jadeja

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Axar, who scored his maiden fifty, now has the highest score for an Indian player batting at number seven or below in T20Is. He broke the record of Ravindra Jadeja (44* vs Australia in 2020).

A record partnership!

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SKY and Axar added 91 runs, the highest T20I partnership for India for the sixth wicket or below. The previous highest was 70 by Virat Kohli and Hardik Pandya vs England.

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Axar now has the most sixes for India at number seven or below in a T20I inning. He broke the record of senior batter Dinesh Karthik, who struck four sixes in this regard.

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