Arshdeep Singh is leading India’s fast bowling attack in the second T20I against New Zealand. In the match taking place at Shaheed Veer Narayan Singh International Stadium in Raipur on Friday (January
23), he, however, made a forgetful start and conceded 18 runs in the first over. He was hammered for three fours and one six by New Zealand’s left-handed opening batter Devon Conway in the first six balls of the match.
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The 18 conceded by Arshdeep in the first over is the joint most expensive first over by an Indian bowler in a T20I match. During the India-Ireland T20I match played in Malahide on June 28, 2022, Ireland’s Paul Stirling also scored 18 runs off Bhuvneshwar Kumar’s bowling. However, that happened during the run chase, whereas Arshdeep bowled the first over of the match on Friday.
Despite conceding 18 runs in his first over of the match, Arshdeep bowled the third over as well on Friday, but in that as well, he conceded 18 runs. Wicketkeeper-batter Tim Seifert, who replaced Tim Robinson in New Zealand’s playing XI for the 2nd T20I, smacked Arshdeep for four fours in a row.
