In the first innings of the second T20I against Sri Lanka, the Indian men’s cricket team unintentionally broke a record for the shortest format of international cricket by bowling seven no-balls.

The full-member sides that play T20I cricket have a joint-highest total with this.

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Men In Blue lost the second T20I against Sri Lanka by a score of 16 runs, and the visiting captain Dasun Shanaka was named Player of the Match for his outstanding performance with both bat and ball. The season finale will take place on Thursday in Rajkot.

In the loss at the MCA Stadium, bowling discipline was scrutinized since wides and no-balls were allowed to contribute to a Sri Lankan total of 206/6. At 34/4 in their response, Men In Blue was having trouble with the bat, and despite Suryakumar Yadav’s (51 from 36 balls) and Axar Patel’s (65 from 31 balls) best efforts, they were eventually unsuccessful.

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India bowled seven no-balls in the first innings:

In the innings, Arshdeep Singh bowled five no-balls while Umran Malik gave up two. Men In Blue gave a total of 12 extras in the innings after giving up four wides and one leg bye. The Lankan hitters came out swinging from the start, and the Indian bowlers had a terrible game. All other Indian bowlers except Axar Patel (2/24 from his 4 overs) were chased down by batsmen.

Arshdeep’s five no-balls in a T20 inning exceed his previous record of four against South Africa and tie Keemo Paul of the West Indies for the most by a bowler from a full-member nation. Afghanistan, Ireland, and Sri Lanka are other full-time members who have given up as many no-balls in one inning. With ten unlawful deliveries against Uganda, Ghana holds the record for the most no-balls bowled in a single inning.

The last match’s star Shivam Mavi (0/53) appeared to be a pale imitation of himself, despite the fact that Umar Malik (3/48) took three wickets.

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