Why was the Man of the Match award given to varun Chakravarthy..!?

 Even though the indian team lost the third t20 match against the england team, the Man of the Match award was given to an indian player. While the indian team lost by 26 runs, spinner varun chakravarthy won the Man of the Match award. Why was no one from the england team given the Man of the Match award? Batting first, the england team scored a quickfire run. Ben Duckett scored 51 runs in 28 balls. He hit 7 fours and 2 sixes. Liam Livingston scored 43 runs in 24 balls. The indian bowlers conceded runs first but then took wickets in a row. varun chakravarthy in particular bowled four overs and took 5 wickets of the english team. He conceded only 24 runs.
While the other indian bowlers scored more runs, varun chakravarthy bowled with a firm grip and conceded only 6 runs per over. However, the english batsmen scored more runs in the overs of the other indian bowlers and scored 171 runs in 20 overs. The indian team, who came to chase next, struggled with the bat. They scored only 145 runs in 20 overs. As a result, the english team won by a margin of 26 runs. Jamie Overton of the english team took 3 wickets in 4 overs and conceded only 24 runs. With england winning, it was expected that one of the two players, Ben Duckett, who scored a half-century in the batting, or Jamie Overton, who took three wickets in the bowling, would be awarded the Man of the Match award.

However, instead of both of them, varun Chakravarthy, who took 5 wickets, was awarded the Man of the Match award. With this, varun chakravarthy surprised everyone by winning the Man of the Match award in a losing match. Taking five wickets in t20 matches is very difficult. varun chakravarthy was awarded the Man of the Match award because he did that rare event. Taking five wickets in t20 matches is more difficult than scoring a century. So varun chakravarthy receiving this award was the right choice.
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Sowmiya Sriram

29/01/2025 12:00 PM