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India missing turbo-charged T20 endings

The lower middle order isn't providing the final push for a big total towards the end of the innings

S Rajesh
S Rajesh
India missing turbo-charged T20 endings

India missing turbo-charged T20 endings

The lower middle order is not able to provide the final big push for a big total towards the end of the innings

India's T20 team have won seven of their last eight games. While the form of the top order has been quite impressive, the lower middle order (Nos. 5 to 7) is an area of concern. In fact, for the last couple of years India haven't quite found the thrust at the back end of an innings despite having several limited-overs stalwarts in the line-up.

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  • India's Nos. 5 to 7 batsmen have a strike rate of 118.6 since January 2014 - the worst of all teams
  • No Indian batsman from Nos. 5 to 7 is among the top 20 in terms of strike rate for those having played 25-plus balls since January 2014
  • Yuvraj Singh's strike rate of 153.08 till 2103 has dropped to 92.59 since 2014 in T20Is

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S Rajesh is stats editor of ESPNcricinfo. @rajeshstats