'We purposely played six batters': Suryakumar Yadav reveals intriguing reason why India went with one batter less in 4th T20I vs NZ

IND vs NZ: India suffered a crushing loss of 50 runs at the hands of New Zealand in the 4th T20I played in Vizag on Wednesday. Batting first, New Zealand posted a monumental total of 215/7 in 20 overs. In reply, India got bundled out at 165 inside 19 overs. With the victory, the Kiwis have opened their account in the 5-match series, which has already been sealed by India after winning three games in a row. Following the result of the 4th T20I, the score now stands 4-1, with the fifth and final T20I scheduled to be played on Saturday.Having wrapped up the series, Team India took a chance of narrowing its batting lineup. They went with six batters instead of seven. Moreover, the job was always going to turn more arduous as Ishan Kishan, who was the chief architect of India's win in the 2nd T20I and pushed the momentum in India's favour in the 3rd T20I, sat out for the game due to a niggle.IND vs NZ: Captain Suryakumar Yadav reveals the reason for playing six batters in 4th T20IFollowing the culmination of the match, India captain Suryakumar Yadav revealed that the decision to play only six batters was intentional. The team and the management want the T20 World Cup squad to experience every situation ahead of the start of the T20 World Cup."We purposely played six batters. Wanted to have five bowlers and challenge ourselves. We wanted to play the players who were part of the World Cup squad, otherwise would have played other players. We have been batting well batting first. Wanted us to see how we bat when two or three down while chasing 180-200. With heavy dew, one or two partnerships like Dube batted, one partnership could have made a difference."The match indeed displayed India's approach after losing wickets early, but unfortunately, it would not give the team much confidence as India lost by a staggering margin of 50 runs.IND vs NZ: New Zealand off the mark in the seriesThe toss went in India's favour and paying heed to the due factor, SKY opted to field first. New Zealand openers- Tim Seifert and Devon Conway- started on a brisk note and forged a 100-run stand for the first wicket in just 8 overs. This partnership laid the foundation for New Zealand to put on a massive total, and indeed, they put on 215 at the loss of 7 wickets in 20 overs.Chasing 216, India lost its way early as Abhishek Sharma got dismissed on a golden duck, and captain Suryakumar could only contribute 8 runs this time. Following that, Sanju Samson and Rinku Singh tried to keep up with the required run-rate, but eventually both got dismissed. At 82/5 in 10.3 overs, India were reeling, but Shivam Dube stepped up for the side and scored a brilliant 65 in just 23 balls. He kept India in the hunt as long as he was there in the middle, but after his departure, the loss was inevitable for the hosts.India lost the match by 50 runs. Captain Mitchell Santner was the pick of the bowlers. He snared three dismissals and gave away just 26 runs in his quota of four overs. Tim Seifert was adjudged the player of the match for scoring 62 in just 36 balls.