New Zealand batter Daryl Mitchell lauded India’s death-bowling masterclass of their four-wicket win within the World Cup conflict on the HPCA Stadium in Dharamsala on Sunday.
Leading the cost from 19 for 2, quantity 4 Mitchell struck a flawless hundred even because the Black Caps frittered away from a place of power at 187 for 3 after 35 overs to 273 all out throughout the subsequent 90 deliveries. Returning to the enjoying XI after a month and that includes in his first World Cup match this version, seamer Mohammed Shami wreaked havoc within the demise overs with three wickets, together with Mitchell (130) off the penultimate ball of the innings.
“I think we set the platform there at the 35-over mark. I think it was very similar to what India was at that stage and we knew that India’s got a world-class death-bowling unit. For us, it was trying to cash in at the end,” Mitchell stated after registering his fourth ODI ton this yr.
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Shami (5 for 54) was adjudged the Player of the Match after combining with the tempo of Jasprit Bumrah and Mohammed Siraj to present away simply 144 runs in 30 overs whereas accounting for seven wickets.
“The way India bowled was pretty special. Shami got the rewards, but also Bumrah. The way they and Siraj took wickets – those 30 overs probably held us back a bit. But we also knew that if we could have taken wickets early, as we showed in the middle, and kept applying pressure then we’d have taken the game deep to do a Black Caps and keep fighting to the end, and you never know,” Mitchell remarked.
While the uncommon second-innings fog interruption supplied a singular expertise, the much-condemned Dharamsala outfield didn’t trouble the 32-year-old.
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“It was strange, wasn’t it? I have experienced it before in first-class cricket in Karori Park in Wellington when the fog came in. This game continues to provide wonderful things. It was an amazing experience, that’s for sure. This is a beautiful place to play cricket. You can only look up at the mountains and it looks amazing.”
“For us, we’ve got standards within our Black Caps that you come and do everything you can to help us win games of cricket. Part of that is diving on the boundary and stopping the ball when you get the chance, and that’s something we’re proud of ourselves. We’ll continue to do it no matter where we play in the world,” Mitchell added.
Source web site: sportstar.thehindu.com
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