‘After we spoke to Rohit Sharma, he stated…’: Axar Patel reveals the technique mentioned towards England in T20 World Cup semi-final | Cricket Information

NEW DELHI: India secured a dominant 68-run victory towards England within the semi-final of the T20 World Cup, reserving their place within the ultimate towards South Africa. The match, held in Guyana, noticed a difficult pitch play a vital position within the final result.
Axar Patel, awarded the Participant of the Match, spearheaded India’s bowling assault with a outstanding spell of three wickets for 23 runs in his allotted 4 overs.His economical bowling, at a charge of 5.80 runs per over, successfully stifled England’s chase.

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In the course of the post-match presentation, Patel revealed that the Indian crew, led by Rohit Sharma, had recognized the difficult nature of the pitch early on.
“I feel we might have simply defended at 170. It was an excellent rating. The best way the wicket was behaving, after we spoke to Rohit [Sharma], he stated it was very troublesome to hit a giant shot as a result of the odd ball is spinning and the odd ball can also be staying down, skidding on. In order that was our thought that 150-160 is an excellent rating, we are able to defend it. So, after we made 170, we knew that we made 10-15 runs extra and the plan was the identical,” Axar stated, as quoted by ANI.
India’s innings noticed priceless contributions from Rohit Sharma (57 runs off 39 balls) and Suryakumar Yadav (47 runs off 36 balls), propelling them to a aggressive whole of 171/7. Hardik Pandya and Ravindra Jadeja offered late-inning impetus, making certain India set a difficult goal.

England, regardless of successful the toss and opting to bowl, struggled to adapt to the pitch situations. Their batting lineup faltered towards India’s disciplined bowling, with solely Harry Brook (25 runs off 19 balls) and Jos Buttler (23 runs off 15 balls) providing resistance.
Patel emphasised the significance of simplicity in his bowling strategy, stating that he targeted on exploiting the pitch’s help to bother the English batsmen. He aimed to pressure errors by sustaining a disciplined line and size, a technique that proved extremely efficient.
“Clearly, it’s troublesome within the powerplay, however when that you’re getting assist from the wicket, then at the moment, with out considering a lot, with out doing any additional work, I assumed that the extra I hold it easy, the simpler will probably be for me. As a result of, after we talked within the dressing room that it isn’t a simple wicket… My plan was to make it troublesome for him (batsman) and pressure him to consider enjoying some new shot. So, that is what occurred on the primary ball. That was our plan,” he added.
India’s victory units up a extremely anticipated ultimate towards South Africa, one other unbeaten crew within the match. The conflict, scheduled for Saturday in Barbados, guarantees an exciting contest between two robust cricketing nations vying for the coveted T20 World Cup trophy.