With an impressive bowling return from Arshdeep Singh who picked a four-wicket haul with an economy of 2.20 against the United States, India secured their third win in the group stages of the T20 World Cup 2024.
Arshdeep Singh picked four wickets conceding only 9 runs in the four overs he bowled helping the side to contain runs for a low-score clash. He was named Player of the Match and while speaking at the post-match conference, “Very very happy with the performance. In the last two games, I gave away a few more runs and wasn’t happy with that. The team always showed belief in me and kept backing me, I had to deliver for them.”
“The wicket is very conducive to fast bowlers and it’s helping us get some seam movement. The plan was simple, pitch it in the wicket and let the ball do the talking. Don’t give easy balls to score, our batsmen are also facing difficulties to score runs. The plan was to hit the hard lengths.”
“In conditions like this, you can use the wicket more. When you are playing international cricket, you need to have some routines and the way you take care of your body counts. All the bowlers have done extremely well, looking forward to do the same in the next leg as well,” he concluded.
Arshdeep Singh set the match up for #TeamIndia with the ball & bagged the Player of the Match award as India won their third match in a row 👏 👏
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— BCCI (@BCCI) June 12, 2024
Coming to the match, India won the toss and opted to bowl. Shayan Jahangir and Steven Taylor opened the innings for the US while Arshdeep Singh opened the bowling attack. With the very first ball of the match, Arshdeep Singh picked the wicket of Shayan on a lbw.
Andries Gous came to bat where he scored 2 runs before Arshdeep Singh picked his wickets in the last ball of the first over. He was sent out on a bouncer which Gous hit high on the bat. Hardik Pandya ran across mid-off, called out for the catch, and easily caught the ball.
Arshdeep Singh gave an impressive start for the side with two wickets for three runs. Aaron Jones came out to help the side and joined hands with Steven Taylor. Aaron Jones scored 10 runs while Steven Taylor scored 5 runs in the power play.
With Hardik Pandya picking the wicket of Aaron Jones for 11 runs in the 8th over of the match, the United States lost three wickets for 25 runs. By the end of 10th over, the United States scored 42 runs.
Nitish Kumar and Corey Anderson have scored 27 and 14 runs respectively before being dismissed by Arshdeep Singh and Hardik Pandya. Arshdeep strikes again as he picks the wicket of Harmeet Singh for 10 runs. With Shadley Van’s 11 runs, the United States scored 110 runs losing 8 wickets in 20 overs.
With starting the innings, India got a huge blowback as Netravalkar picked the wickets of Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma for 0 and 3 runs respectively. Rishabh Pant and Suryakumar Yadav forged hands to help India to recover from early dismissals. By the end of Powerplay, India scored 33 runs with two wickets.
Ali Khan bagged the wicket of Rishabh Pant for 18 runs in the 8th over. Shivam Dube came to bat and joined Suryakumar Yadav to produce 72 partnership runs guiding the side to the path of victory. Suryakumar Yadav completed the innings for an unbeaten 50 in 49 deliveries while Shivam Dube scored 31 runs in 35 deliveries. Finally, India won the match and qualified for the Super 8s in the T20 World Cup campaign.
