In the 4th T20I Against Australia, Suryakumar Yadav Reveals the Death-Over Strategy
After the 20-run victory of India against Australia in the fourth T20I match at Shaheed Veer Narayan Singh International Stadium in Raipur on Friday, the 'Men in Blue' captain, Suryakumar Yadav, praised his team and said that the players have shown character to seal a win. Speaking at the post-match presentation, Suryakumar revealed that in the team meeting, he asked the players to be fearless in the game. He also praised Axar Patel and said that the way he bowled was unbelievable.
Suryakumar said, "Other than tossing, everything went well. The boys showed character, and that was most important for us. We spoke in the meeting before the game about going out and expressing yourself and being fearless. I always love putting Axar under pressure, and the way he bowled was unbelievable. The plan during the death overs was to go for the yorkers and then see what happens.”
Recapping the match, Rinku Singh (46 runs from 29 balls) and Jitesh Sharma (35 runs from 19 balls) played a solid 66-run partnership in the first inning to help India score 174 runs on the scoreboard.
Ben Dwarshuis led the Australian bowling attack after he scalped three wickets and gave up 40 runs. Meanwhile, Behrendorff and Sangha bagged two wickets each. In the run chase, Aussie skipper Matthew Wade (36 runs from 23 balls) was the only standout batter for the away side, but still, he could not help his team clinch a win in the game.