Speedster Arshdeep Singh credited fellow pacer Jasprit Bumrah for building pressure on the opposition, helping him reap the rewards. On Monday, June 24, Arshdeep finished with figures of 4-0-37-3 as India beat Australia by 24 runs at the Daren Sammy National Cricket Stadium in Gros Islet, St Lucia. With their big win, the Men in Blue also made their way through to the semi-final of the multi-nation event in the Caribbean and United States.
Arshdeep struck early with the new ball by dismissing the dangerous David Warner, who found an outside edge to Suryakumar Yadav in the slips. Thereafter, he got the prized wickets of Tim David and Matthew Wade in the death overs as India restricted their opponents to 181 for 7 in 20 overs. Arshdeep said that batters try and go after him since Bumrah makes life tough for them by bowling accurately.
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“I guess a lot of credit goes to Jasprit because he puts a lot of pressure on the batters. He gives what, three or four runs in and over. So, batsmen are coming hard against me and when they are trying, I just have to like try and bowl my best ball,” Arshdeep said in the post-match press conference.
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Bumrah also bowled well as he got the important wicket of Travis Head, who threatened to take the match away from India with a knock of 76 off 43 balls. Bumrah had figures of 4-0-29-1 and did not let the Australian batters unleash their big shots in the death overs.
“There are a lot of chances of getting wickets there because on the other hand they see the runs are not coming and the asking rate is going high. So they take more risk against me and there’s a chance always of getting a wicket there. So, I guess there’s a lot of credit that goes to, of my wickets, that goes to Jasprit,” Arshdeep added.
In the semi-final, India will lock horns with Jos Buttler’s England on Thursday, June 27 at the Providence Stadium in Guyana.
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