The Indian fast bowlers, Shardul Thakur and Mohammed Shami, who were tasked with bowling the final overs in the last T20Is against New Zealand shared their mindset before bowling the crucial final overs in Hamilton and Wellington on the popular show of Yuzvendra Chahal – ‘Chahal TV’.
In the 3rd T20I against the Kiwis on Wednesday, Shami conceded just 8 runs while defending 9 runs in the final over and the visitors picked up the winning flag. On Friday, a similar turn of events took place as Shardul defended 7 runs to push the match to another Super Over, where Virat Kohli and his men achieved the same result.
Here is the video of the same:
WATCH: How brilliant were @imShard and @MdShami11 in the last two T20Is! 🔥🔥@yuzi_chahal discusses it all with final-over heroes – by @RajalArora #NZvIND
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The latest episode of the show was named ‘Chahal Super Over TV’, where Thakur and Shami gave an insight into their final over heroics.
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Speaking to the Indian leg spinner, Shami said: “I was planning to bowl good yorkers. I tried on the first ball, it slipped out of my hand, and it went for a six. I had nothing to lose afterward. I was thinking about how to get dot balls. After Williamson got out, I thought that a short ball will do the trick. With the scores tied, I had just one option on the last ball an I went with a yorker delivery.”
Shardul, who was name the man-of-the-match for his final-over on Friday, opened up on the pressures of bowling the final over, and his knuckle-ball which got him a wicket in the over.
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Thakur explained, “I was trying to get a wicket on the first ball. My idea was that I will give a slow ball to make them go for a big hit. When I was hit for a four on the second ball, then the pressure increased. But in crunch situations, you can get hit for a six or a four, so I did not lose hope. We saw how Shami bhai was hit for a six on the first ball, but then he defended 3 runs in 5 balls.”
India and New Zealand will play the 5th T20I on Sunday at the Bay Oval in Mount Maunganui.
