West Indies vs India: Mohammed Siraj on defending 15 runs in final above of 1st ODI – My coronary heart was racing
WI vs IND, 1st ODI: Mohammed Siraj picked up two wickets of Nicholas Pooran and Shai Hope and conceded 57 operates in his quota of 10 overs on Friday, July 22.
Mohammed Siraj of India. Courtesy: Reuters
HIGHLIGHTS
- Mohammed Siraj dismissed Pooran and Shai Hope
- Siraj gave away 11 runs in the final above
- India conquer West Indies by a few operates on Friday
Staff India rapidly bowler Mohammed Siraj mentioned that he was really confident of defending 15 operates in the last above of the initial ODI towards the West Indies. On Friday, July 22 at the Queen’s Park Oval in Port of Spain, Trinidad, India in some way managed to secure a three-run victory and just take a 1- guide in the 3-match sequence.
Siraj conceded only 11 runs in the final more than even though bowling to the risky Romario Shepherd and a effectively-established Akeal Hosein. He hit the block-gap with precision and even the boundary that he conceded in the 2nd ball through wonderful leg, came off an inside-edge.
“I was backing my yorkers to appear good in the very last more than,” Siraj was quoted as saying throughout an interview with Shreyas Iyer following the match.
With the hosts needing eight runs off two balls, Siraj bowled a large on the off-aspect, but came back again to give away only 3 operates in the very last two deliveries of the come across.
Siraj said that he experienced butterflies in his stomach, but didn’t permit the strain to get on to his nerves in the crunch moment.
“My coronary heart was racing, but I was confident I could win the activity for the group,” he mentioned.
Siraj concluded with figures of 10–57-2 and picked up the all-crucial wickets of opening batter Shai Hope and West Indies limited-overs skipper Nicholas Pooran. The pacer also bowled 31 dot balls and retained a look at on the Caribbean batters.
The next ODI is scheduled to just take location on Sunday, July 24 at the identical location.
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