World Cup 2023: Muhammad Shami alone is enough, When Williamson decided to open his arms, Mohammad Shami came back into the attack and he atoned for the drop catch as soon as he came. After targeting both the Kiwi openers in the first spell, Shami took two valuable wickets of the captain and vice-captain in the very first over of the second spell.
After targeting both the Kiwi openers in the first spell, Shami took two valuable wickets of the captain and vice-captain in the very first over of the second spell.
Kiwi Bowling was at the mercy of the gentle winds, like autumn leaves. Kane Williamson was shaking his head that it was not a rival but his confidant, Tim Southee, who had thwarted his plans.
World Cup 2023: Knockout stage
Tim Southee has been part of many memorable moments in Kiwi cricket but this was one that Southee himself may never want to remember. He was probably bowling the worst of his career while Virat Kohli recorded the most memorable moment of his career as he waved nonchalantly to a smiling Sachin Tendulkar at the stadium.
Indeed, it was the pressure of the knockout stage that the noise from the Indian crowd was miscalculating when the Saudis wanted to target a good length, turning it into a short pitch and a full toss when they targeted a yorker length. comes out
Life became easier for the Indian batsmen and the fate of Kiwi cricket was sealed in the death overs of the first innings itself.
Here it was Rohit Sharma’s luck to win the toss but the Kiwi bowling could have weighed heavily on that fate if discipline had not been forgotten and Williamson’s plans had been executed correctly. Wasn’t at his best.
Cricket wisdom says that batsmen win matches while bowlers win tournaments. There are many batsmen in this Kiwi team who are full of the ability to win matches on their own, but this bowling line could not prove that the journey of Kiwis could go further.
On the contrary, while the Indian camp is equipped with the best batting line-up, due to Hardik Pandya’s injury, it has been fortunate to have a three-pronged pace attack that is capable of winning tournaments for any team.
Tim Southee has been part of many memorable moments at the Kiwi Cricket World Cup 2023, but this was a moment that Southee himself may never want to remember.
The best of this Indian bowling attack emerges when the glare of the floodlights is available along with the new ball. If Jasprit Bumrah does not provide breathing space, Mohammad Siraj’s discipline does not give him time to open his hand and the opponent misses out on taking advantage of the top-order powerplay.
And when the powerplay ends, Rohit Sharma unleashes his deadliest weapon in the form of Mohammed Shami, whose late swing can trouble even the most savvy batsmen like Williamson.
Moreover, due to his experience, he has the ability to seam out along with the swing which creates a double dilemma for the batsmen.
Although this Mumbai pitch was used, the clay was still so abundant with runs that even such a daunting target began to look manageable when the patient partnership of Williamson and Daryl Mitchell struck the Indian camp in such a way that the fielders were scrambling. Lage and Mohammad Shami also dropped an easy catch.
In the World Cup, the Kiwi team always fielded four bowlers to provide depth to the batting and this Kiwi line-up also had the support of Glenn Phillips, Mark Chapman, and Mitchell Santner if the required run-rate of 12 in the last five overs. Even if it was over, it would have been within reach.
This match was also progressing in the same direction that maybe the Kiwi batting would have been heavy in the last six to seven overs and then contrary to their tradition, no pacer except Mohammad Shami could be effective here. Kuldeep Yadav also remained wicketless and Ravindra Jadeja also failed to give any breakthrough.
But fate once again favored Rohit Sharma that despite the apprehensions, not even a drop of dew fell.
And when Williamson decided to open his arms, Mohammed Shami came back into the attack and he atoned for that drop catch as soon as he came. After targeting both the Kiwi openers in the first spell, Shami took two valuable wickets of the captain and vice-captain in the very first over of the second spell.
Despite all the short-sightedness of the Kiwi bowling, the Kiwi batting might have weighed heavily on the Indian pace, but here alone the Syrians were enough for the Kiwi batting.
