India defeated Zimbabwe by 71 runs on the MCG on Sunday to enter the semi-finals in opposition to England within the T20 World Cup. Suryakumar Yadav 61 (25) and KL Rahul 51 (35) scored good half-centuries as India posted 186 for 5 of their final Group 2 match.
After receiving the person of the match award, Yadav stated, “I feel the plan was very clear when Hardik and I have been batting collectively. He stated we must always take a optimistic path and we began hitting the ball. And by no means stopped. India this time misplaced three wickets for 14 runs. Surya and Hardik put collectively a 66-run partnership to take India previous 180.
India will tackle England within the second semi-final on the Adelaide Oval on Thursday.
“I think the atmosphere in the team is good and the build-up to the knockouts, really looking forward to that game.” stated the 32-year-old.
When requested in regards to the batting strategy, the right-handed batsman stated, “My plan has always been clear, I do the same thing in the nets, I practice the same shots. I bat according to the situation and what the team wants. It feels really good, to be there (the No. 1 ranked T20I batsman). You have to start from zero every time, that’s what I think. It’s good to see people coming out, let’s see how it turns out in the next match.”
Among India’s bowlers, Ravichandran Ashwin and Hardik Pandya have damaged Zimbabwe’s spine by taking three wickets every.
With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
