“During the middle period, we just wanted to make sure that he bats through the innings. We knew that we could put their bowling under pressure. And, he did that brilliantly, he took his chances, played some really good shots.”
On the importance of having a Pollard (experienced player) batting alongside an Ishan (youngster) and guiding him through the innings, the 43-year old said that not just the innings, generally their team composition is such where they have a core group of players along with some youngsters coming through.
Mahela also shared his thoughts on the Super Over, he said, “We had literally three dots (including the wicket ball) so that’s a killer for you. We knew we needed to play some smart shots, get that early boundary away, yes we had one, but a couple of boundaries would have helped especially when Boom (Jasprit Bumrah) comes into bowl.”
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