IPL 2020: ‘Mohammad Shami is the best yorker bowler in IPL’ – KXIP all-rounder Glenn Maxwell

IPL 2020: ‘Mohammad Shami is the best yorker bowler in IPL’ – KXIP all-rounder Glenn Maxwell

Mohammad Shami

Mohammed Shami
Mohammad Shami

Following Kings XI Punjab’s (KXIP) win over Delhi Capitals (DC) in the Indian Premier League 2020 match yesterday, KXIP all-rounder Glenn Maxwell has heaped praise on fast-bowler Mohammad Shami calling him the best yorker bowler in the world.

Nicholas Pooran and Glenn Maxwell played knocks of 53 and 32 respectively as Kings XI Punjab defeated Delhi Capitals by five wickets at the Dubai International Stadium. Punjab chased down the total of 165 with six balls to spare. Earlier, DC’s Shikhar Dhawan had struck a century to take his side to a competitive total.

With the win, KXIP went to the fifth position in the points table with 8 points from 10 matches while Delhi Capitals maintained their position at the top of the table with 14 points from 10 matches.

‘Shami has been exceptional for us’ – Maxwell

Glenn Maxwell

Following KXIP’s victory, Maxwell shared his thoughts on the match. “It was good that we did not take the match till the last over and got it done with six balls to spare. It’s a great thing for the entire team, we have got three wins in a row at the moment, feeling is great amongst the group. We are getting some momentum at the right time and hopefully we can stay into that kind of form,” said Maxwell in a video posted on the official Twitter handle of KXIP.

KXIP have now defeated Delhi Capitals, Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) and Mumbai Indians in their last three matches. KXIP had defeated Mumbai Indians in a double Super Over on Sunday.

“Shami, he is probably the best yorker bowler in the competition at the moment, the way he’s executing under pressure, we all saw the way he defended that Super Over last game against Mumbai,” said Maxwell.

“He has been exceptional for us, he kept it to a score that we all thought was maybe 10 or 15 below par so hats off to him. He has been outstanding for us,” he further said.

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