IPL 2020: ‘This was our best performance so far’ Rohit Sharma elated after comprehensive victory against Delhi Capitals
Defending champions Mumbai Indians registered an emphatic victory against Delhi Capitals in Qualifier 1 to secure a spot in the finals. After scoring a mammoth total of 200, MI bowlers restricted the opponents to 147 to witness a 57-run win.
Mumbai Indians skipper Rohit Sharma lauded his team’s execution of plans during the match. He appreciated the bowling efforts of Jasprit Bumrah and Trent Boult. Also, Sharma looked positive on Boult’s recovery from injury before the next game.
“When you have bowlers like Bumrah, it makes your life easy. Bumrah and Boult are in top form. When they play for different countries and franchises, they have different plans. Hats off to them for buying into our plans and executing them so well,” Rohit Sharma said at the post-match presentation ceremony.
“I have not seen Trent yet but he looks okay. It is a big game coming up but we just wanted him to be okay for the next game. He looks okay. I am sure he will be on the park on the 10th,” he added.
‘De Kock and Surya turned the momentum towards us’
Rohit Sharma mentioned that despite him getting out early, Quinton de Kock and Suryakumar Yadav turned the momentum towards their camp. The 33-year old went on to call it as their best performance in the tournament thus far.
“I guess this was our best performance so far. The way we came out with the intent, the way De Kock and Surya batted after we lost a wicket in the second over, the way we closed out, and then the clinical bowling. We never had any target in mind because we are a different team. We wanted to play as it comes,” he said.
“Losing my wicket in the second over…but then De Kock and Surya turned the momentum towards us. In T20, we always talk about momentum. We never want the momentum to shift towards the opposition. Ishan Kishan has been in great form, so we wanted him to be positive. So, the message was clear to him in the timeout. Please don’t be afraid to put the pressure back and back on your instinct. Having such a versatile squad it gives me the luxury to change the batting order and rotate the bowlers,” Rohit concluded.
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