Experienced fast bowler Ishant Sharma glowed with the ball against Delhi Capitals’ (DC) exciting five-run triumph over Gujarat Titans (GT) on Tuesday at Narendra Modi Stadium.
The 34-year-old was assigned to protect twelve runs in the last over against hard hitters like Hardik Pandya and Rahul Tewatia. In the pressurized circumstances, the proficient bowler delivered a glistering final over, conceding only six runs and taking the prized scalp of Tewatia.
One hundred thirty-one was required to win, Titans needed 33 runs in the final two overs, and Tewatia striked Anrich Nortje for three sixes to keep his team on track. In the deciding over, yet, Ishant just gave three runs in the first two deliveries. Ishant’s 4th ball was a short one that got out Tewatia on 20 off 07 balls.
“I played enough cricket with Tewatia, so was just having fun with him. I knew I had to double bluff him otherwise we know what he can do with the bat,” Ishant said in the post-match presentation.
“I keep practicing in the nets. We practice bowling with the new ball, but at the same time we do practice bowling wide yorkers, and today the hardwork paid off, I just backed myself and bowled wide yorkers. When you are preparing yourself in the nets we plan to certain batsmen as to what to bowl and it is all about executing it every single time, back yourself and believing in yourself,” he added.
