“When I woke up…”: Mohammed Siraj was not supposed to play against GT. Then this happened. cricket news

For Mohammed Siraj, it was a big deal as he defied all limits of physical fitness to clinch the ‘Player of the Match’ award in RCB’s four-wicket win over Gujarat Titans in an IPL match here on Saturday. Did it. Siraj pushed GT on the backfoot by dismissing opener Wriddhiman Saha and opposition captain Shubman Gill in his first spell and restricted the visiting team to a paltry score of 147 runs. “I was really sick the last few days. Thought I might not be able to do it.” “I will be able to play today but I really wanted to play so it’s great that I was able to do that,” Siraj said after the match.

While he was not well, he had an idea in his mind of how he would bowl a perfectly pitched ball that would look big on the batsman and the execution could not have been better than that against Wriddhiman, who did not have the technique. To handle such a ball.

“When I woke up in the morning, I thought I wouldn’t be able to play and I should rest. When I woke up, I revealed what I wanted to do and that’s exactly what happened,” Siraj said.

RCB captain Faf du Plessis looks happy after winning three consecutive matches.

“The last few games have been really good, the way we have played with bat and ball. We have been unbelievable on the field. A score around 180-90 would have been a good score,” Du Plessis said.

Du Plessis’s inning of 63 runs off 24 balls with the help of 10 fours and three sixes ensured that RCB finished the game in less than 14 overs and moved up to seventh position. “Maybe not the best, but you’re trying to stay positive, increase your net run-rate. It makes sense from that point of view, but it gets to a point when you need to show a bit of calm and patience “Probably around four down, so some lessons can be learned from that.” Gujarat Titans captain Shubman Gill said his team can now only focus on winning their remaining games and taking control of the series. “It depends on the wicket. In the first few overs you get a good idea and play accordingly. I think at 170-80 this wicket would have been a good score. How we batted in the powerplay and how they bowled “This will decide the game.”

“We would have had an extra bowler but losing three wickets in the powerplay changed the plan. It is very important to start from zero in our next match and build on this game. Learn from the mistakes and don’t repeat them. It’s about winning from here. on everything.”

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