T20 World Cup 2021: Tim Southee Getting That Wicket Late In The Powerplay Was Massive – Ish Sodhi After Winning Player Of The Match Against India

Ish Sodhi was awarded Player Of The Match in the 28th match of ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2021 between Kane Williamson-led New Zealand National Cricket Team and Virat Kohli-led India National Cricket Team at Dubai International Cricket Stadium on Sunday, October 31.

India lost the toss and they were invited by Kane Williamson and co. to bat first, the Blackcaps bowlers looked in sensational form and they broke the back of the Indian batting unit. After losing wickets at regular intervals Virat Kohli-led India were able to post only 110 runs on the board.

Chasing the target opener Martin Guptill was dismissed after scoring good 20 runs and opener Daryl Mitchell had an excellent 72 runs partnership with skipper Kane Williamson and in the end captain, Williamson marched New Zealand towards a comfortable 8 wicket victory over India.

“I Am Usually Big On Pre-match Prep” – Ish Sodhi

Ish Sodhi performed brilliantly for New Zealand in the high-profile battle against India as he was able to pick two big wickets for the team. In the 8th over Sodhi dismissed Indian vice-captain Rohit Sharma and later he went on to pick the wicket of Indian captain Virat Kohli in the 11th over.

During the post-match presentation spinner, Ish Sodhi said that he gives a lot of time on the pre-match preparation but staying in bio-bubble hasn’t helped him in that field. He stated:

“I am usually big on pre-match prep, with this bubble life we haven’t been able to see the ground until the day we come to the ground.”

Sodhi further added that the wicket at Dubai International Cricket Stadium was very different from the Sharjah surface and they had to adapt pretty quickly. He said:

“The wicket here was one we had to adapt to pretty quickly. It was very different to what we played in Sharjah. The boundary sizes were very different.”

Ish Sodhi also lauded Tim Southee for picking the wicket of KL Rahul in the last over of the powerplay. Ish Sodhi asserted:

” A big part of our game is using the bowl spin bowlers in the middle. It was set up by the powerplay bowlers. Tim Southee getting that wicket late in the powerplay was massive for us and allowed us to do our job through the middle.”

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