India now officially Qualified for ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2022 Semi finals, they defeated Zimbabwe in their last league game of T20 World Cup 2022 Super 12 at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG).
By Defeating Zimbabwe India claimed the top spot in the Group 2 and now they will face England in the Semi at Adelaide on 9th November.
Losing Captain, Craig Ervine said:
We could have changed a couple of plans, Surya did extremely well in the back end and countered Richie’s wide yorkers. He came out and changed the game. Leading into the tournament, we had some positiveness with the bat. Last couple of games, we went away from that fearless cricket and we went into a shell. If you just stand there and swing, there’s a good chance that you’re gonna get out. You need to be more proactive. Our last few results didn’t go as planned. We did good work to get into the Super 12s. We’ll be building on that. The boys fought really hard throughout the World Cup.
Winning Captain, Rohit Sharma said:
It was a good all-round performance, something that we were looking for. Before the game, we were qualified but was important to come out and play the way we wanted to play. (On SKY) What he’s doing for the team is remarkable. Playing and taking pressure off others – it’s quite important. We know his ability and it allows the other guys to take some time as well. The confidence he shows when he bats, the dug-out can be at ease. He’s shown a lot of composure. This is something we expect from him. He’s going from strength to strength. (On semifinal vs England) The key for us will be to adjust to the conditions as quickly as possible. We’ve played a game there but England will be a good challenge for us. Two teams going at each other, it’ll be a great contest. We need to understand what each individual needs to do. It’s going to be a high pressure game. We need to play well. If we do play well, we have a good game ahead as well. You need to adjust quickly and plan accordingly.
Player of the Match, Suryakumar Yadav said:
I think the plan was very clear when me and Hardik were batting together. He said we should take a positive route and we started hitting the ball and never stopped. I think the atmosphere in the team is really nice and so is the build-up towards the knockout, really looking forward to that game. My plan has always been clear, I do the same thing in the nets, I practise the same shots. I bat according to the situation and what the team needs. It feels really good, to be there (number 1 ranked T20I batter). You got to start from zero everytime, that’s what I think. It’s good to see people come out, let’s see how it goes in the next game.
