Dwayne Smith knew he could seal victory for Mumbai – Cricket News Update
The Man of the Match in Mumbai Indians’ thrilling last-ball win over Chennai Super Kings, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/DR-Smith-c1401, has said that he was confident of sealing the deal for his side.
After taking the hosts home with a last-ball four, at the Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai, on Sunday, the West Indian batsman told media reporters that he was confident he could win the match for the hosts if he could get the strike for
the last three balls.
The hosts needed 16 runs off the final over, delivered by http://www.senore.com/Cricket/SL-Malinga-c2540 on the second ball of the over to leave Mumbai needing 15 off the
final four deliveries. The new coming http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Smith-c90598 asked to take a single and give him the strike to face the last three balls.
As requested, RP Singh took a single on the fourth ball leaving it up to the West Indian to score 14 runs from just three balls. Smith kept his words looting Hilfenhaus for a six and two boundaries to bag Mumbai Indians the two-wicket
win over the defending champions.
"I just backed myself. I know as long as I can watch the ball I can do it,” said an ecstatic Dwayne Smith speaking to the media reporters after the match.
“I just asked RP [Singh] to give me the three balls that were left. I knew I could do it from there," he added further.
Smith’s match-winning nine-ball cameo saw him scoring 24 runs, laced with two lofty sixes and two boundaries. This was not the first time Smith had held his nerves in a thriller. He had done the same for Barbados in a domestic T20
competition where his team needed 12 runs off the final two deliveries to tie the game and Smith plundered two sixes to take the match to the Super over.
The No. 6 Mumbai Indians batsman also credited the Master Blaster, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/SR-Tendulkar-c2556, for giving him the confidence to strike the ball in a tense situation.
"He [http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Chinnadupargea-Sachin-c50607] said the wicket was good. He told me to back myself and he was true. It paid off. It's a big win and we really deserved it as well. I will put it [this innings] up there as one of my best," said the Barbadian batsman.
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