Virender Sehwag lauds bowlers for seven-wicket win over Mumbai Indians – Cricket News Update
The triumphant http://www.senore.com/Cricket/V-Sehwag-c2739 has credited his bowlers for the comprehensive seven-wicket win over the Mumbai Indians at the Wankhede Stadium on Monday, April 16, 2012.
Speaking to media reporters after a morale boosting win over last years’ runners up, Sehwag said that it was an all-round performance from his side, and he praised the bowlers for providing them with a good start by restricting the formidable
MI batting line up to a total of 92, this season’s lowest total so far.
“It was a solid all-round performance from my team… It was important to make a good start to the match… We managed to do that by bowling well. The fielding was also superb,” said the Delhi http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Paul-Anthony-Hibbert-c81005, who led his side’s chase with a painstaking
33-run knock at the top of the order.
“My bowlers did a fantastic job. The wicket had something for the bowlers. And they grabbed the opportunity with both hands by putting up a spectacular performance,” he added further.
After winning the toss, Sehwag put the Indians into bat. The visiting skipper surprised the spectators when he tossed the ball to left-arm spinner http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Shahbaz-Nadeem-c89339 to deliver the second over of the day. The decision paid dividends as the
Bihar spinner accounted for opposition openers http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Jacobs-c65213 scored a fourth ball duck while Levi could add only the solitary run to the scorecard before leaving on the first ball
of the fourth over.
He was well complemented by http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Ajit-Agarkar-c972 (2-27) as the hosts were rolled over for the second-lowest total in IPL history, slightly better than 87 they had managed against KKR last season.
The Delhi skipper said that handing the new ball to Nadeem, alongside http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Mumbai-c820 openers would not be comfortable against spin.
“We knew that their openers wouldn’t be comfortable against our spinners. So, I felt that I should start with spin. I brought on Nadeem and asked him to bowl to their legs… I think the ploy worked,” said the Indian opener.
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