In T20Is, if you don't take risk, there is no reward: Nicholas Pooran
Updated On: 14 May, 2023 09:19 AM IST | Hyderabad | PTI
"With the way they were going, I thought 200, but we pulled it back nicely towards the end especially by Yash and Avesh. At this level anything is possible, we had the belief and with players like Stoinis and Pooran, we had to believe. Abhishek`s over changed the momentum," Krunal said
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Lucknow Super Giants` Nicholas Pooran plays a shot during the Indian Premier League (IPL) Twenty20 cricket match between Sunrisers Hyderabad and Lucknow Super Giants at the Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium in Hyderabad. Pic/AFP
Nicholas Pooran always knew that there would be one over from a part-time spinner that he had to target as there would be no gain if there is no risk involved. Pooran scored 44 off 13 balls in Lucknow Super Giant`s successful chase of 183 against Sunrisers Hyderabad on Saturday as they stayed in the play-off hunt in this edition of IPL. Pooran hit four sixes -- three of them coming in one over from Abhishek Sharma -- and three fours during his innings.
"We spoke about adapting, we knew we could target that one over from spin, it was right up to my match-up and thankfully it came off well (on the 31-run over from Abhishek), I did enjoy my batting. It`s important to target that 6th bowler, it`s a batter`s game, no risk, no reward, you have to work on the match-ups," said Pooran after the match. Pooran knew that SRH pacers would use yorker and its slower variation at the death and he was up for it. "I`ve played enough international cricket to know how to deal with situations, I expected the bowlers to bowl yorkers and slower balls and was ready for it. Even in T20I cricket, I`d like to bat longer," Pooran added. LSG skipper Krunal Pandya felt that his bowlers did a good job in restricting the SRH to under 200 after the start they got in Powerplay. "With the way they were going, I thought 200, but we pulled it back nicely towards the end especially by Yash and Avesh. At this level anything is possible, we had the belief and with players like Stoinis and Pooran, we had to believe. Abhishek`s over changed the momentum," Krunal said.
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