Published 19:13 IST, January 31st 2020
Ishant Sharma congratulates 'his tribe' as Shardul Thakur does a Shami in 4th T20I
Veteran Team India Test pacer Ishant Sharma congratulated the Men In Blue after they completed a thrilling win in the fourth T20 at Wellington on Friday
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Veteran Team India Test pacer Ishant Sharma congratulated Men In Blue after y completed a thrilling win in fourth T20 at Wellington on Friday to go up 4-0 in five-match series. Shardul Thakur was savior for Indian team, pulling back game in last over and ensuring that contest was decided through a Super Over. In large, Shardul Thakur did what Shami did for team in previous game, helping India win third T20 by bowling an exceptional 20th over. Ishant Sharma took to Twitter to congratulate bowlers, especially Shami and Shardul Thakur, for providing team with much-needed comebacks to help m go on and win game in Super Over.
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Ishant Sharma heaps praise on his tribe
Shardul Thakur's remarkable final over
Shardul Thakur was given responsibility of defending seven runs in final over. Even though he had conceded a boundary, he took two wickets as Mitchell Santner was run out of final ball as scores of both teams were tied at regulation time.
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Super Over
Jasprit Bumrah conceded 13 runs as he finished off well after some missed chances in previous deliveries. Stand-in-captain Tim Soue once again took matters in his hands just like he had done in previous game and looked to win game for hosts. However, his plans were foiled as KL Rahul scored 10 runs off first two deliveries. Soue removed him on third delivery but dam was done by n. Indian skipper Virat Kohli completed formalities as he finished it off with a boundary as New Zealand's bad luck with super overs continued.
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19:13 IST, January 31st 2020