Last Update on: November 16th, 2023 at 06:54 pm
Indian pacer Mohammed Siraj played his part in India’s win against New Zealand in Mumbai. The win took India to the final of the World Cup for the first time in 12 years. Siraj went for 78 runs off his nine overs against New Zealand and was a touch expensive.
So far in the tournament, Mohammed Siraj has picked up 13 wickets from 10 matches at an average of 32.62. After the match, he became nostalgic about his father and shared a picture with the text “Dad calling” above which was written ” I wish to see this call”. He captioned his story “Miss You”. Siraj lost his father when he was on his maiden tour to Australia in 2020 due to a heart attack.
Mohammed Siraj Remembers His Late Father
It was very evident that Siraj was missing his dad and he remembered his late father after the Mein in Blue reached the final of the tournament. The pace bowling trio together picked up above 50 wickets in the tournament with Mohammed Shami picking 23 and Jasprit Bumah picking 18 apart from Siraj’s 13 scalps.
Shami picked up 7/57 in the semi-final picking up back-to-back wickets in the 33rd over to bring India back in the match. He picked up the wickets of Kane Williamson and Tom Latham in the 33rd over after dropping Williamson a few overs earlier.
By dismissing Lickie Ferguson, Shami ended the Kiwi innings for 327 as India won the match by 70 runs to advance through to the final. The Indian pacer broke several records during his spell. He now has the most fifers in the World Cup and also has the best figures for an Indian bowler in a World Cup match.
“I was waiting for my turn. I wasn’t playing much white ball cricket. I had in mind, we talk about a lot of things like yorkers and slower balls. Tried to take wickets with the new ball. I try to take as many as I can with the new ball. I dropped the catch of Kane. I felt bad. I tried to take pace off. They were playing their shots.
“So, I took a chance. The wicket was good. There was the fear of dew. The grass was cut off nicely. The runs were enough. Had dew come in, things could have been bad. The slower balls might not have worked. I feel amazing. This is a huge platform. Looking to cash in with the chance I have been given. We don’t know when all of us will get a chance like this again” said Shami after the match who was adjudged as the Player of the Match for his match-winning spell.
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