Suryakumar Yadav speaks about Arshdeep Singh, impact of bowlers and first win as captain

India successfully withstood onslaught from Matthew Wade, as they sealed the fifth T20 international to conclude the Australia series at 4-1. Despite the visitors initially appearing well-placed for a consolation win with captain Wade taking on the bowlers, Arshdeep Singh, returning to the XI for this match, delivered a superb final over in Bengaluru to thwart their efforts.

The pitch was a tacky one for both sets of batters and the bowlers had enough assistance in the surface to keep landing on a length and posing plenty of questions. India were in the hunt, but Wade turned it around when facing Avesh Khan, he struck three consecutive boundaries, narrowing the equation to 15 runs off 12 balls. As Wade marched on, the ask narrowed down to 11 runs off 8 balls, firmly placing Australia in control. However, Arshdeep delivered the perfect final over, much to the delight and satisfaction of his captain Suryakumar Yadav.

“I have seen Arshdeep executing in such situations in franchise cricket and hence, saved his over for the last. I’ve discussed with the bowlers that if there are 10-12 runs required in the last over, we need to execute 1-2 deliveries perfectly to reverse the pressure,” Surya said in a video posted by BCCI.

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