15 June,2024 01:42 PM IST | North Sound (Antigua) | mid-day online correspondent
Adil Rashid. Pic/AFP
England's spinner Adil Rashid feels that sensible use of variations was the reason behind his four-wicket haul against Oman after having a roller coaster start to the T20 World Cup 2024. The spinner's four-wicket haul helped England to restrict Oman to just 47 runs, they later chased the target in just 3.1 overs to stay in contention for the Super 8 of the T20 World Cup 2024.
"It's always nice to get wickets three-four whether it's against Oman or Australia or India. But I felt okay (today). I just needed to get a few wickets, spin the ball, googlies, few leggies, whatever it is, mix it up well," Rashid said in the post-match press conference after England's eight-wicket victory.
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Adil Rashid conceded 26 runs in their T20 World Cup 2024 opening match against Scotland. In the match against arch-rivals Australia, the spinner leaked 41 runs in four overs. However, Rashid also gave credit to other England bowlers for supporting him. "I thought we needed a win and a comprehensive one. We set the tone upfront there with the ball. I thought the seamers Joff (Jofra Archer) and Woody (Mark Wood) set the tone there perfectly," said Rashid.
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Archer and Wood had similar figures of 3 for 12 and rocked Oman upfront with quick spells. In order to better their net run rate than Scotland, the "Three Lions" had to win by a huge margin. Rashid did not deny that a few calculators were drawn out during the innings break in his camp. "There were talks about that (NRR). But we had to be positive and play that if you're going to a position to do that, we knew we had to take it on - to get the runs within five and a half overs (in Power Play). "But we also knew that we can't just go out there and be slow. That's what happened, we played the way and things just started unfolding. We've got the runs within the first three-four overs," said Rashid.
(With PTI Inputs)
