Suryakumar Yadav admits tense finish as India secures spot in T20 WC final

Captain Suryakumar Yadav revealed the intensity of Indiarsquos semifinal victory against England saying ldquoWas very nervous heart rate wouldve been 160175rdquoThe defending champions held their nerve in a highscoring clash at Wankhede Stadium winning by seven runs to enter their second successive T20 World Cup finalldquoIts an unbelievable feeling Obviously playing in India leading such a wonderful side and with the World Cup happening here going to Ahmedabad to play that final I think its a special feeling for all the boysrdquo he added as per PTI inputsBatting brilliance sets the targetSent in to bat India posted a challenging 253 for 7 thanks to several explosive innings where Sanju Samson smashed 89 off 42 balls with seven sixes and eight fours Shivam Dube scored 43 Ishan Kishan 39 Hardik Pandya 27 and Tilak Varma 21ldquoI think he Samson knew what he wanted to do as soon as he went in to bat Even when a wicket fell he knew the wicket was good so he kept pressing the pedalrdquo Yadav said ldquoThe way he batted was exactly what the team required added Yadav He also said that it was welldeserved after all the hard work he had put in over the past year calling it a special inningsBumrah and team pull off a miracleChasing 253 Englandrsquos Jacob Bethell scored a sensational 105 off 48 balls but Indiarsquos bowlers kept their composureJasprit Bumrah 133Hardik Pandya 238Arshdeep Singh and Varun Chakaravarthy chipped in crucial oversldquoWe all know what Bumrah is capable of and what hes done for India over the years He did the same thing again today raised his hand and showed character to pull the game away from them It was a special bowling performancerdquo Yadav said ldquoThe way Bumrah Arshdeep and other guys pulled it back was unbelievablerdquoAcknowledging support staffYadav also praised the fielding and preparation saying that they needed to give credit to T Dilip their fielding coach since the boys are responding well Guys have been going the extra yard thats showing uprdquoHe added that nerves and pressure would be high in the final saying ldquothere will definitely be pressure and nerves especially playing in India and going for the title but the boys and the whole support staff are excited as wellrdquoEngland captainrsquos takeEngland captain Harry Brook admitted his team made mistakes and lauded Bethellrsquos batting saying ldquowe thought there mightve been hold spin in the first innings slid onto the bat nicely and India batted well Ill hold my hands up and admit I made a big mistake dropping Samsonrdquo as per PTI reportsldquoWe werent good enough in the field We misexecuted and cant afford to do that against India Bethell was absolutely unbelievable hell earn some serious money To see him taking it from ball one showed the world what he can dordquo added the captainBrook acknowledging Englandrsquos overall effort said that they had a good tournament and should be extremely proud of how they played We stuck to it the whole game unfortunately we were on the wrong siderdquo he addedNext up India vs New Zealand finalWith this win India sets up a summit clash against New Zealand in Ahmedabad on Sunday aiming for backtoback T20 World Cup titlesWith PTI Inputs