“They Gave Us Nothing To Score From”: Tom Latham Takes His Hat Off To India Pacers

The pacer duo of Mohammad Shami and Mohammed Siraj shone as Team India defeated New Zealand with flying colors, within the second ODI on Saturday. The hosts thrashed New Zealand by 8 wickets to take an unassailable 2-0 lead within the three-match sequence. Opting to bowl first, the Rohit Sharma-led facet bundled out the guests for 108, courtesy of a three-wicket haul from Mohammad Shami. On the opposite hand, Siraj registered the good figures of 1/10 in 6 overs. Later, Team India chased down the goal in simply 20.1 overs with eight wickets in hand, because of Rohit and Shubman Gill’s 51 and 40* runs respectively.

After going through the defeat, New Zealand skipper Tom Latham addressed the media and praised Shami and Siraj, calling them “quality bowlers” who did not give a single probability to the guests within the match.

“Anytime that Siraj and Shami are in the side – they’re obviously quality bowlers and as I said they were both relentless in terms of the lines and lengths they bowled and they gave us nothing to score from,” stated Latham.

“Fortunately for them, it was their day and unfortunately for us, we weren’t able to absorb enough pressure and put that back on them,” he added.

After coming beneath extreme assault on the again finish of the New Zealand chase within the first ODI, the Indian bowlers unleashed their fury to skittle out the guests for 108 within the second ODI on the Shaheed Veer Narayan Singh International Stadium, Raipur.

The Indian new ball bowlers ran riot on a pitch that had first rate grass cowl, making use of the beneficial bowling situations on provide. Mohammad Shami was the wreaker-in-chief, scalping three wickets. Hardik Pandya and Washington Sundar picked two wickets every. While Siraj, Kuldeep and Shardul took one wicket every.

(With PTI Inputs)

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