"It was more about assessing the conditions": Adil Rashid following England, Pakistan fourth T20I
After his magnificent performance in the fourth T20I against Pakistan, England leg-spinner Adil Rashid spoke about his performance, which gave him the Player of the Match award on Thursday.
London [UK], : After his magnificent performance in the fourth T20I against Pakistan, England leg-spinner Adil Rashid spoke about his performance, which gave him the Player of the Match award on Thursday.
Fine bowling spells by pacer Mark Wood and spinner Adil Rashid combined with some ferocious hitting by openers Phil Salt and Jos Buttler helped England secure a series victory after a seven-wicket win over Pakistan in the fourth and final T20I at London on Thursday night.
With this win, England has taken the four-match series 2-0. Two matches were called off due to rain, and only the second and fourth T20Is were played.
Rashid said that he was rrying to be clever in terms of varying the pace sueing the match.
"It was more about assessing the conditions. Trying to be clever in terms of varying the pace. As a spin department, we got to assess the conditions quickly there . Hopefully, we can deliver. I try to work on certain things, develop them, and get better. A few things have fallen into place. Hopefully, we get another trophy," Rashid said in the post-match presentation.
After electing to field first, England bowlers were subjected to some fine hitting by the opening pair of skipper Babar Azam and Mohammed Rizwan , but the spinners Adil Rashid and Moeen Ali turned the pressure back on Pakistan batters, sinking them to 86/5. It was only a brief fightback by Usman Khan and Iftikhar Ahmed , that took Pakistan to 157/10 in 19.5 overs.
Besides Rashid and Moeen, Mark Wood and Liam Livingstone also did fine with the ball.
In the run-chase of 158 runs, England blew the visitors away with a powerplay assault by Phil Salt and skipper Jos Buttler , who made 78 runs in the powerplay.
A brief comeback spell from pacer Haris Rauf delayed the victory for England. But Jonny Bairstow and Harry Brook , finished off the proceedings in 15.3 overs, with seven wickets left.
With this, England win the four-match series 2-0. The first and third T20Is could not played due to rain.
Rashid got the 'Player of the Match' award for his spell.
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