India faces New Zealand in the T20 World Cup final. Out-of-form opener Abhishek Sharma has been supported by Sanju Samson, who scored 89 runs in the semi-final to lead India to a 7-run win over England.
Mumbai: India will face New Zealand in the final of the T20 World Cup. Before this big match, Team India’s opener Abhishek Sharma is struggling with his form. In such a situation, wicketkeeper-batsman Sanju Samson has given his full support to Abhishek. For Abhishek, who was out for just 9 runs in the semi-final against England, Sanju has expressed hope that he will definitely shine in the final.
Got full support from the dressing room
Sanju said that despite his poor form throughout the tournament, the team management and fellow players have not abandoned Abhishek. He told the media, “The atmosphere in our dressing room is very good. The captain and all the team members have full confidence in Abhishek. There are ups and downs in the career of any player. In this format, all it takes is one or two good shots and your confidence comes back. It may be that the final may be Abhishek’s day.
In this tournament, Abhishek has scored only 85 runs in 7 matches at a modest average of 14.16. His only good innings was 55 runs against Zimbabwe. At the same time, he could not even open an account against America, Pakistan and Netherlands.
Sanju’s great comeback
Sanju also talked about the challenges of his career. He told that due to the pressure of making a place in the World Cup team, he tried too hard in the series against New Zealand, which had the opposite effect. But after this Sanju made a brilliant comeback. He played an unbeaten inning of 97 runs against West Indies and then confirmed his place in the team by scoring 89 runs against England in the semi-finals.
India reached the final after defeating England
In a thrilling semi-final held at Wankhede Stadium, India defeated England by 7 runs and made it to the final. In this match, thanks to Sanju Samson’s stormy innings of 89 runs in 42 balls, India scored a huge score of 253 runs, which is the highest score in World Cup knockout history.
In reply, Jacob Bethel scored a stormy century of 105 runs in 48 balls for England, but Jasprit Bumrah’s steady bowling gave India the victory. Now India will face New Zealand in the final to be held in Ahmedabad on Sunday, where Team India will try to defend its title.