Shivam Dube, the skilled Indian all-rounder, displayed outstanding performance during the second T20I against Afghanistan in Indore. He showcased an impressive 32-ball 63 runs, unbeaten, at a strike rate of 196.88. This helped India to reach 173 runs quickly in just 15.4 overs.
This left-handed batsman weaved his innings with five fours and four sixes. Far off, the last trio of sixes was hit off consecutive balls delivered by Mohammad Nabi during the 10th over. This gave a decisive blow to the visiting team’s morale.
The first ball shimmied down the track after hitting a length on the center and leg. Shivam Dube slog-swept the second, which was shorter, and hammered the third, which was a full toss that all three fell into the same area of deep mid-wicket.
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Shivam Dube became the third-fastest player in T20Is to get his half-century off just 22 balls.
“I’m repaying the faith Rohit Sharma put in me” – Shivam Dube
Following the game, Dube discussed the trust captain Rohit Sharma had in him. He also talked about his 92-run partnership with Yashasvi Jaiswal.
“He (Rohit) is really pleased with my performance and I’m repaying the faith he’s put in me. We both (him and Jaiswal) are strong players, we know our game, my role was to take on the spinners, Jaiswal was already playing well and we wanted to finish the game as soon as possible.”
“There wasn’t any target in the mind, we have finished on time. Not thinking to hit out of the ground, but definitely out of the park. There are many things I worked on, it is about mentally in T20s and how you handle the pressure, we focused on it and not hitting all the balls importantly. I’m working on by bowling as well, got the three overs today, wasn’t great today and that’s how it goes in T20’s, not all the days are same.”
Shivam Dube
The Indian team tips the scores in their favour, holding a strong 2-0 position in the three-game series. Their goal for Wednesday, January 17? A spotless 3-0 victory in the final T20I match.
