Phillips scored a brilliant century to help his team recover after the Kiwi team lost three quick wickets for just 15 runs. The batter scored a 61-ball century to propel his side to 167/7.
The pacer also said that McCullum had an agenda of 'let's attack the danger' and that's what charged up the players to give their best and go for the win.
Ahmedabad (Gujarat) [India], May 27 (ANI): Jos Buttler's unbeaten 106, his fourth ton of the season, powered Rajasthan Royals to a comprehensive seven-wicket win over Royal Challengers Bangalore in the Qualifier-2 here at Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad on Friday.
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], May 20 (ANI): Two-wicket hauls by Yuzvendra Chahal and Obed McCoy helped Rajasthan Royals in restricting Chennai Super Kings at 150/6 in the first innings, here at the Brabourne Stadium on Friday.
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], May 16 (ANI): After achieving a two-wicket haul against Lucknow Super Giants, Rajasthan Royals pacer Trent Boult said it is difficult to bowl at Brabourne Stadium's pitch.
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], May 15 (ANI): Trent Boult and Obed McCoy's two-wicket haul respectively helped Rajasthan Royals register a 24-run victory over Lucknow Super Giants in their IPL 2022 match here at Brabourne Stadium on Sunday.
Mumbai Mar 20 PTI Indian quick Navdeep Saini is eager to observe Trent Boult go about his business and pick the New Zealand pace spearheads brain in a bid to improve his game during his stint with the Rajasthan Royals in the IPL this season One of the fastest bowlers in the country currently Saini will be an important cog in the Royals newly forged fast bowling line-up alongside BoultI am most looking forward to connecting with Trent Boult during the IPL He is someone who has achieved so much in both international and IPL cricket and itll be a great experience to just speak to him about various aspects of fast bowling Saini was quoted as saying in a release Ill be most focused on observing him go about his business and hopefully that should also help in improving my own game added Saini who has 17 wickets in the IPL at an economy of 847 Having recently been a part of the Delhi squad during the league stage of the Ranji Trophy where he picked up five wickets in two matches the Karnal Express hopes to get better as he shifts his focus to the white-ball game aiming to contribute and help the Royals Im looking forward to working with the very experienced coaching group and a talented group of players The Royals are known for fostering a fantastic atmosphere around the group and Im simply looking to experience that and connect with everyone and get going this season Im also really excited to work with Kumar Sangakkara and Lasith Malinga and pick their brains on various aspects of the game I think this will be a great opportunity for me to learn and groom myself further evolving my skills and contributing to the teams performances Saini added The 29-year-old also revealed he shares a good bond with the Royals skipper Sanju Samson I share a great rapport with Sanju I have spent a lot of time with him at the national team and have had a lot of discussions with him off the field I feel its going to be a fresh experience playing under him hes someone who creates a fun atmosphere around the team which helps everyone settle in quickly and feel a part of the team Having missed majority of IPL 2021 due to injury concerns Saini said hes been putting in the hard yards I wasnt able to play a lot of matches last season but I think Im coming into this season on the back of a lot of hard work that Ive put into myself both on and off the field Im feeling good about my bowling again and cant wait to get back into the IPL and perform for the team The speedster signed off by touching upon his ambitions for the season with the Royals I feel weve got a good squad with a mix of exciting and experienced players all of whom have done well for their respective nations and state sides in the build-up to the IPL Theres been a nice feeling around the camp even at training and some really intense sessions On a more personal note the goal is to help the team with my abilities and performances be it bowling with the new ball in the middle overs or at the death It is important to plan smartly and then execute them properly especially given the nature of modern-day T20 cricket where theres no margin for error for the bowlers he said PTI APA ATK ATK
Christchurch [New Zealand], January 10 (ANI): Tom Latham's 252-run knock backed up by a dominant bowling performance helped New Zealand dismantle Bangladesh on Day 2 of the ongoing second Test here at the Hagley Oval, Christchurch.
Jaipur Nov 17 PTI India captain Rohit Sharma on Wednesday admitted that the win against New Zealand in the first T20 International did not come easy in the end but said the players would learn from the experience India bungled towards end before recovering in time to fashion a five-wicket win over New Zealand in Rohits first match as T20I captain The home team was cantering to a comfortable win but messed up the chase in the final four overs before Rishabh Pant took India past the target of 165 It didnt come as easy as we expected so great learning for the guys to understand what needs to be done not about power-hitting all the time he said at the post-match presentation As a captain and a team happy that those guys finished the game off A good game for us missing a few players opportunity to other guys to show their ability Rohit said at one stage it looked like New Zealand would score 180-plus but a complete bowling performance did not let it happen He also lavished praised on player-of-the match Suryakumar Yadav for his 40-ball 62 Sky Suryakumar is a very important player for us in the middle plays spin well said Rohit who made 48 off 36 balls On his dismissal off the bowling of Mumbai Indians team-mate Trent Boult he said Trent Boult knows my weakness I know his strength When I am captaining him I always tell him to bluff and thats what he did Happy with the win first win always nice Suryakumar said he has not been doing anything different I try to bat the same way in the nets and replicate the same in the game I put a lot of pressure on myself in the nets if I get out I go into the dressing room and think what better I could have done He said the ball was coming on nicely to the bat but the pitch became a bit slow later on I am happy to be on the winning side On Boult dropping him he said Its my wifes birthday a perfect gift from him Senior spinner Ravichandran Ashwin said slower balls have more purchase from the pitch Its tricky how much you toss it up the windows for attacking are less in T20s Identifying the right pace took a bit of time for me he said Important to see the game in isolation 24 events balls the batsman is trying to play catch-up so execute your plans We thought it was par par-minus 170-175 was par at the halfway mark we thought we would cruise home said Ashwin who took two wickets for 23 runs On Rahul Dravid taking charge for his first international match Ashwin said Too early to comment we need to give him some breathing space Hes done the hard yards in Under-19 and A sides Nothing to chance about preparation leaving nothing to chance and bringing back the joy New Zealand captain Tim Southee said his side started badly with the ball but recovered later to take the match to the last over The way we started with the ball wasnt what we wanted did well to claw it back in the middle took it deep and to the last over was a positive Southee said You want to come out on the right side of close ones Mark Chapman the way he played was very pleasing but a game of fine margins Southee admitted the sloppy fielding by his side We set higher expectations so a bit off with the field been very very good at it in the last few matches Tough that wed used our resources but Daryl does his scouting and always wants to bowl We probably didnt leave him enough runs PTI PDS PDS KHS KHS
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