After smashing a match-winning 42-ball 89 in the T20 World Cup semifinal against England on Thursday, Player-of-the-match Sanju Samson attributed India\u2019s narrow seven-run win to Jasprit Bumrah\u2019s death-overs masterclass.<\/p>\n
With England needing 69 runs to win from 30 balls, the game was in the balance. However, Bumrah held his nerve and conceded just 14 runs off his last two overs to help the defending champion eke out a nervy win at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai.<\/p>\n
\u201cVery happy how the team turned up today, and all credit goes to Jasprit Bumrah. I think the world class bowler, once in a generation bowler, I think that\u2019s what he delivered today. This (award) should go to him. If he didn\u2019t bowl that way in the death overs, I think I would not be standing here,\u201d Samson said in the post-match presentation.<\/p>\n
Samson, who scored an unbeaten 97 against West Indies in India\u2019s do-or-die Super Eight match, said he wanted to make the most of his rich vein of form and deliver under pressure.<\/p>\n
\u201cI kind of knew that I got some form going from the last game, so I thought I needed to continue. I think it\u2019s not easy to find form in crucial games for your country, so I thought I needed to make the most out of how I\u2019m batting. I gave myself extra time. I calculated my innings a bit. I prepared really well, and I think things came off nicely. Got a bit lucky to start off and then I just wanted to carry on.\u201d<\/p>\n
Though he has now narrowly missed out on a hundred in two consecutive games, Samson said he wasn\u2019t disappointed.<\/p>\n
\u201cYou can\u2019t actually score a hundred. It actually comes in the process. It\u2019s not a Test game, it\u2019s not an ODI game, where you can go up and down, up and down. Once you\u2019ve got the start and you\u2019re batting first, there is no other way. You just have to keep going hard, hard, hard. And once you end up on the right side, who knows, I think, how many runs I\u2019m getting. So, I\u2019m very happy to get whatever I\u2019m getting and very happy to contribute for my country.\u201d<\/p>\n
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