Mumbai Indians (MI) all-rounder James Neesham said he felt like he was making his debut for the team all over again. After returning to the playing XI against Rajasthan Royals, he said this (RR).
In the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2021. Neesham made his debut for MI in the first half. In May, Against the Chennai Super Kings in a high-scoring thriller (CSK). He played a disappointing game. It conceding 26 runs in two overs and failing to pick up a wicket. He was on a golden duck mission with the bat.
Neesham was given the opportunity to play his second match for MI against RR on Tuesday in Sharjah, after a long absence. He took advantage of the opportunity, returning with three wickets for 12 runs.
Thus, Neesham was pleased to contribute with MI in a must-win situation, reflecting on his outstanding performance.
“The tournament has been kind of weird. I felt like I was debuting again after having that break in the middle of the tournament. But coming out and putting up a performance like that on the board when we needed to win was pretty pleasing,” Neesham told Nathan Coulter-Nile
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Therefore, MI won by eight wickets after reducing RR to 90/9. Though Coulter-Nile was named man of the match for his outstanding 14/4 statistics as MI cruised to an eight-wicket victory over RR.
Despite the fact that Coulter-Nile was the star bowler against RR, he credited MI’s victory to a team effort. According to him, all of the bowlers shown the necessary discipline on the surface.
“Everyone bowled pretty well. Obviously, that kind of wicket is conducive to quick bowling. Not great cricket but we were lucky we got a few wickets. We hit the right areas and we all bowled really well. So it was just another good team performance from Mumbai.” Aussie cricketer said
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