That's something we could think of in our next few games here. Definitely not an easy pitch to bat on, odd ball was gripping. When you look at the situation with four overs left they had AB and Christian, that's why we went with Bumrah and Boult to try and get them out. We made some mistakes, those are bound to happen. Although the score wasn't something we were happy with. Rohit Sharma: Winning the championship is important, I guess, not the first game. But in a tricky chase you want some options in the back end, where the opposition thinks it's not over till he gets out. If there's a partnership on, you might see a totally different order. It's a difficult one, AB is probably the only player who's so versatile and can do what he did on slow pitches today, so we have to understand. Changed the momentum for us in the middle overs. You saw today, he's a different player with 10-15 balls behind him. We want Maxi to come in after a nice set u, but even if we lose early wickets he becomes a different player. Rajat he's solid, an exciting prospect, plays spin well. He actually wanted the guys to hit the ball where he wanted them caught. And the wickets that he got weren't fluke wickets. In T20 cricket that's all you ask from the bowler. Very confident about what he wants to bring to the table and as a captain you want someone with that clarity. He is going to be our designated death bowler. Those last six overs for us with the ball were probably the best we've ever had.
The shot that Pollard got out to, invariably in Wankhede and a couple of other stadiums that's sailing into the stands. It's not going to be that momentum that you see in the IPL.
It's not a ground where you can hit through the line unless the situation demands it. That's why all those partnerships were crucial. I thought the dew might help, but as the ball got slower the ball got slower and the length ball got difficult to get away. To be honest, the pitch was looking decent in the first half. Lot of options in the kitty which helped bring the game back. Everyone got involved, everyone's got game time. It was important to play agains the strongest opposition to test the depth of your team. Nice job by PJpridezone your effort in the GameThread embiggens us all.Virat Kohli: Last time we won the first game we played as well. And Davis delivered his most clutch hit in his Mets career in this crucial spot, as he drove the ninth pitch of his at-bat over the head of Tyler Naquin in left field to bring Conforto home and deliver the Mets a crucial victory as the team continues to fight for a wild card spot.įull recap to follow. Davis up to the plate with the winning run on second base. The Mets subsequently benefited from a genuine miracle-an infield single from Wilson Ramos-which brought J.D. Conforto hit a groundball to first base which could have been a game-ending double play, but Hand did not break for first base, which allowed Conforto to reach first and for Rosario to score the tying run from third base. After a sacrifice bunt by Joe Panik to move Rosario to third, the Indians intentionally walked Pete Alonso to bring up Michael Conforto with the tying run on base. Brad Hand came on to try to get the save for the Indians, and he immediately gave up a lead-off single to Amed Rosario. Luis Avilan came on to pitch for the Mets in the tenth, and after retiring the first two batters in the inning, Carlos Santana hammered a 2-2 pitched over the left field wall to give the Indians a 3-2 lead.
Neither team managed to bring a run across the board over the next few innings, and we went into extras with the score still tied at two apiece. It was a short-lived lead, however, as Brad Brach surrendered a one-out RBI triple to Jose Ramirez to tie the game up at 2-2. The Mets did break through in the bottom of the fifth inning thanks to back-to-back RBI doubles by Juan Lagares and pinch-hitter Luis Guillorme, which put the Mets up 2-1. As if the first few innings of this game wasn’t bad enough due to the anemic offense, it also gave us an early exit by Marcus Stroman, who left after four innings due to left hamstring tightness. By that time, the Indians were already up 1-0, having scored in the third inning a run on an RBI groundout by Yasiel Puig after hits by Francisco Lindor and Carlos Santana. It was a slow start for the Mets tonight, as the offense did not even manage to get a baserunner until the fourth inning. The Mets had another thrilling home victory tonight, as they went into extra innings and managed a come-from-behind walk-off victory against the Cleveland Indians to maintain their pace in the wild card race.
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