Dawid Malan: Sharjah was a batter’s paradise at last year’s IPL. The S117 has an Uber pickup location next to the floor labeled ‘AB de Villiers’s six vs KKR’.
In a dozen games, there was an average of 8.87 runs per over throughout the season, and the total was uncertain, as Rajasthan Royals, who is aiming for 224 against Punjab Kings, shows.
However, the situation on the ground has changed significantly since the stadium was relocated earlier this year. In IPL 2021, the average run per over has dropped to 7.00, a slight increase to 7.33 in the eight games of the Men’s T20 World Championship so far.
English batters found it difficult to adapt to low bounces in their first match against Sri Lanka on Monday night. We look forward to a similar challenge with South Africa on Saturday.
Dawid Malan, who had previously played at the venue in the PSL and the T10, said on Tuesday:
“Usually when you rock up at Sharjah, you’re thinking ‘runs’ as a batter,”
“You’re really looking forward to that one. But the wickets, since they’ve been relaid, have been totally different and it looks really tough to bat on. I only faced eight balls in the last game but it is totally different bounce to what you’re used to.
“The two games we’ve had at Dubai, it didn’t really feel like there was too much dew, but the one at Sharjah was really dewy for whatever reason. We know that if you bat first if it’s a 150 wicket you probably know you have to get 160 – probably add 10 or 15 runs. In the last game, the bowlers definitely felt that the wicket got slightly better. Whether that was the wicket or the ball because of the dew or the way the ball skidded on slightly more, I don’t know… but it definitely is more of an advantage batting second in these conditions.”
Like some British batters, Malan had only had a limited amount of time in the middle of the World Cup so far
England touted 6 batters in search of an increase in net run rates, 28, 8 He wasn’t used against the West Indies because he wasn’t knocked out, six times in three innings since then.
“I’d have loved to have gone out and batted [against West Indies] but ultimately the aim of this team is to win games of cricket and it doesn’t matter who does that. We got our [net] run rate up there, which was good, we won the game, and that’s all that matters.”I feel all right. Obviously, in the first game. I didn’t bat, the second and third games just had to finish it. And was disappointed I got out in that third game. And then in the last game, I had a bit of time to bat so disappointed to miss out there. But I feel like I’m hitting the ball well. I just need to get a bit of time in the middle and get a score to contribute.”
Malan shined 99 instead of his next opponent 47 when England last played against South Africa. But recently averaged 25.83, averaging 25.83 hits in 14 T20I-innings. Recorded and lost. His ICC # 1 ranking on Tuesday.
He said he was confident that he had won 350 in five innings. Since his last victory over South Africa, but said that playing against them in Sharjah was “a different challenge“.
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