After his batting heroics towards Gujarat Titans in an IPL 2023, Delhi Capitals (DC) all-rounder Aman Hakim Khan has revealed that he had a robust need to utilise the chance that got here his method when his team-mate Mitchell Marsh fell sick earlier than the sport.
Walking into bat at 23/5, Khan scored 51 runs off 44 balls and led the restoration of his aspect from a precarious state of affairs as DC went on to submit a complete of 130/8 of their 20 overs towards Titans on Tuesday evening.
The 26-year-old acquired a spot within the taking part in eleven, just some hours earlier than the sport and capitalised properly on the chance as he made an affect along with his efficiency.
“(In earlier matches) I was going to bat at 30 balls 100 required and all of that. I wasn`t thinking much and I wasn`t low on confidence. But in the previous game that I played in Hyderabad, I went in a similar situation and I threw my wicket away. So, I was really disappointed with myself and I was just thinking that if I get another opportunity like that,” Khan stated within the post-match presentation.
“In fact today, I wasn`t going to play. Mitchell Marsh got sick, so I came into the side and I just thought of the opportunity that I wanted to grab my opportunity at any cost,” he added. (‘You’ve Decided It Is My Last IPL, Not Me’: MS Dhoni’s EPIC Reply On IPL Retirement Question Is Viral – Watch)
Speaking about his innings, Khan stated that he batted usually because the workforce has already misplaced lots of wickets.
“The wicket was a little sticky. Their spinners have bowled really well. It was easier for me to bat on because we had already lost a lot of wickets, so I was just looking to bat normally. Hitting big shots was really difficult on that wicket and with that bowling attack,” he stated.
Despite a low complete, a improbable collective bowling efficiency from the DC bowlers, led by Ishant Sharma (2/23), noticed the away workforce defend 130 as Ishant held his nerve to defend 12 off the final over in yet one more thriller. Ishant gave away solely six runs and in addition picked up the wicket of Rahul Tewatia within the final over.
Aman on Ishant’s final over
Praising Ishant for his spectacular bowling effort, Khan stated: “It`s a collective effort, but the last over that Ishant Sharma bowled, he looked very confident. A lot of credit goes to him for winning this match because the way Rahul Tewatia was batting and the way Hardik Pandya was batting… And you know what Rashid Khan can do.”
