Abdul Samad Said Got The Confidence To Perform Well

Abdul Samad said – Norte got the confidence to perform well by hitting six. In the match against Delhi Capitals (DC) on Wednesday in the Indian Premier League 2020 (IPL), Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) put Wriddhiman Saha in place of Jammu and Kashmir young all-rounder Abdul Samad.

With this, he became the third player from Jammu and Kashmir to play in the IPL. Earlier Parvez has played Rasool and Rasikh Salam. Abdul Samad scored an unbeaten 12 off seven balls in the match. During this, he hit a four and a six. However, he did not bowl.

After the match, he said that Delhi Capitals fast bowler Enrique Nortje got the confidence to do well in the IPL by hitting sixes. Hyderabad team defeated Delhi by 15 runs. Batting first, Hyderabad scored 162 for four wickets. In reply, the Delhi team could only manage 147 runs after losing seven wickets.

Rashid Khan bowled brilliantly in the match for Hyderabad. He took three wickets for 14 runs. He got the wickets of Shreyas Iyer, Rishabh Pant, and Shikhar Dhawan.

Sunrisers Hyderabad captain David Warner said after the win, Warner said – We have worked hard on the depth bowling. Samad told Rashid Khan in a video posted on iplt20.com, Yes, I loved playing my first match in IPL.

I also hit a big six off the ball of Enrique Nortje, which made me believe that I would be able to do well in the coming games. People at home have high expectations for me.

Hitting six gave me a lot of confidence

Samad said that before coming to bat, the team management had asked me to play my natural game. I started hitting with the first ball. One-two balls were not shot, but I was able to hit a six. This gave me a lot of confidence. The 18-year-old Samad made his debut in first-class, List A, and T20 cricket for Jammu and Kashmir in 2019.