Matthew Wade played a brilliant innings t20 world cup The semi-finals of 2021 which will be remembered for ages. Batting at number 7, the Australian wicketkeeper-batsman hit three consecutive sixes to knock Pakistan out of the tournament. He returned unbeaten on 41 off just 17 balls as the Aussies reached the final with a five-wicket win.
Days after Australia’s first T20 World Cup win, Wade revealed that he played the high-octane final against New Zealand on November 14 with a Grade 2 side strain.
As reported by cricket.com.au, the 33-year-old injured himself during training a day before the final match in Dubai. He was taken for a scan, which revealed a grade two strain. Wade said he was worried about being dismissed, which would mean an international debut for Josh Inglis.
“I was a little worried the night before the game, for sure,” Wade said.
“If I had woken up and I couldn’t swing the bat, I wouldn’t have played. I was worried that if we batted first and I had to work as hard as I could and I tore it, I wouldn’t be able to keep up and that would hurt the team a lot.
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“But in my mind, they would have had to tie me to the bed. I would always go out there and play. But I didn’t play if there was a chance it would hurt the team. I went and hit a few balls before the game and through Made my way out. Then they hit me some more, but I got over it and it felt great,” he said.
The report further quoted all-rounder Glenn Maxwell as telling how Wade tried to hide his injury during the training session.
“The way he was hitting the underarms weirdly (in the warm-up) … I said ‘What’s going on here? Hit the ball hard!’,” Maxwell said. “And he said, ‘I have a side strain’. I had no idea.”
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Wade has now lost his spot in the upcoming Ashes Down Under due to injury and will focus on next year’s T20 World Cup in Australia.
“He will be my next motivation – hopefully get to that World Cup, defend the title and then I can go into the sunset. I certainly won’t be playing (international cricket) beyond that point. That’s where my target will be, Wade said.
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