When conditions favor, bowlers become match-winners

match winning bowler IPL 2021 is blissful. Taking advantage of short boundaries in a loaded T20 format favoring trigger-happy batsmen, medium pacer Harshal Patel’s hat-trick propelled Royal Challengers Bangalore up the winning ladder at the Dubai International Stadium on Sunday. The feat is similar to a knockout punch by a lightweight against a heavyweight boxer, using deceit to power-hitters Hardik Pandya, Kieron Pollard and triggering a collapse in the mighty Mumbai Indians. Pandya and Pollard bank shoulder strength and time to deliver within bat range into the stands. This was the time when both the power-hitters were in for a harsh shock.

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Chasing 165 in 20 overs doesn’t bring worrying moments, otherwise slow wickets at this time of year in the UAE have allowed bowlers to prove useful in more ways than in the shorter format. MI were bowled out for 111 before the end of the over as leg-spinner Yuzvendra Chahal turned the knife further by attacking the stumps. He took three wickets against batsmen trapped under the pressure of giving quick runs. Earlier in the competition, fast bowler Karthik Tyagi (Rajasthan Royals) delivered in the death overs against Punjab Kings for which young spinner Ravi Bishnoi tipped the scales against Sunrisers Hyderabad.

Tyagi and Bishnoi were named MoMs, a rare honor for bowlers in this format. The bowlers’ proving themselves in defense of IPL’s medium or low scores is an indication of how the 2021 T20 World Cup will turn out later.

Stroke-players willing to be patient at the crease, adept at traditional batting and ready to adapt, are likely to be effective on the wickets in UAE and Oman, rather than resort to the slog seen in earlier editions of the IPL . The bowlers worked hard to meet their quota of four overs on such wickets, the high-intensity chase reduced to embarrassment as the aggressive batsmen feasted on runs in helpful conditions. The quality of the bowlers didn’t matter.

Patel, the purple cap holder, and Chahal are no surprise packets in the IPL and were supported by their respective captains and believed to stick to their strengths. Tyagi and Bishnoi, former India Under-19 World Cup players who moved up to the senior ranks, showed the courage to grab opportunities against big-hitters who clearly underestimated them. According to the results of the first 10 matches in the United Arab Emirates, the teams defending medium or low totals in five matches. Mumbai Indians’ fall to 111 in a shockingly low-scoring encounter against Kolkata Knight Riders was the second lowest score, more than 92 by RCB.

World Cup attacks will most likely be driven by established names in squads, known bowlers who can develop new tricks of the business may be in a better position to trouble the batsmen. Chennai Super Kings all-rounder Dwayne Bravo showed the value of variation in trajectory and pace by taking three wickets against RCB. He will be a bowler to watch for the remainder of this IPL, later for the West Indies at an ICC event to be held in the United Arab Emirates. India pacer Jasprit Bumrah, in form for Mumbai Indians, can be difficult to handle from short run-ups due to hostile pace, control of angles and reputation for quickly shaping up the batsman’s weak links.

Off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin, still in red-hot form for Delhi Capitals, has the experience and expertise to be a handful on the slow UAE wicket. Chahal, a member of India’s 2019 World Cup squad in England and the T20 World Cup overlook, has left behind the gloom and enjoys teasing and taunting some of T20 cricket’s most destructive batsmen. The battle between bat and ball takes on the contours of a chess game when the bowlers reach the top, as angels and all mind games come into play. For example, now is the time for India’s T20 World Cup players to win matches for their IPL team Rahul Chahar.

Moderate totals on a tough batting track, facing tailless bowlers, mitigating the effect of crude slogging in deciding the outcome of a 20:20 match, adding to the richness of cricket as classy willow-wielders meet between runs. Watching Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli in full flow, Ruturaj Gaikwad hammering an unbeaten 88 off 58 balls through CSK’s innings, the joy of watching Venkatesh Iyer’s crisp stroke-making T20I at the crease for Kolkata Knight Riders can take When conditions help the bowlers to be match-winners, following the IPL 2021 reminder will bring out the quality in the batsmen and ensure that the blade is not used as a sledgehammer.

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