Mitchell Starc has done something amazing that too in T20 cricket. He defended 10 runs in the final over against Andre Russell in a narrow four-run win for Australia.
Australia won their first game of the series.
Starc started the over with a yorker and did never gave room to Russell to play big shots in the final over.
“Having played a fair amount of white-ball cricket, it (bowling in the last five overs) has been a job of mine for the majority of my white-ball career,” he said after the match.
“I’ve certainly got it wrong against ‘Russ’ (Russell) in the past — game one is a prime example where I was probably bowling to plans that I was in two minds about,” Starc was quoted as saying by cricket.com.au after the end of the match.
that hole — I think that’s ultimately what you need to do in T20 cricket; back your ability, back your decision. If you run in with two thoughts on your mind, you’re behind the game already.
“I don’t think I was bowling to plans I was comfortable for in the first game. I went away from my strengths. I thought those plans weren’t right and we addressed that after game one. Personally, went back to things that were strengths of mine. The last three games I’ve been back on track,” he added.
The fifth and final T20I will be played on July 17. West Indies lead the series 3-1.