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Former Australia cricketer Tom Moody believes tempo all-rounder Marcus Stoinis getting to increase his high hand by the ball is guaranteeing that he will get most contact with the ball, leading to even the miscued or one-handed photographs going the gap for a most.
On a tricky red-soil pitch on the Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium on Tuesday, Stoinis began slowly, making 35 runs off his first 29 balls. But he exploded in thrilling style, smashing 54 runs off his final 18 deliveries to be unbeaten on 89 off 47 balls, his highest IPL rating.
“It’s been done with the pace of the delivery, so therefore he gives his bottom hand away, but still the velocity of the swing coming down through the arc and he just extends the swing through with the top hand in control of the striking of the ball,” Moody was quoted as saying by ESPNCricinfo.
It set the bottom for Lucknow getting a decent five-run win by a aggressive rating of 177/3, due to Stoinis efforts in fetching 54 runs off the final three overs. He smacked the right-arm tempo of Chris Jordan for 3 fours and two sixes to take 24 runs off the 18th over.
Stoinis smashed back-to-back sixes off left-arm pacer Jason Behrendorff’s slower balls earlier than signing off from the innings with one other six off right-arm pacer Akash Madhwal.
“It takes strength, it takes balance and control because you still have to have your head in a strong position. If you throw your head back from that position, the ball is going nowhere. It’s a case of he’s been done (in) there, but he just extends that top hand through the ball to make sure he gets maximum contact,” added Moody.
On his knock, Stoinis, who obtained the Player of the Match award, mentioned, “Wasn’t thinking about the gloves when I was batting. It wasn’t the easiest of wickets, but if you give yourself some time, it does get easier (to bat).”
The Australian acknowledged the function of left-arm pacer Mohsin Khan in defending 11 runs off the final over to take Lucknow over the road.
“Great moment for Mohsin. He had been injured since the last IPL. To come into the game and the bowl the final over was great. It was very close,” mentioned Stoinis.
“There’s a long little things that go your way. We bowled okay to keep us in the game and a couple of good overs by the spinners and Mohsin in the end. We`ve shown over the last two years that there’s no superstars winning games. Different people contributing for our wins,” he added.
Now in third place within the factors desk, Lucknow can affirm their playoff spot in the event that they beat Kolkata Knight Riders of their remaining league match of IPL 2023 on Saturday night at Eden Gardens in Kolkata.
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