LSG vs GT: Rashid Khan says Jason Holder’s wicket was essential for GT – He’s somebody who can take the sport away

Gujarat Titans’ (GT) spinner Rashid Khan mentioned that Jason Holder’s wicket throughout Lucknow Super Giants’ (LSG) run-chase was a vital one, because the Barbadian has the potential to alter the course of a recreation together with his highly effective stroke-making. In the twelfth over, Rashid removed Holder because the Super Giants had been lowered to 67/7 whereas chasing a not-so-huge goal of 145.

The Super Giants had been finally shot out for 82 in 13.5 overs because the Titans received the sport by 62 runs and have become the primary crew to qualify for the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2022 playoffs.

“The wicket I got Jason Holder, that was a very crucial wicket at that time. We knew he’s someone who can take the game away. So his wicket is something, I had planned to bowl that leggie from middle stump and I was expecting it to go to slip, but leg before was something. That wicket I enjoyed a lot,” Rashid added.

LINE AND LENGTH

The Nangarhar-born Rashid admitted that he was struggling a wee bit with his line and lengths because of which he wasn’t able to pick up a whole lot of wickets. But on Tuesday, he picked up four crucial scalps and conceded 24 runs in 3.5 overs.

“I think those couple of games which didn’t go well, it was all about my line and length. That was something I was missing in those games. The kind of pace I bowl and action I have, I cannot afford to lose my line and length and that was something I missed in two or three games.

“It was all about focusing on hitting the right area. The wicket was helping today and there was bounce and turn but overall it was just about my length,” Rashid mentioned.

Rashid additionally lauded the tempo quartet of Mohammed Shami, Yash Dayal, Hardik Pandya and Alzarri Joseph for making life simple for him within the center overs.

“They have given us a platform. Shami the way he bowled, Yash, Hardik and Joseph. I think the way they bowled in the powerplay, they gave us a kind of platform where we can come and put the pressure up and up. In a score like 140-145, you always need to have a good powerplay and that was something the seamers gave us today,” he said.

Rashid has picked up 15 wickets from 12 matches at an financial system charge of 6.79. He additionally surpassed Nepal’s Sandeep Lamichhane to turn into the main wicket-taker in T20s in 2022 with 40 scalps from 27 matches.