Earlier I used to overthink, now I let the bat talk: WI Hero Shimron Hetmyer

Shimron Hetmyer, who ruined Zimbabwe's bowling in the West Indies' 107-run victory in the T20 World Cup Super Eight match here on Monday, said the important thing was to stop the overthinking and just bat his Let Le talk.

Hetmyer scored 85 off just 34 balls with seven sixes and seven fours as the Caribbean team scored 254 for 6, the second-highest total in the history of the tournament. Totals.

Hetmyer, who was named Player of the Match, said that earlier he used to plan and think a lot, which was proving to be detrimental to his batting.

"Don't think too much about my B attend Doing (now). In the past, I used to think a lot… about plans, about getting out. Now, I'm trying to think less and let the bat talk, just react (to the situation), ”Wes The T20s said white-ball specialist after the game.

He said that a match-changing innings meant a lot to him, especially after the leanness against Italy in the group stage where he managed to score just one run. Hey.

“It really, really means a lot, especially because I didn't get much in the last game (vs Italy). For me, it's about continuing to repeat what I've been doing over the last few months ।

“I'm trying to stick to the same process, and so far, it's working.“ He said he is extremely confident and comfortable batting in the crucial No. 3 position, he said he is a b Understand the demands and Nua the role is much better.

“It's definitely easier now because I've been doing it for a while. I understand the role better, I know how situations unfolded are, and it has the support of everyone. The team really helps. That support puts me in a much more comfortable headspace.“After hitting seven sixes that lowered the morale of the opposition team, he said that the team still has a long way to go. To be honest, I'm not thinking too much about it (the record of the six). It's nice to achieve something like that, but as a team, we've really just has not achieved anything till date.

“It's just a song to me, and there's a long way to go. We're taking it one game at a time and just trying to keep going, ”he said.

West Indies Tea Ma's captain Shai Hope said that he is happy to see EV as an Erie member of the side contributing to the team's success.

“To be honest, we all enjoyed it. When everyone is firing like this, So it's a real pleasure to watch. It's so nice to see ll around. Rovman Powell, everyone's adding to the tally.“On the after-effects of the return of left-arm spinner Gudakesh Moti, his cha on Monday Including taking wickets, he said it was great to see the bowler contribute effectively shoulder to shoulder.

“We sometimes underestimate and neglect how important time away from the game is Maybe, especially when you are playing a lot of cricket. He's (fat) one of our best bowlers in all formats, and it's great to see him use that time wisely and come back Came.

“He has obviously worked on his skills and even added some extra with his wrist spin, w Hope said,“ Hitch has been very rewarding for us. ”

Zimbabwean captain Sikandar Raza said he would not comment on the challenges of changing places or whether it affected the team's performance, emphasized that players came to the tournament to learn and excuses would not help.

“I I don't want to think so (challenges with changing places). If we think of places, if we think of t he country changes, we will learn nothing from this game.

“For me and Zimbabwe For Buvey, it's very important that we get it out. Excuses won't help us. If we are good enough to go through d, we should play good cricket here or anywhere in Sri Lanka. So The change in venue doesn't bother me. Importantly, we have taken some valuable lessons from today, ”said Raza.

“We expected the pitch to be true and flat, but it started to turn, and right here We lost control. From experience, it was a great game. Boys will learn a lot, how to bowl on slow surf, how to bowl to aces and batsmen, how to bowl the ball loudly and for long periods of time can.“ They said Zimbabwe must have been horrified by the heavy defeat, but in their next game they will go all out not to win.

“Despite the injuries from today, every time Zimbabwe exited So, we aim to win. We want to perform strong and earn respect. If this is India, then this is India. Both teams have lost the game, so there's a lot to prove. “We will take lessons from today, use what we know about Chennai, and try to do better. Then we'll see what happens, ”Raza said.

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