New Zealand’s Daryl Mitchell credited Mitchell Santner and Devon Conway, who play for Chennai Tremendous Kings within the IPL, for offering inside details about the Chepauk pitch, and the all-rounder stated it got here in useful for the Kiwis of their ICC ODI World Cup 2023 match in opposition to Bangladesh.
New Zealand drubbed Bangladesh by eight wickets on Friday, and it was their third win in as many matches within the match.
Not like the India-Australia monitor that was gradual, the pitch in opposition to Bangladesh assisted the pacers providing bounce.
“Each pitch is completely different and has its challenges, and it is about adapting as shortly as you possibly can and hold attempting to win little moments,” Mitchell stated throughout a media interplay after the match.
“The way in which our bowlers tailored to that floor and stored attempting to place the stress on the opposition batters was cool, and the identical was the case with the bat.
“It undoubtedly had just a little little bit of bounce. A few Chennai (Tremendous Kings) guys – Santner and Conway – gave us just a little little bit of inside info, which was actually good to have,” he added.
“However, it is a good wicket, and hopefully, it is the identical in just a few days time (in opposition to Afghanistan).”
Mitchell, who made an unbeaten 89, and skipper Kane Williamson placed on a 108-run stand for the third wicket that sealed the competition for the New Zealanders.
On the return of Williamson, Mitchell famous, “He is been an integral a part of this crew for a very long time, and in addition thrilling to see him get again on the sector and do his job.”
“There’s clearly a job for me to do inside this crew, and it entails being part of the partnership and speaking with one another. We had been attempting to place the stress again on the opposition, and it was good to get the job accomplished.”