New Zealand tempo bowler Lockie Ferguson stated on Monday they have to precisely assess Mumbai’s Wankhede Stadium pitch forward of their ICC World Cup semi-final in opposition to hosts India. New Zealand ought to look to tighten up their bowling on the historically high-scoring venue, the right-arm seamer added.
South Africa twice posted scores of 350-plus on the stadium and India made 357-8 of their conflict with Sri Lanka earlier than Glenn Maxwell hit an excellent double century as Australia efficiently chased down 291 in opposition to Afghanistan final week.
“Quite a lot of Indian grounds have been high-scoring,” Ferguson advised reporters in Mumbai earlier than Wednesday’s conflict. “That is the character of one-day cricket on this a part of the world. It is attempting to grasp what the pitch will likely be like and browse what rating on it’s as a result of these large overs, 10 runs right here or there, can value you on the again finish of the innings,” he stated.
“From a bowling viewpoint, we’re attempting to close down the large overs, attempt to perceive what we expect is an efficient whole. It is an expertise factor. The pitch will likely be completely different… it is exhausting to learn two days out. We have to adapt as fast as potential,” he added.
Ferguson stated the statistics favoured batting first on the venue, with New Zealand seeking to knock India out of the World Cup semi-finals for a second straight version. “On the similar time, it is lower than me and we’ve to play the sport on the day,” Ferguson added.
“No matter it is likely to be – bat or bowl first – we have plans for that.”It is essential to stay to them. Clearly, it is good to bowl beneath lights, good to see when the ball does transfer round a bit and it brings us into the sport. We’ll need to play it as we see it come sport day, however I am trying ahead to it.”
