Taha Hashim's report
SKY feels 'relief'
Brydon Carse picks up several awards, even if he’s not going to get the big one. And then the Indian captain comes up. “A little bit of relief,” says Suryakumar Yadav, engagingly. He had been happy to keep England down to 160, but then “the way they bowled, it went to the wire”. The plan was to play the same way as in the last game. He liked the way his team “stitched the small partnerships”. That’s a great take. He looks as if he’d be fun to play for. As does Buttler, now he’s relinquished the gloves and is free to come up with funky fields and bowling changes.
The Player of the Match is, of course, Tilak Varma. Kate Mason, TNT’s switched-on anchor, reveals that he hasn’t been out in his last four T20 internationals. His scores have been 107 not out, 120 not out, 19 not out and now 72 not out. His career average in T20Is is 58,91! That’s the modern equivalent of 99.94.
Time for me to go and find a banana. Thanks for your company and correspondence, and long live Rutland.
