Srinagar: J&K’s IPL star Abdul Samad has said that he is happy to win it for his team Sunrisers Hyderabad and extra happy because his father was watching the match.
Abdul Samad helped Hyderabad beat Rajasthan Royals as the talented all rounder hit last ball of the match for the six.
In a chat after the four-wicket win with Abhishek Sharma, Abdul Samad revealed what was going through his kind and also revealed that his father waa watching the game.
Abhishek Sharma in video said, “When we all were sitting at the dressing room, I personally knew that you were going to hit that four runs but unfortunately you couldn’t at the first time. So what were you thinking then? When you got the no ball signal, what were you thinking after that?”
Abdul Samad replied:
“I felt lucky at that time and I think that I got another opportunity to finish. In the last ball I was very confident that he bowled a no ball and that meant that I had to finish the game. So on the last ball, he missed his yorker, I hit it for a six. Very grateful and I was very happy because my father was watching the game and I really enjoyed it.”
Samad went on to credit Glenn Phillips for his exceptional cameo as it gave him the confidence to do it too.
“When I went in to bat we required 40 runs off 2 overs then Glenn came in. He played an exceptional knock. So that gave me a confidence as well. So in the last over when I got the opportunity to bat. We needed like 17 runs off six balls. I knew that he was going to ball yorker only. Hence, I was standing deep in the crease. First ball I was standing in front just to make it full toss. But it didn’t work, he bowled a little back. Then I went back, he bowled a fuller ball I hit it for six.”
Phillips, who made a 7-ball 25, laced with three sixes, earned the Player of the Match.