Canada Global Tv: All-rounder Ravichandran Ashwin stated on Saturday that for India to defeat Zimbabwe and go to the Twenty20 World Cup semifinals, they must apply early pressure and execute with precision.
India and Bangladesh will face off at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on Sunday after India narrowly defeated Bangladesh by five runs to take the group lead with six points after four games.
If they defeat the Africans, they will go to the last four.
On the other hand, depending on the results of Sunday’s other games, in which Pakistan plays Bangladesh and South Africa plays the Netherlands, they could still be caught if defeated.
“Simply put, we must be as clinical as we can. No team (in this competition) is given a free pass, “Ashwin stated. “We must go out there and use the bat to counter that opening phase while continuing to bowl those quality deliveries to apply pressure.
“We know that good teams will play with precision and apply pressure since this game is a must-win.
He continued, “We’re looking forward to the game.” “However, Zimbabwe has played some excellent cricket, so we can’t just walk in and expect them to lose. We applaud them for their strong batting and bowling performances.”
With the exception of a mathematical miracle, Zimbabwe is practically eliminated from semi-final contention, but captain Craig Ervine is confident they can ruin India’s party after their shocking one-run victory against Pakistan earlier in the competition.
The victory over Pakistan, he continued, “has clearly given us a big amount of belief that we can beat any side in the tournament.” That won’t alter going into tomorrow’s game, in my opinion.
