In a thrilling fifth T20 International between India and Australia, Arshdeep Singh credited divine intervention and the unwavering faith of his captain, Suryakumar Yadav, for his ability to defend 10 runs in the final over. Arshdeep Singh, a left-arm seamer, had struggled in the death overs in T20Is for over a year.

After conceding 37 runs in his first three overs in the match, defending just 10 runs in the final over against the dangerous Matthew Wade seemed like a challenging task. However, Arshdeep Singh's successful defense secured a narrow six-run victory for India in the match.

"I gave away too many runs but God gave me another chance and the support staff believed in me. To be honest, nothing was going in my mind. Surya bhai told me whatever has to happen will happen," a beaming Arshdeep said at the end of the match, having nailed those block-hole deliveries, giving away only three runs.

On his own bowling, he said, "A lot of lessons learnt but I will come back from the mistakes."

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Skipper Surya felt that the young team ticked all boxes in a comprehensive series win by 4-1 margin.

"It was a good series. The way the boys showed their skills was commendable. We wanted to be fearless, we wanted to enjoy when we were in the middle. I told them, "do whatever is right and just enjoy your game," and they did the same. So very happy with that."

Surya admitted that had there been Washington Sundar to support the two spinners, they would have won more easily as pitch assisted slow bowlers.

"If he (Washington Sundar) would have been there it'd have been an add-on. At Chinnaswamy, 200+ is easier to chase. 160-175 is a tricky told here. After 10 overs, I told the boys that we have a game on."

 

Inputs from PTI