Jasprit Bumrah's economical 49th over helped me to execute my plans in the final six balls of the innings, said India pacer Mohammad Shami after he became India's second cricketer to take a hat-trick in the World Cup.
Drafted into the playing XI following a hamstring injury to Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Shami returned with a four-wicket haul, which included a hattrick in the last over.
With Afghanistan needing 21 runs in 12 balls, Bumrah had conceded just five runs in the 49th over, leaving Shami with 16 runs to defend.
"I trusted you (Bumrah) that you won't give away a lot (in the 49th over). From inside, I believed 16 runs was enough for me. So, I got the opportunity to execute my plans," Shami told BCCI.tv.
"If it had been anything less than that, then I would have found it difficult to execute plans."
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