Rohit Sharma-led Indian cricket team defeated Aaron Jones' United States by 7 wickets in match 25 of the ongoing edition of the T20 World Cup 2024 at the Nassau County International Cricket Stadium in New York, on June 12 (Wednesday) to seal their spot in the Super 8 stage. After the match, former Indian All-rounder Yuvraj Singh returned to the Indian dressing room after a long time to give the special best-fielder medal to star pacer Mohammed Siraj. This was Siraj's second medal in this mega tournament. He also won it for the Ireland game.
Yuvraj gives Siraj best-fielder medal
Yuvraj Singh, who is also the brand ambassador of the T20 World Cup 2024 was present in the stadium during the IND vs USA match and he was then welcomed in the Indian dressing room to give the special award to Mohammed Siraj. He also praised several players for their efforts and the team's overall performance in the tournament.
Siraj took a sensational catch in the 15th over to dismiss set batter Nitish Kumar. This was one of his two catches that he took in this match and edged Rishabh Pant and Suryakumar Yadav to get his second medal this season. The premium pacer also said that he was looking forward to these awards as he did not get one during the ODI World Cup 2023.
India qualify for Super 8
India became the third team to qualify for the Super 8 after South Africa and Australia. Their win over US confirmed their spot in the next round of the competition. They were later also joined by West Indies as the fourth team after their win against New Zealand.
“Knew it would be tough. Credit to us for the way we held our nerve and got that partnership. Credit to Surya and Dube for showing the maturity and taking us through. (On the Indian American cricketers) Lot of these guys have played cricket together, very happy to see their progress. Saw them last year in MLC as well, they are all hard-working guys. (On the bowlers) We knew bowlers had to take the lead, run scoring was difficult. All the bowlers did the job, particularly Arshdeep. (On Dube bowling) You want options and we should be able to use them as and when we can. Today, the pitch favoured the seamers so wanted to use him. (On qualifying) It is a big relief, playing cricket here wasn't easy. We had to stick through till the end in all 3 games. Will take a lot of confidence from these wins. (On Suryakumar) He showed he has a different game to him, that's what you expect from experienced players. Credit to the way he stuck through today to take the game deep and win it for us,” said Rohit Sharma in the post-match presentation.
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