Mohamed Shami produces sensational all-round show amid reports of serious injury – Watch

There are no signs of rust, Mohamed Shami Bengal scored a match-changing 17-ball 32 in four overs and bowled 13 dot balls, paving the way for his team’s thrilling three-run win against Chandigarh on Monday. With his return to international football uncertain, the 34-year-old played his eighth SMAT T20 match in 16 days and bowled his quota in almost every match. On this day, he first used his long handle effectively to steal 19 runs from the veteran. Sandeep SharmaBengal staggered to 114 for 8 but reached 159 for 9 for the final over.

He crunched two sixes and three fours, mostly flushing the point area, but with a final wicket stand of 21 off 10 balls. Sayan Ghosh It turned out to be important.

Bengal are targeting 160 points in front of Chandigarh.

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Kolkata Maidan’s veteran slinger Ghosh (4/30), who is known as a death overs specialist, took a stunning win in the final over, needing 11 runs, as all of Nikhil Sharma’s plans went awry. Chandigarh were restricted to 156 for 9.

Shami looked fit for bowling

Shami, who had already warmed up well by facing 17 deliveries, bowled very well in his first spell and removed opener Arsalan Z. Khan in his third delivery, but this was followed by Shakeel. -Caught by Habib Gandhi.

In the first Ranji Trophy match against Madhya Pradesh, he looked overweight and a little toned despite bowling 42 overs, but on Monday Shami looked more toned, with his famous close-up Lightseam’s presentation was spot on.

During Ranji’s matches, many experts debated how his follow-through ended towards covers. This indicates that he was unable to complete the action.

But on Monday, the follow-through looked much straighter than it did in that comeback.

He bowled at an average speed of 135 clicks, with one delivery cranking in the range of 139 km/h. In his first spell of three overs, he hit just 11 runs, one of which was a lofted boundary. Manan Vora And Amrit Lal Rubana’s four consecutive strokes were rushed by the stroke and resulted in a cut for China.

In the penultimate and final over of the innings, he scored a boundary and a six as he attempted a slow off-break, which was picked out by Jagjit Singh Sandhu.

Shami has currently played nine domestic matches – one Ranji Trophy (42.3 overs) and eight SMAT T20 matches (31.3 overs). He bowled a total of 64 overs and took 16 wickets.

Is Shami suitable for Test level?

Despite the four-over format, he looks almost par for the course, but in Test matches, as the premier bowling partner of jasprit bumrahHe is expected to bowl an average of at least three, if not four spells of 20 overs in a day. He will also need to field 100 overs.

It is believed that the national selectors intend to select him when he is deemed fit, but the veteran speedster himself told the NCA medical team that “he is not ready for a Test match yet”. What he said is being discussed in the BCCI corridors.

He told the judges that he was fine while bowling, but felt some swelling in his knee after the match, the Test chief said. Rohit Sharma It was also mentioned in the media interaction after the defeat in the Adelaide Test.