Chirag Suri oozing with confidence after smashing a brilliant fifty against Zimbabwe ‘A’
Nov 18, 2017 at 2:49 PM
UAE batsman Chirag Suri paved the way for a new beginning with his brilliant half-century against Zimbabwe ‘A’. His 55 run knock of 105 deliveries not only secured a win for his side but showed glimpses of a trustworthy talent in the making.
After earning a 77 run victory in the UAE colours, Suri seemed to be high on satisfaction and labelled it as the start of some big knocks from his willow for the national team. However, Suri was not the only batsman who crossed the 50 run mark at Dubai’s ICC Academy on Thursday. Fresher Ashfaq Ahmed and wicket-keeper Ghulam Shabbir chipped in with crucial knocks of 65 each which added up to Suri’s contribution to the win.
The UAE bowling department rose up to the occasion equally well, and the centre of attraction was Zahoor Khan who rattled the Zimbabwe batting order with his mesmerizing 5/45. Zahroor claimed the Man of the Match award edging past the UAE batting trio as his spell saw Zimbabwe get bundled out for 206.
“Obviously, it’s a good feeling,” said Suri, who failed to reach double figures in his two matches in the series. “I’ve been batting really well in practice matches but in a couple of the games for the UAE, I was not able to get a start” he added. “I was getting out early and being unlucky. I spoke to the coaches and they said just put that behind me.”
“I would’ve liked to have scored a hundred but played another shot but that’s cricket and something I’ll have to learn from. Definitely very happy to get my first half-century for UAE.”
“Once you start scoring runs, you get into that mode of scoring runs. I didn’t think I was playing my best cricket yesterday but I did on the wicket and survived. This is a good lesson for me as well. I was really patient in my innings and if I’m patient in all the games I play, hopefully can get some big runs in the bag.” concluded Suri who was a part of Gujarat Lions franchise in the iconic 10th edition of the lucrative Indian Premier League this year.