Legendary South African pacer Dale Steyn criticized Leeza Hendricks’ cover attack for former India captain Virat Kohli’s technical ability after his brilliant batting in the 2nd T20 International against India on Tuesday. compared with. The 34-year-old played on the counter-attack to help the Proteas reach the goal.
Although she did not play in last year’s T20 World Cup, South Africa’s top run-scorer Leeza Hendricks showed another dominant innings in this year’s tournament to earn her right to be the opening pitcher. Made it firm. The Proteas opener fell just short of the seventh T20I 50 but played a key role in South Africa’s victory in Gkebela.
Dale Steyn, in an interview with Star Sports, praised South African opening pitcher Reesa Hendricks’ game technique and batting ability, calling his covering ability one of the best cover drives and India’s batting champion. He compared it to Virat Kohli’s covering ability. in world cricket.
“He played very beautifully and technically accurate, but he also has incredible power and is a great timer. We talk about having the drive and having Leeza Hendricks at the forefront of playing that shot,” Dale Stein said.
“You saw how well he played tonight. He read the game well and picked it up when he needed it. It was a great shot,” added Dale Stein. Ta.
Leeza Hendricks scored 49 off 27 balls in the powerplay to maintain the scoring rate and lay the foundation for a counterattack against India. Hendricks has been in the spotlight in white-ball cricket in recent years, with many claiming he should have started for South Africa in place of captain Themba Bavuma at the 2023 ODI World Cup.
Reeza Hendricks Rode His Luck And Batted Really Well – Dale Steyn
Dale Steyn believes the Men in Blue were unlucky not to pick up any wickets as some of Leeza Hendricks’ edges went off slip fielders early in the innings. The South African opener believes he took advantage of his good fortune to pick up wickets. To help the team win his second T20 International.
“India were a bit unlucky. Early on they hit the end of his bat once or twice. They got second slip there and he was almost in position and they He did manage to grab a few sneaky boundaries, but that’s cricket. “He took advantage of his luck and fought really well at the end of the day,” Dale Steyn said. I concluded.
South Africa defeated India by 5 wickets (DLS) in the 2nd T20I at Gkebela. The Proteas currently hold an unshakable 1-0 lead in the three-match series, with the series decider to be played on Thursday.
