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Pakistan bowling coach Shaun Tait outlines recreation altering second throughout IND vs PAK Super 4 encounter

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Pakistan bowling coach Shaun Tait reserved particular reward for seamer Haris Rauf and stated that his final over was the essential second within the match between India and Pakistan in Dubai on Sunday.

Rauf, who began the over with a large, made an ideal comeback by bowling three dot balls to Virat Kohli.

“Haris Rauf’s last over for me, putting aside the misfield and the drop catch. He has been working so hard on his yorkers and slower balls like the other guys have. And his execution in the last over was perfect last night. Potentially, that was match-winning,” Tait was quoted as saying in a video posted by Pakistan Cricket Board.

Tait, the previous Australian right-arm quick bowler, praised Rauf for placing numerous laborious work within the nets to hone his prowess and likewise mentioned the temper within the Pakistan dressing room through the run-chase.

“I was sitting inside the room watching over the glass. Players were getting quite fiery and excited. But we weren’t quite sure about the win until the end. People were moving and players were telling them not to move from their spots,” stated Tait.

“So, whenever someone moved, players yelled, ‘don’t move, don’t move’. Just the usual excitement when you have a chance of winning a close match,” he added.

Meanwhile, Pakistan caught India fully off-guard with a Mohammed Nawaz punt as they exacted candy revenge with a five-wicket victory. Chasing a tricky goal of 182, the ever reliable Mohammed Rizwan (71 off 51 balls) anchored the Pakistan innings however it was left-handed batter Nawaz, recognized extra for his orthodox left-arm spin, who performed the decisive knock of the match.