The upcoming ICC T20 World Cup match between India and Zimbabwe is very important, and the “slower ball trap” will be a big issue in this match. Indian batsmen are struggling a lot against this technique.
While on one hand all eyes will be on the match between South Africa and West Indies, on the other hand India will also have to complete its preparations to avoid this trap. In this match to be held in Chepauk, the Indian team will have to improve its batting.
India’s protest against slower ball
According to CricViz data, India’s batting becomes sluggish when the ball speed is slowed down. India averages 15.33 against the slower ball, the lowest among all teams in the Super Eights. Additionally, 40.2 per cent of these balls are dot balls, giving India yet another spot to top the list that they would rather not have at all.
The slower ball trap is executed very well on slow pitches, and the Chepauk pitch could be similar.
India’s struggling middle overs batting
India’s middle overs batting (overs 7 to 15) has been very weak in this tournament. India have lost 15 wickets in this period, the second most among Super Eight teams. England lost 18 wickets during this period. India’s run rate during this period is 7.31, which is the second lowest among the Super Eight teams (England’s run rate is 7.94). This means that India’s ‘SKYBall’ batting style has not been able to live up to expectations so far.
Challenge from Zimbabwe bowlers
Zimbabwean fast bowlers Brad Evans (21 wickets in consecutive T20I innings) and Blessing Muzarabani (11 wickets) have several weapons and variations that can lure India into this slower ball trap again, especially using cutters.
Lists of teams
india squad: Ishan Kishan (wicketkeeper), Abhishek Sharma, Tilak Verma, Suryakumar Yadav (captain), Washington Sundar, Shivam Dubey, Hardik Pandya, Rinku Singh, Arshdeep Singh, Varun Chakraborty, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Sanju Samson.
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