'Important To Adapt': Arshdeep Singh On His Spell That Crushed South Africa Attack In T20 Opener

The Punjab-based bowler scalped three wickets in his four-over spell and restricted the proteas to 106/8 after 20 overs.

Arshdeep Singh in action.

In the first T20 against South Africa, Arshdeep Singh starred with the ball and helped India beat South Africa at Thiruvananthpuram on Wednesday. The Punjab-based bowler scalped three wickets in his four-over spell and restricted the proteas to 106/8 after 20 overs.

Coming back after a short break, @arshdeepsinghh shone bright in the first #INDvSA T20I. 👏 👏

Do Not Miss as he discusses it all with Bowling Coach Paras Mhambrey post #TeamIndia's win in Thiruvananthapuram. 👍 👍 - By @RajalArora

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— BCCI (@BCCI) September 29, 2022

After batting first, South Africa were 9/5 in 2.3 overs as Singh inflicted the most damage, taking three wickets in just four balls. After the game, Arshdeep spoke to bowling coach Paras Mahambrey on BCCI TV and said, “I didn’t expect the ball to swing that much but it’s important to adapt to situations".

“Now my goal in the next two matches is to pick wickets with the new ball and help the team in every way possible,” he added.

.@arshdeepsinghh set the ball rolling for #TeamIndia & bagged the Player of the Match award as India won the first #INDvSA T20I. 👍 👍

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— BCCI (@BCCI) September 28, 2022

The left-arm pacer also talked about his preparation before the beginning of the series and stated, “Taking a break helped me to work on fitness and strength and I feel quite refreshed.”

.@arshdeepsinghh is on fire 🔥🔥🔥

Picks up his third wicket in the powerplay.

South Africa 8/4 https://t.co/L93S9jMHcv #INDvSA @mastercardindia pic.twitter.com/II66AiDJft

— BCCI (@BCCI) September 28, 2022

When asked if he assessed the pitch before the game, Arshdeep said, “I don’t have the habit of studying the wicket and asked bowling coach and pitched the ball in the correct areas.”

The second T20 will take place in Guwahati on Sunday.