No favourites in T20 WC: Law exudes confidence after series win against Bangladesh. In his first assignment as the newly appointed head coach of the USA cricket team, Stuart Law has already led the side to their first-ever T20I series victory against a full-member team.Following the series win, Law remarked that the USA displayed greater intent and desire to win than Bangladesh in Texas.
“We had more desire and passion about the game in the first two matches,” Law stated after the final T20I.Bangladesh bounced back in the last match with a 10-wicket victory, thanks to an impressive bowling performance by Mustafizur Rahman, who achieved his career-best T20I figures of 6-10.
No favourites in T20 WC: Law exudes confidence after series win against Bangladesh
With the series already secured, the USA rested key players—captain Monank Patel, opener Steven Taylor, all-rounder Harmeet Singh, and fast bowler Ali Khan—to test their bench strength ahead of the T20 World Cup.”We wanted it a bit more than they did. Today was a different story. We may have relaxed a little bit. Bangladesh played pretty well. They will take this in their stride.
“It is great preparation. Playing games is so much better than hitting balls in the nets. Anything can happen in one-off games. That’s what the World Cup is like. No one goes in as ultimate favourites.
“We were in a privileged position today with the series in our hands. It was nice to give opportunities to other players. We wanted to ensure everyone had a game before the World Cup, which will be cut-throat. Every game will be like a final. We have had two very good performances in the two wins here,” added Law.
Stand-in skipper Aaron Jones echoed Law’s sentiments about the unpredictability of the game, asserting that a USA victory over teams like Pakistan or India wouldn’t be an ‘upset’.
“We are a very good team. Obviously, we showed that against Bangladesh, one of the best teams in the world. I wouldn’t call it an upset if we beat Pakistan or India. I would just say that we played better cricket on the day. It is a game of cricket. The bigger teams can be beaten.”