New Zealand all-rounder Michael Bracewell on Friday stated his group’s high file towards India in ICC tournaments offers them confidence forward of their ultimate group conflict within the Champions Trophy.
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The primary two groups into the semi-finals of the 50-over match conflict on Sunday in Dubai with unbeaten data and with the winner to high Group A.
Bracewell returned match-winning figures of 4-26 in New Zealand’s earlier victory over Bangladesh, a outcome that knocked hosts Pakistan out of the eight-nation match.
The assembly of the 2 unbeaten groups comes after New Zealand registered a shock 3-0 Check whitewash in India in October and November final yr.
The Black Caps maintain a transparent benefit over India with 9 wins, 5 losses and one no-result at Worldwide Cricket Council white-ball tournaments.
“I think we don’t like to put too much pressure on ourselves,” Bracewell instructed reporters.
“Obviously coming off a great Test series win, it gives us a lot of confidence that we can and we’ve got a really good record against India in ICC events.
“I believe we prefer to take a recreation and never attempt to let the second get to us.”
Bracewell said: “It is labored nicely for us up to now. We simply attempt to play our type of cricket and our model of cricket and it appears to be match-up up to now.”
New Zealand hammered Pakistan in the tournament opener in Karachi and then humbled Bangladesh in Rawalpindi to keep up their momentum.
The pitches in Dubai, where India are playing all their Champions Trophy matches after they refused to tour Pakistan due to political reasons, has behaved differently from the tracks in Pakistan.
While the matches in Pakistan have been high-scoring, the totals have not exceeded 244 on sluggish pitches in Dubai, which have also not seen any dew so far.
“We have clearly loved the pitches in Pakistan and I believe we have a fairly well-balanced aspect to play in any situations so hopefully we are able to proceed to try this and modify to what’s in entrance of us,” said Bracewell.
“I believe that is been the energy of our aspect, adjusting to the floor and actually throwing totally different seems at groups which are suited to that floor.”
India have been slammed for being allowed to play all their matches at one venue in contrast to the other seven teams who shuttle between three cities in Pakistan and the UAE.
But Bracewell played down the talk, saying: “It’s what it’s. It has been determined and that is the way in which that it’s and there is not any level dwelling on that.
“It’s part of what makes it exciting and I personally think is coming to a different ground and trying to figure out those different conditions.”
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