‘We had nothing to lose,’ says Sams after defending 9 runs in final over for Mumbai Indians

After defending 9 runs in the last over to take Mumbai home, Daniel Sams said he wanted to stick to his plans in the thrilling final over against Gujarat Titans. On Friday (May 6), Mumbai Indians secured its second win in this edition of the Indian Premier League, all thanks to Sams’ where the Australian seamer just conceded 3 runs.

When the odds were stacked in favour of the batting side, Sams scripted a sensational victory for Mumbai Indians over Gujarat Titans and believed there was nothing to lose for him.

The Titans were cruising along while chasing 178 and then only needed 9 runs off the last over, but Sams then managed to execute the wider and slower deliveries well against David Miller and Rahul Tewatia at the death.

After the last-ball nail-biter, the 27-year-old expressed his delight by saying, “It is awesome that we got over the line; it went back and forth. Must have been great for the fans to watch. 9 off 6 made me feel I have nothing to lose, and the odds are in the batter’s favour,"

“I got a few wide balls in the tramline and managed to execute it well. My intent was to stick to the best balls I could bowl, the slower one is the ball I go back to, and it paid off. We did not have the start we wanted; after the 8 losses, we looked at it as a mini-IPL with 6 games. We are trying to show what we can do and were able to pull it off, which helps our confidence,” Sams said.

Mumbai Indians skipper Rohit Sharma singled out Sams’ performance in the aftermath of the win.

“A lot of credit goes to the bowlers at the back end. I want the boys to come out and do what they want to do. He (Sams) was under the pump in a couple of games, but I have seen him for Australia and in the BBL, he has a lot of skill. It was not easy to defend 9 runs,” Sharma told Star Sports.