New Delhi, Oct. 27 -- India's record-breaking run chase against New Zealand in the third T20I in Wellington on Tuesday was not just about the fireworks from Abhishek Sharma and Vaibhav Sooryavanshi. Captain Shreyas Iyer also credited his bowlers for restricting the hosts to 198/3, saying an early switch to yorkers helped India keep the target within reach despite Daryl Mitchell's career-best unbeaten 89.
The hosts looked set for a bigger total, with Mitchell striking 89 not out off 52 balls. But India's bowlers adjusted their lengths after the first 10 overs, using yorkers to make the batters hit towards the longer straight boundaries at the Hnry Stadium in Wellington.
Shreyas revealed that he had urged his bowlers to use yorkers more fre...