The New South Wales player revealed his strategy after Mumbai Indians' win, saying all along he was focusing on bowling the slower balls to perfection."I was focused on my best ball -- the slower one. I tried to mix up the lengths a little and keep it away from him (David Miller) while bowling nice and slow," said Sams. "Bowling wide is one of those things we discuss, it's better to bowl wide than get it wrong and be hit for six. Sometimes, it may not go our way but I was focused on the execution (against GT)."After a tough few games in the initial part of the season, Sams has been one of the standout players in recent games and he thought the tough matches helped him come back stronger. "It's one of those things -- it was a good time for me to reflect on those games as well as the things I do well. I had the starts in some games but I was committed to the things I do well. It gave me some time to work on and execute those things since I have come back to the team. I have been calm in the last few games," he added.Sams also ended up with the best economy rate in a star-studded field, giving away just 18 runs in the three overs he bowled, while Jasprit Bumrah went for 48 in his four overs.Sams bowled slow balls and got his wide deliveries perfect, keeping it inside the tramline and ensured that the GT batters could not get him away to take us to a thrilling victory."What a crazy game. Awesome to get over the line -- I just kind of looked at it as I have nothing to lose here," added Sams."Sams was under the pump in a couple of games but I know the quality he has. He was brilliant," said skipper Rohit Sharma."We knew it would be tough but we held our nerves, which was good to see. We bowled our slower balls pretty well. A lot of credit to our bowlers -- it is important to back those guys," he added.
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