With the expansion of T20 leagues and batters hitting tougher and additional, bowlers like Curran are having to develop new strategies and an efficient slower ball to get their revenge.
Former England fast Steve Harmison, who famously bamboozled Michael Clarke with a 65mph gradual yorker within the 2005 Ashes, mentioned Curran’s capacity to disguise the supply is essential to its success.
“You possibly can see his launch level is loads additional again than [his off-cutter],” he mentioned on TNT Sports activities.
“With the moon ball, he’s simply hoping that the batter will get misplaced in his motion and physique form.
“He holds the ball between his first finger and his thumb, throws the ball within the air and tries to maintain the identical arm pace, however the ball comes out behind him a lot slower.”
Paradoxically, it’s the lack of pace that kills.
The supply that fooled Nissanka was slower than all of spinner Rehan Ahmed’s earlier six balls within the innings.
“It does get hit, however I really feel if a batter is aware of I can do one thing slightly bit distinctive, like once you face a thriller spinner, they could have a bit extra doubt,” mentioned Curran.
