I suppose we tried to learn a few lessons from the first half when we went out to bat. This is a proud franchise, so it's been a frustrating season but we need to look for areas to improve on now, and do that as soon as possible. We were backing ourselves to get close to the target, but in the end it took a bit of individual brilliance from Jason Holder in both halves of the game to keep the match competitive. We needed to build partnerships, though we knew it wasn't going to be easy. Clearly the surface was a tough on to bat on. Kane Williamson: I think our bowling and fielding unit did a fantastic job. He loves a challenge, every time I need him he says, "Paaji aap tension mat lo, mai run nahi dunga." (Don't worry, I won't give away runs) That's the attitude I saw in him and Arshdeep, and that's why I recruited them. He's a tall bowler, and if the pitch helps him, he's a very difficult player to face. Harpreet Brar is a brilliant all-round cricketer, he can field, he can hit the ball and finish. A lesson for the batters will be to understand that it's not a 160-170 run wicket, and to not play too many shots. Shami started off really well and we got Warner and Williamson out early which it made it easier for our spinners to come in, settle and then pick up a couple of wickets. I think today's win gives us the belief that no matter what position we're in, if we put a decent total on the board our bowlers can get the opposition out and we can build pressure. It was important for Chris and Nicholas to get stuck in, we were hoping our runs would come from there, but that didn't really happen. A batter like me, I didn't really feel like I could clear the field. It was a pitch where you needed powerful batters, and he was one of the few players that I felt could generate some pace out there. He picked up important wickets, and then he came and batted really well too. I think Jason Holder played really well, he's had a fantastic game. KL Rahul: Nerve-wracking, but I think I'm used to this now! I hope the TRPs are up because of us, because we're playing some entertaining cricket, and we've been doing that for the last two or three years.
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