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LAHORE: Karachi Kings captain David Warner remained hopeful ahead of the crucial clash against arch-rivals Lahore Qalandars in the Pakistan Super League (PSL) 11.
Kings endured a difficult outing against Peshawar Zalmi, losing the fixture by seven wickets.
With this loss, the Kings have to not only win both of their remaining matches but also rely on the other results going their way.
David Warner spoke about the pitch and the first innings total on the board while praising Ali Raza, who became the youngest Pakistan player to take a T20 hat-trick.
“I think the message back to the group was that 185 to 195 was probably the par total. It was hard, but underneath it was that sort of crumbly soil,” he revealed.
“The guys said if you bash the length, you couldn’t really go under it. But look, the way that Raza bowled was outstanding; he showed all the senior players what length to hit,” the observed.
The 39-year-old emphasised momentum in the limited-overs format and said that being confident on abilities could turn things around
“That’s not tough at all [Gaining momentum in T20s]. It’s just about backing yourself. I think when things aren’t going well for your team, it’s about having confidence in yourself.”
“You see, with Zalmi at the moment, they are a quality lineup batting and backing themselves. You get totals of 200 plus comfortably when things are going your way. For us, it’s a couple of losses back-to-back now, and we have to try and keep the morale as high as we can coming here tomorrow.”
He expressed confidence ahead of their key encounter against Lahore Qalandars, which could decide the Kings’ fate in the tournament.
“Yeah, look, it’s one of those things where you always want the ball to come onto the bat. You always feel when you haven’t had game time or when things aren’t going well, the bat feels a little bit heavier. But we’re all athletes; we do this day in, day out, and we have to rock back up tomorrow with a positive attitude,” Warner concluded.
Karachi Kings will face Lahore Qalandars tomorrow at the same venue.
READ: Peshawar Zalmi’s Ali Raza enters record books with PSL hat-trick
