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Karachi: Lahore Qalandars middle-order batter Sam Billings has credited the team’s clinical execution for their consecutive wins in Pakistan Super League (PSL) 10, following the defeat in the tournament opener.
The former champions did not have the best of starts as they lost their opening match against Islamabad United by 8 wickets.
However, Qalandars bounced back in the next two matches, beating Peshawar Zalmi and Karachi in a dominant display.
While speaking in a post-match press conference, Billings emphasized the learnings following the defeat in the PSL opening match.
“Obviously we took the learnings from the first game. We knew we weren’t upto the mark and we did not execute our game plan, said Billings.
“In the last two games, we have played beautifully. As a batting unit it is understood we need partnerships especially on these kind of grounds, you just can’t go on from the ball one,” he explained.
The wicket-keeping batter highlighted partnership as crucial, emphasizing the consecutive scores of two-hundreds in the last two games.
“You need to bat in partnerships, because it’s very hard to stop two batters who are batting really well.”
“From a bowling point of view we have identified that we bowled too full and I think if you look around the world if you bowl 8 to 9 meters length and you are nice and consistent with your lines it’s very hard to get you away,” he remarked.
Sam Billings heaped high praise on Rishad Hossain’s bowling, noting that wrist spin plays a vital role in the T20 format.
“As a young boy to come in and bowl the way he has, it’s incredible, ” said Billings of Bangladesh’s young spinner.
“Wrist spin plays a vital role in this [T20] format because it’s a wicket-taking option throughout the middle of the innings,” he concluded.
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