A convincing four-wicket win over a struggling Team Bengaluru on Sunday gave Team Delhi a much-needed boost ahead of their next play against the Team Kolkata at the Eden Gardens on Friday.
The win meant that the JSW and GMR co-owned franchise has now won three matches out of the six that they have played this season, losing the other three. All-rounder Chris Morris believes that the win in Bengaluru has raised the spirits in the Camp, and the team is looking forward to the challenge of performing at Eden Gardens.
"It was a very pleasing performance from the boys yesterday. To go out and win against RCB was something the boys were preparing well towards. The performance throughout the whole game was great, and even though there was a slight hiccup towards the end of the I feel that our bowlers have been executing their plans pretty well and this win has surely brought back the confidence among the group," said the 31-year-old South African.
In the four matches that Morris has played for Delhi this season, the South African has taken six wickets with an economy of 7.93. He has also bowled a total of 36 dot balls, which is only bettered by four other overseas players – Rashid Khan, I know all the bowlers have been doing their respective jobs very well. I know that I have the responsibility of delivering for the team, in particular In the middle overs and towards the end. You will always face tough times during a long tournament like this, but having confidence in your own abilities is something that helps you get through that phase and come out on top."
Looking forward to the next match against Kolkata, Morris said, "They are playing some amazing cricket at the moment. They have some great match winners in their team, players with X-factor. We've got a few days in between to rest and recover and to get our bodies strong and fresh. We will, of course, go back to the drawing board and see what went wrong in the last match against them in Delhi which went to the Super Over. We will look to improve on those areas And make sure we are ready. Eden Gardens is a tough place to play for the visiting side, but as a team and as a unit, we look forward to the challenge and hopefully, we can pull off a win here on Friday.”
