It’s just the beginning. Although the result might have not gone in MI New York’s favor, all-rounder Sunny Patel impressed with both bat and ball. He was at the post-match press conference, instilling positivity within all the fans. Excerpts..  

On the advice he gets from the coaches

They’ve played the highest level of cricket for a long period of time. They keep telling me to believe in my skills that got me here. It’s just about hitting the top of the stumps and keeping the ball there. 

Thoughts on the pitch and the target

Luckily I had a good knock today. The only thing on my mind was to get as many runs as possible. The wicket was a bit slower and tricky. It was two-paced. We were just looking to get extra runs. It was a defendable score. Sometimes games go either side. We are still playing good cricket. It is just two games into the season, so we are trying to do the best we can. 

On Quinton’s impact in the powerplay 

Everyone knows Quinny (Quinton de Kock) is a brilliant batsman. He has done it for his country over many years. It was good to have a start in the powerplay. It’s good he is getting some good knocks in. 

On where the team is going wrong at the moment 

It’s not about going wrong somewhere. Sometimes things don’t go your way. Hopefully next time when we do the same planning that our team does, it goes our way. 

Whether dew played a part in the second innings

As the evening progresses, dew comes in. There was quite a bit of dew at the end of the innings and was difficult for the fielders and bowlers to grip the ball. 

Whether he felt MINY were on top after Hassan Khan’s wicket

Every wicket seems to be important until the game finishes. We felt we were back in the game after that wicket and tried our best to get over the line. We’ll learn from our mistakes and we’ll try not to repeat it in the next game.