The ITEC Knights are in action again on Wednesday afternoon in a big CSA T20 Challenge game against the Eastern Storm in Bloemfontein.
Geoffrey Toyana’s Storm will go into the game with a lot of confidence after beating the Northern Cape Heat convincingly on Friday at Willowmoore Park.
The Knights in turn want to return to winning ways after falling short against the Limpopo Impalas on the weekend.
The Knights captain, Aubrey Swanepoel, told OFM Sport that there is no need to panic and they know what needs to be done.
“I’m sure that we are all grown-ups and adults in the team and we know what to do come Wednesday to secure our place into the semi-finals,” said Swanepoel.
“It’s a couple of wins that we need and we must make sure that we play it game-by-game and we take it from there.
“We will make sure that our thoughts and processes are still in order to still execute on Wednesday.”
A lack of any real partnerships at the crease is something that hurt the Knights, especially as at one stage they were well ahead of the required run-rate.
The coach, JP Triegaardt, in his turn told OFM Sport that they will address the negatives, but focus on the positives.
“We will have a look at the negatives from the batting front and the options we took with regards to how the wicket played,” said the former Griquas and Knights wicketkeeper.
“Going forward we will revisit that, and also just take the positives out of the game against the Impalas.
“To be honest, if someone could have just stayed with Jacques Snyman (who scored 73-runs) at the crease earlier, it would have been better.”
Play at the Mangaung Oval is scheduled to get underway at 13:00.
Morgan Piek
