Quetta Gladiators keen to get back to winning ways: Faf du Plessis

Former South Africa captain Faf du Plessis is hoping that Quetta Gladiators can get back to winning ways, after losing their first three games of the ongoing HBL PSL 6.

In a video released by the Gladiators, Du Plessis said that one win can change the rhythm of the tournament for his side.

“The nature of T20 cricket is if you win one game now you can get on that bounce of winning 2-3 games in a row,” said Du Plessis. “It’s about getting rhythm, if you win one the next game is crucial and, we need to learn from our mistakes. The great thing about T20 cricket is that the form going into the final stages is a crucial thing.”

He also opened up about losing the last game against Peshawar Zalmi after a late flourish by Sherfane Rutherford and Wahab Riaz.

“The fact that we batted first every game I think does play a small role. The stats on the competition so far just shows that for the team chasing it is a little bit easier but in saying that I think we can be a little smart in the way that we bowl and do one or two things differently in the field. We got some crucial wickets in the last match and from the position that we were we should have got across the line in that game,” he said.

He also spoke about shifting from Test cricket to T20 cricket in a short span of time.

“It was quite strange for me as I have been in Test cricket mode for the last six weeks. I haven’t been playing T20 cricket so it was a bit of throw yourself into the deep end because I did three days in quarantine and then straight into the first match. So you rely on the experience that you have of playing T20 cricket,” he concluded.

Quetta will play their fourth match of the event against Islamabad United, at the National Stadium in Karachi, today.