- Players handling the pressure situations
Kerala players handled the pressure situations much better. Their experienced players Jalaj Saxena, Sanju Samson, Rohan Prem, Arun Karthik came with match-winning performances. In every match, every player contributed to the team’s success. In the league, they defeated Jharkhand by 9 wickets, Rajasthan by 131 runs, lost to Gujarat, defeated Jammu and Kashmir by 158 runs, beat Saurashtra by 309 runs. In the final league match against Haryana, Kerala won by an innings and 8 runs.
S Joseph is the second leading wicket-taker for Kerala till league stage picking 19 wickets in 4 matches (8 innings). It was a team effort from all the bowlers.
