Rajasthan Royals (RR) match winner Donovan Ferreira opined on the importance of self-belief and composure under pressure after his unbeaten knock of 52 runs helped the team to a comfortable six-wicket win over Punjab Kings (PBKS) as well.
“It’s important that we back ourselves, and if we play our best game, we will come across. Luckily for me, Shubham Dubey came in and played an excellent knock over there, took a lot of pressure off me. And then, like I said, in the third or second last over, I really connected a few balls, which obviously took us over the line,” Ferreira said in a video released by IPL on X.
While chasing 223, the Rajasthan Royals found themselves under pressure in the middle through the innings, with the required run rate climbing beyond 12 runs per over as well. However, Ferreira and Dubey added an unbeaten 77-run stand off only 32 balls, dismantling Punjab’s pace attack to finish the chase in 19.2 overs as well.
Reflecting on the team’s approach, the batter also shared the importance of staying grounded regardless of results as well.
“As I said, it’s just taking it game for game, putting it aside, enjoying this victory. You know, celebrating it, never too high or never too low. And then moving on, learning from it, even when you’re winning or losing, you need to take the positives and the negatives and grow as a team. Because that will keep us in good standing for the right games to come,” Ferreira concluded.
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