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Tom Latham is assured in New Zealand’s preparation for the Champions Trophy semifinal in opposition to South Africa, citing their tri-series win and robust fielding regardless of a loss to India.
Tom Latham is assured forward of New Zealand’s conflict vs South Africa. (AP Photograph)
Senior batter Tom Latham stated New Zealand will take confidence from their latest win over South Africa within the tri-series once they face the identical opponents within the semifinal of the Champions Trophy in Lahore on Wednesday.
New Zealand misplaced to India by 44 runs of their remaining Group A match right here on Sunday however Latham stated it could haven’t any bearing on the semifinal.
Just lately, New Zealand efficiently chased 305 in opposition to South Africa in Lahore after which went on to win the tri-series, beating Pakistan within the remaining, and Latham feels these experiences will maintain them in good stead on Wednesday.
“Yeah, the (South Africa) group that we performed probably will probably be barely totally different, that they had plenty of guys that that weren’t in that aspect. They had been nonetheless taking part in of their SAT20 again in South Africa so will probably be barely totally different.
“However I assume from our viewpoint, we’ll lean again on these experiences of Lahore in taking part in in opposition to South Africa,” Latham stated after the loss to India.
“So yeah, we’ll look to prep as greatest we are able to. We’ll do every little thing that we do main as much as a sport. It’s clearly going to be a fairly fast turnaround, however it’s what it’s. And, we’ll be wanting ahead to the problem of a semifinal.”
Latham stated what issues for the Kiwis is their perspective in direction of the sport and preparation.
“…as we go into each sport, we put together as greatest we are able to. People have barely totally different preparation. And, yeah, we clearly fielded fantastically properly right this moment (Sunday), which was implausible. And I feel that’s one thing we love to do.
“Particularly from a fielding viewpoint is to I assume have a presence within the subject and maintain taking each I assume attacking possibility that we are able to and I feel we’ve seen all through the match a few of the catches that the blokes have been taking. For us we consider that I assume from a fielding viewpoint, it’s an perspective factor,” he stated.
“Our perspective is at all times the identical. We flip up attempting to play our model of cricket as greatest we are able to. And if we persist with that, then hopefully that may give us a great likelihood on the again finish of the sport.”
Latham added that they’re in no temper to take the Proteas evenly.
New Zealand had sealed their semifinal spot forward of Sunday’s loss to India in Dubai. The Kiwis additionally had prior data that they must return to Pakistan for his or her final 4 sport.
“That’s one thing that’s out of our management. We don’t determine the schedule, for us it’s about turning up at every sport no matter the place it’s and attempting to play our greatest model of cricket as greatest we are able to,” Latham stated.
“So, whether or not it’s right here, whether or not it’s in Pakistan, our focus will clearly be on South Africa. We’re lucky sufficient we had a tri-series in Pakistan and in opposition to South Africa.
“So, we’ve acquired an opportunity to look again on these experiences and provides it our greatest in a semifinal, which is fairly cool.”
Latham stated although the surfaces in Pakistan had been on the slower aspect, they haven’t spun as a lot because the pitches in Dubai.
“I feel in the event you take a look at the surfaces that we’ve performed in Pakistan, they’ve clearly been on the slower aspect, probably haven’t spun as a lot as we’ve seen right here in Dubai, however issues or situations can change just a little bit from the daytime to the nighttime,” he stated.
“…we’ve seen all through the video games in Pakistan that in direction of the again finish of the sport – just a little little bit of juice settles in and generally generally is a little bit simpler. Just a little bit nicer to bat on probably.”
India will play Australia within the first semifinal right here on Tuesday.
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