14th Sept, Raipur: Northern Districts beat Lahore Lions by 72 runs. Chasing down a total of 171, Lahore were never in the game and had no answer to the pace and accuracy of Southee and Boult. Tim Southee was adjudged as the man of the match for his fine bowling.
Quotes
Tim Southee (Man of the Match): That catch was one of those moments. We train some time for such catches but I saw Mitchell coming in and threw it in for him. Luck was involved and I am happy it worked. It is good, we are coming together nicely. Different guys keep performing with the bat and today was a good team performance. The fans are good, it is nice to play in front of full stadiums. For guys in the team it is a great experience in India.
Daniel Flynn: Today was a fantastic performance. T20 cricket can be a bit funny but today everything went our way. It was a bit tacky this pitch, we played positively. It was a matter of time before the bowlers did such a damage. We realise we have to win the next game, Mumbai are a tough team. We hope we will put up another good performance. I am not thinking about the next round, it is important for us to win the next game
Mohammed Hafeez: We did not bowl properly and they did well to score 170 on this pitch. We did not pay well and they played in a smart way. With the bat, once we lost the early wickets, we had no return back. The fielding was not good. We have to work on that for sure.
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