Nortje also lauded spin all-rounder Axar Patel’s consistency and plan of him bowling to Shane Watson with the ball going away from the veteran Australian. “It’s nice to be able to use him in the powerplay, he’s so accurate and is clear with his plans and that maybe something Watson struggles against,” he said.
The 26-year old also shed light on the team’s discussion after the top-order collapse against Kings XI Punjab in their first game. “We just said that we might need to assess the conditions better and boys did that pretty well. They played very well at the front and we built partnerships which we wanted,” he said.
Delhi Capitals were 23-3 in their first game but on Friday against CSK, they lost their first wicket in the 11th over at the score of 94.
On the opening batsmen’s cautious play in the powerplay, Nortje said it was a bit of both. CSK bowlers bowled tight…