“We were communicating very, very well”, Hope on his partnership with Naib in record chase

Dubai Capitals recorded the highest run chase in the history of the International League T20. The match saw a brilliant partnership between Shai Hope and Gulbadin Naib. Speaking of the same, Hope shared his thoughts about the innings.

What happened in the match?

Dubai Capitals scored 207/2 in response to 203/4 by Abu Dhabi Knight Riders and became part of history. They recorded the highest run-chase in the history of the tournament and also helped the side make quick progress in the points table. Gulbadin Naib and Shai Hope scored 80 off 47 and 74 off 53 respectively and added  135 runs together for the second wicket to chase down the target. 

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After the match, Hope spoke about their understanding and also commented on his form. “I always tell the guys in the dressing room to try not to fight that white line too often. Actually, hit the ball where they want you to hit. Try to get some twos. If you hit it well enough, you get a four, maybe a six in between.”

Shai Hope on Gulbadin Naim’s innings 

A press release from the ILT20 also mentioned how Hope talked in detail about the Player of the Match, Naib’s form. “Gulbadin obviously had hold on that partnership pretty well in the middle which made the chase a lot easier. He got a lovely 80 in the tournament, so it’s good to see his form continuing and understanding the situation very well. We were communicating very, very well about what was required for the chase.”

Hope shared his thoughts of the tournament saying how high calibre players of international level are part of the competition. “There’s so many international high calibre players here and they also have some great UAE players as well. So, it’s a massive tournament in terms of skill level. It’s great to see Dubai Capitals on a bounce. Hopefully we can continue this for the next few games and make it to the playoffs.”

Shai Hope who retained the Green Belt of the tournament added,” Someone overtook me a couple days ago, but yeah, it’s great to have my greenbelt back.”

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