After an emphatic batting performance against the Dolphins in the Champions League T20, Chennai Super Kings coach Stephen Fleming is confident of reaching the semifinals.
The Super Kings, after losing their opening match against the Kolkata Knight Riders, defeated the South African team in the second tie. They are heading as favorites against the inconsistent Lahore Lions in the next tie to strengthen their bid of reaching the last-four.
“We have watched the matches they have played so far and we are aware of their players,” Fleming said. “We have to pick on the subtleties of how they play. But these days you are familiar with most of the sides you play against.”
“It was a good win in the last match and it was a good response after losing the first game to KKR,” he added. “But there is no complacency because we understand that wining the next two matches will take us through to the semis.”
CSK are set to play both their remaining matches in Bangalore’s Chinnaswamy Stadium and Fleming insisted that playing at a same venue will fall to their advantage.
“We are usually bouncing all around the country, so this time being at one spot is an advantage,” Fleming said. “But we need to make the most of it. We have to see what worked for us in the last match and what didn’t, and look to get better.”
“If we do that, win the next few games here and make it to the final, we will have an advantage as the final is to be held here too,” he added.
