00:00After earning innings victories against both CCC and Windward Islands Volcanoes, TNT Red
00:06Force have a more challenging assignment against leaders Leeward Islands Hurricanes, who also
00:11won both their matches.
00:13Coach Riyad Emrit is pleased with the preparations, saying the team is optimistic going into the
00:17game which bowls off on Wednesday in St Kitts.
00:20I think the players are in very good shape, mentally, physically, coming off two victories.
00:27It's in a good place to be.
00:29We're third on the table.
00:31Still, you know, we have two victories.
00:35I think the bonus points is why we are third, but we're in a very good place.
00:41The guys are very confident.
00:42What is very important for us is to stay focused and try to concentrate on what we've been
00:47doing in the last two games.
00:49We're taking control of what we can control and we're doing it consistently.
00:55If you want to play aggressive cricket, be positive, but not reckless.
00:59I think that's the mantra in the team.
01:01Emrit has utmost respect for the Hurricanes, who defeated TNT the last time both sides
01:06met at Warner Park in 2024.
01:09Having said that, the 43-year-old is ready for the challenge between the two informed
01:13teams.
01:14They're top on the table and they're playing at home.
01:16They're a very strong team.
01:17They're a very good team.
01:19We know they obviously have Azari Joseph back into their line-up, who's a world-class player,
01:26but I think we have a lot of good players, very good players in our line-up who can dominate
01:32at this level.
01:33We see guys who have been doing well consistently.
01:37Hopefully we can carry on and take each game as it comes.
01:41Emrit was previously the assistant coach and took over as the man in charge after David
01:46Furlong resigned to return to Queen's Park Cricket Club.
01:49As such, the new man at the helm has been able to fit in with the players.
01:53The guys, they've gelled together.
01:57I have a very good rapport with all the guys and we've been doing very good things.
02:02We just need to do it consistently.
02:04I keep reminding them that we need to do the good things consistently if we want to get
02:08better.
02:09They are adapting to change and we've been doing some things differently.
02:15They welcome that.
02:16Sometimes that's the hardest thing to do.
02:17While the first two games for TNT were day-night fixtures, with the use of the ping-ball, the
02:22third round clash is a day game.
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