Mumbai opener Dwayne Smith, who came up with a fine 50 off 36 balls and picked up 2/20 to help his side to a thumping win against table-toppers Bangalore, said the victory will inspire his team to be more consistent in the upcoming matches.
"Any win in the Indian T20 League should be a confidence booster... I am sure we will try to be as consistent as possible. It was a very good wicket. Good bounce and pace was very good. Happy with that and hope that it continues to be like that," Smith said at the post match media conference.
Speaking about Ambati Rayudu's controversial run-out, Smith said the incident made the Mumbai side to "get up and show".
"We were already fired up. It is just that, that incident made us want to get up and show. It was a case of fair play but you can't do anything about it. They decided to go against it. Just have to move on from there."
The Barbados cricketer, who has two fifties in the three games that he has played so far, was asked if he has replaced Australia's Ricky Ponting at the top of the order and he replied by saying that it only job is to be consistent.
"I don't know that. But it is for me to be consistent. At the end of the day, I have to turn up to play for a team. It is about getting the team into good position," he said.
Speaking about his knock, Smith said he was hoping to stay as long as possible while the West Indian praised Dinesh Karthik and Kieron Pollard for their contributions with the bat that helped Mumbai post a sizeable total of 194.
"When I was batting, I thought as long as I stay there, we could get a score of 190 to 200. But unfortunately I got out again. But guys like DK (Dinesh Karthik) really batted well and it was good to see (them get us) close to that score," he said.
Smith also praised Dhawan Kulkarni for a fine bowling performance. "He is a very good player. He has improved a lot from the first time I saw him. He gets to move the ball a lot, especially when I am batting in the nets. It is a little uncomfortable. But glad to see that he performed. I am sure there will give some headaches now, when it comes to picking up the next team," he said.
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