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T&T captain Daren Ganga said they will now play with expect and faith to qualify for the semifinals of the NCL T20.
Ganga was dissatisfied that his team lost two close ties earlier in the event but said they wanted to do something significant on Sunday against Chennai Super Kings as it was the birthday of Mahatma Gandhi.
"Obviously, we were dissatisfied with our two losses earlier. Both were very close games which went down to the last over. And, that is the beauty of 20-20 cricket. Today, we played wonderfully to get them over the line," Ganga said.
"You can say that our bowling was very good next to the Mumbai Indians, though we just did not put good total on the board. And, it is always good to obtain a win very early in a competition.
"This day is a very special day as it is the birthday of Mahatma Gandhi and we required to do something important. For us coming from Trinidad, not receiving those wins was a bit unlucky," he said.
"We consideration today is going to be our day. We had that faith as a team. There is more chance of qualify as well. We will play with that hope and that belief. God only knows as to what will happen in the last game. But, we powerfully feel that we will qualify for the semifinals," Ganga added.
Trinidad & Tobago, who lost by one-wicket to Mumbai Indians before being beaten by New South Wales in a one-over eliminator, finally tasted success when they hit title holders Chennai by 12 runs in a low-scoring Group A match.
The Caribbean side will now next take on South Africa's Cape Cobras on Tuesday in their last match of the group stage.
"It was not easy (win) at all. We saw in the first game itself that it is tough to bat to put up a huge total. We realised that and recognize that and we stuck to get as much runs as probable," Ganga said.
"We might not make 150 or so but were very contending with 130. We were satisfied with that and we fight with confidence with the total as such."
Ganga said his side doesn't have any big name and their power lies in team coordination.
"As I said before the event, our strength is on our team members. We do not have big players who had played in the IPL. But, we have got players who appreciate their roles. We taught and ready them with certain philosophies," he said.
"All in all, all the guys are put their weight to add as a team and get success that we had (against Chennai)."
Off-spinner Sunil Narine, who took three critical wickets giving away just eight runs in his four over’s to set up the win for Trinidad & Tobago, said he has a special release up his sleeves, which he developed after spending hours at the nets.
"We play wind ball (tennis ball with a tape) cricket. I just had been bowling and trained that delivery regularly. I got it by practicing and working regularly," Narine said.
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