Steyn took three wickets in the 19th over to reduce the Warriors to 104 all out, after the initial total looked far too small. But a difficult batting track helped the new side, and the Proteas paceman felt they gelled like an established side."It was probably a more bowler-friendly wicket. It was not a free-flowing wicket. You could not just go there and play your shots. The ball was not quite coming onto the bat. He added: I think our bowling is a lot better with Ishant back. Perera brings something to the game. He replaces somebody like Dan Christian. You make him bat and bowl and that's exactly what Perera is doing for us. The South African said: "I thought we played very well. We fought well which is a good sign for a new team. In a new franchise, it's normally about discovering yourself, but we played like a team that has been together for long. It was a fantastic win.Steyn had words of praise for Sri Lankan Thisara Perera, who took two wickets and scored 30 vital runs than made sure they had a total worth defending. Steyn also said he was pleased to have India seamer Ishant Sharma in the side. We bowled fantastically well and got ourselves back into the game. At one stage, we were probably looking at 6 runs an over, may be two big overs to get us to 150. Even 140 plus would have been a great score on this particular wicket. To defend 126 is good.
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