NEW DELHI: The role of the toss holds significance in deciding the outcome of the game but former England player
Kevin Pietersen
believes it's all about the mindset and confidence going into the
IPL 2024 final
.
Pietersen reckons that while winning the toss can provide an advantage, it is ultimately the team's mental preparedness and self-assurance that will shape their performance in the championship game.
He also says Kolkata Knight Riders' positive mindset will definitely hand them an edge over Sunrisers Hyderabad in the IPL 2024 final on Sunday in Chennai.
"The toss is 50-50. I actually think that you have to consider the possibility of dew and also be prepared if it doesn't come. It's all about the mindset and confidence coming into this fixture," Pietersen said on Star Sports Cricket Live.
"That's where I think KKR have an advantage, given the way they've played, their convincing win in qualifier one, and their preparation over the last three or four days," he added.
Pietersen expressed his disappointment with how the Sunrisers gave up so easily the other evening in Ahmedabad.
"I didn't like the way the Sunrisers threw in the towel the other evening in Ahmedabad, and I think it's going to put them on the back foot for the start on Sunday.
"The way they just finished that game off,
Pat Cummins
gave Travis Head the ball, and
Shreyas Iyer
just went bang, bang, bang. It'll give KKR a lot of confidence going into the finals knowing that they've already beaten SRH a couple of days ago," Pietersen said.
"So it's going to be really hard for the Sunrisers to get up, but I think they will because they won the SA20, so they know how to win. They've got a structure that knows how to win, and when you've got that belief within the franchise, that belief within the ownership, then momentum has its own way."
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