Derrick calls for killer instinct
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icwales.co.uk
The Glamorgan Dragons have been told to be more clinical if they are to seal a place in the Twenty20 Cup quarter-finals.
Having won their first three group games, the county have only managed one point from a possible six after losses to Gloucestershire and Northants.
And it has meant they will probably have to claim victories in their final two matches against Gloucestershire tonight under the Sophia Gardens floodlights and at Somerset tomorrow to progress.
Two wins should see them qualify as one of the top two in the Mid/West/Wales section, though one victory might mean Glamorgan making it into the last eight virtue of being one of the two best third-placed teams.
"We are looking to win both those games and I think we have to be more clinical in exercising our game-plan," said Glamorgan director of cricket John Derrick.
"I don't think there is anything wrong with our approach and our strategy, it's just how we carry out the game-plan.
"Unfortunately against Northants we had a slower than usual start in the batting.
"Then two run-outs in the one over increased the run rate and therefore really put the pressure on us.
"But we have not given up hope. Maybe, we can get through to the quarter-finals with just one win, but with destiny in our own hands we will be going all out to finish with two wins."
The Dragons know just how dangerous Gloucestershire are after they sealed their fifth win in six games by posting a score of 237 against Somerset, even without Australian master-blaster Ian Harvey, who was sidelined with a bruised thumb.
But Glamorgan will hope for a similar result to last year's Cardiff clash when Gloucestershire were dismissed for 128 and Robert Croft and Matthew Elliott knocked off the runs in 12.3 overs for a 10-wicket victory.
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