He made an immediate impact, dismissing Abhishek Sharma (6) and Ishan Kishan (0) in consecutive deliveries during his opening spell.

“Of course, some swing, and what we have seen is that Travis Head and Abhishek like to take their chances, so let me take my chances as well,” he said.

LSG skipper Rishabh Pant heaved a sigh of relief after his team bounced back from an opening defeat, crediting the focus on “controllables” for their win.

“Big relief, but as a team, we talk about the process. It’s not about getting too high when you win and not about getting too low when you lose,” Pant said.

“As a team, we can’t focus on uncontrollables. My mentor said focus on controllables, and that is what I did,” he added, referring to former India and Chennai Super Kings captain MS Dhoni.

Nicholas Pooran’s scintillating 70 off 26 balls powered LSG to chase down the target in just 16.1 overs.

“I think we just want to give freedom to him. You’ve got to give someone the charge when he is batting well, and he has batted brilliantly for us,” Pant said. “The group is coming up nicely, we haven’t played our best so far, but happy to get a win.”

Pooran, who smashed six sixes and six fours, credited his natural ability for his explosive innings.