Spinner Kirstie Gordon said it was good for the Otago Sparks to be put under pressure in the field, and coach Craig Cumming made a similar comment when chatting to the commentary team.
The Otago Sparks head into a series of games this weekend looking for some consistency and knowing a poor effort could put a serious dent in their title aspirations.
The Otago Sparks might have been beaten even before they took the field for the twenty20 final against Wellington at a sun-drenched University Oval on Saturday.