Within the aftermath of West Indies’ defeat to South Africa, Captain Rovman Powell expressed disappointment along with his staff’s poor batting efficiency on what he described as a difficult pitch on the Vivian Richards Cricket Floor in Antigua on Sunday night time.
The loss got here in a vital Tremendous Eight match of the ICC Twenty20 World Cup, the place West Indies struggled to publish a aggressive whole.
West Indies, tasked with setting a goal, might solely muster 135 for eight of their allotted 20 overs. Following a rain interruption, South Africa was set a revised goal of 123 off 17 overs, which they chased down with relative ease to safe victory.
Powell didn’t draw back from acknowledging the efforts of his staff whereas admitting to their subpar batting show. “As a batting group, that is one batting efficiency we’ll strive our greatest to overlook. We didn’t bat effectively within the center overs particularly,” Powell stated.
Tough pitch situations
He attributed the challenges confronted by each groups to the troublesome pitch situations. “I feel it’s only a case of the wicket not being a simple wicket to bat on, to be trustworthy,” Powell famous.
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Regardless of standout performances from Roston Chase and Kyle Mayers, West Indies didn’t capitalize on promising partnerships. The staff suffered a collapse within the center order, finally falling wanting setting a aggressive whole towards South Africa.
Reflecting on their total efficiency within the match, Powell described the earlier defeat towards England as a “wake-up name” for the staff. He emphasised the significance of consistency and resilience in T20 cricket.
