BRISBANE, Australia, CMC – Head coach Shane Deitz believes West Indies Girls’s capitulation within the opening One-Day Worldwide in opposition to Australia Girls will function a studying curve for the younger aspect.
West Indies Girls have been bundled out for simply 83 at Allan Border Area – their lowest-ever ODI complete in opposition to the Aussies and their joint seventh-lowest.
Australia comfortably chased down the goal to win by eight wickets and take a 1-0 lead within the three-match collection.
“Humorous sufficient, I assumed a few of our actions have been good. We despatched some kids out to present them a possibility, and so they did their greatest,” mentioned Deitz, in his first collection with the Caribbean aspect after being appointed in July.
“They’re studying worldwide cricket, in order that they’ve acquired quite a bit to study, and, when you will have a loss, it’s a superb alternative to study extra, so loads of learnings to go on.
“We’ve acquired a number of days between now and the following recreation, so [we have a] good bit to do.
“I do know the consequence seems horrible, however we’re right here to study, particularly these kids.
“In these situations in opposition to the world’s greatest, it’s a excellent alternative to study nice issues, and subsequent time they arrive right here, we’ll be higher ready for these situations with the youthful gamers a bit older.”
West Indies Girls have been hampered by the lack of captain and main batsman Hayley Matthews, who missed the sport with a leg damage.
Her absence resulted within the teenage pair of Zaida James and Djenaba Joseph opening the batting, a partnership exploited by the Aussies as each perished cheaply. West Indies Girls slipped to 5 runs for 3 wickets after being despatched in.
Aaliyah Alleyne was the one one to go 20, top-scoring with 35 from 39 deliveries earlier than she was final out.
Deitz mentioned he noticed encouraging indicators from a technical perspective regardless of the batting meltdown.
“Simply the motion into the ball, we labored on some technical issues with the bat and simply moving into the ball extra and committing to attempting to take the opposition on,” mentioned the Australian.
“It begins along with your motion and thought processes, which I assumed have been good, in order that was fairly pleasing, and that’s what’s going to maintain us in good stead shifting ahead.”
Matthews was the main scorer within the previous Twenty20 collection, scoring 100 and two half-centuries to complete with 313 runs and high the aggregates on both aspect.
And Deitz mentioned with the second ODI scheduled for Thursday in Melbourne, Matthews can be afforded the time to get well additional.
“She’s in restoration mode in the intervening time,” he defined.
“She was moderately near enjoying in the present day, however there are a number of days between now and the following recreation, so it offers us extra time to heal and let her attempt to be as near one hundred percent as attainable.
“It’s fairly robust in the event you’re attempting to play on one leg. Mentally, you’re not proper up for it. We’ll see the way it goes [over the] subsequent few days.”
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