POTCHEFSTROOM, South Africa, CMC – West Indies Underneath-19 captain Stephan Pascal and all-rounder Nathan Edwards hailed their aspect’s two-wicket win in opposition to England Underneath-19s within the ICC Males’s Underneath-19 Cricket World Cup on Friday in South Africa.
Pascal hit the highest rating of 58 off 84 balls in a profitable chase of 193 to win their Group B match at J.B. Marks Oval, and a Participant-of-the-Match efficiency from Edward helped them to seal the win and safe a spot within the Tremendous Six stage of the match.
Edward collected three for 28 from 6.3 overs along with his left-arm tempo bowling, and England folded for 192 after they had been put into bat. He scored 49 not out to the Caribbean aspect over the end line.
“This win will give the group plenty of confidence, seeing that everyone within the group can win a recreation for us, and that’s an ideal factor,” Edward mentioned in the course of the post-play TV interview.
“It took a really very long time for me to get going [when he batted] as a result of the pitch is just a little tough so that you can impose your self, however I caught in.
“I used to be attempting to inform everybody to remain calm, play every ball one after the other, watch the ball and play it on its benefit, play what you see.”
Pascal mentioned he was locked into the duty at hand on the crease, however he began to really feel nervous after being dismissed, understanding that he had not accomplished the job and left it for another person to do.
“Once I received out, my coronary heart price was at its highest,” he mentioned. “I’m the kind of individual that I’d fairly be within the scenario, however I gave it away.
“I’m displeased with the best way I received out. I really feel it was one other lapse in focus, however it’s starting to return collectively for me, so I really feel I’ve to proceed going.”
He mentioned: “This win exhibits character once more. We have now proven plenty of character on this group stage, nevertheless it additionally signifies ardour as a result of coming into this recreation, we wished to win, and this example put us by way of cramps and tense moments, so it confirmed.
“The few glimpses seen right here should not near what we will do, so I really feel there may be far more to return from us.”
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