SYDNEY, Australia, CMC – Captain Shai Hope desires West Indies to be “up for the battle” after they face Australia within the all-important second day-night One-Day Worldwide right here Sunday (Saturday, 11:30 pm Jap Caribbean time).
West Indies entered the competition after struggling a heavy eight-wicket defeat within the opening ODI in Melbourne on Friday when their batting failed to fireplace, and their bowling proved ineffective on a very good batting deck.
They slumped to 59 for 4 earlier than recovering from being all out for 231 within the penultimate over after which watched because the Aussies made gentle work of the goal, profitable with over 11 overs to spare.
“Beginning a tour like that, you’d’ve wished to take the primary win,” Hope instructed reporters.
“Sadly, we’ve received to return to the drafting board now. We nonetheless have two extra video games, so we now have room to enhance.
“We in all probability should be extra intent and be up for the battle.
“We’re taking part in of their backyards. They’re not going to roll over and permit us to attain freely and win video games, so we have to discover a approach to put them below strain after which rating some massive totals.”
Keacy Carty, who top-scored with a sophisticated 88, and veteran Roston Chase, who made a breezy 59, had been the highlights of an in any other case atypical West Indies batting effort.
With West Indies looking at a rout, they engineered a 110-run, fifth-wicket stand to tug their facet out of hassle.
However additionally they fell inside 28 deliveries of one another, triggering a lower-order collapse because the Caribbean facet misplaced their final 5 wickets for simply 38 runs.
Hope stated it was essential that the West Indies received the sport’s important moments and never let benefits slip.
“It’s a must to have a look at the positives from every sport, whether or not within the discipline and the batting, and we should take some stuff out of there, however that partnership gave us an opportunity no less than,” he identified.
“Roston received out at a vital stage once we had been constructing, placing ourselves able to have a demanding complete.
“And Keacy once more, that unlucky run out. [We’re] simply not greedy the essential levels of the sport after which permitting Australia to dictate just about how issues [go afterward].”
West Indies had blended fortunes in ODIs final yr, profitable ten of 18 matches, together with a year-ending collection victory over England.
They launched the collection with a file run chase in Antigua after they overhauled 326 to win by 4 wickets.
Hope stated his facet’s modest complete in Melbourne had been insufficient and burdened that totals over 300 wanted to change into the benchmark.
“[It was] not [a good enough total]. However even when we rating ten or 15, anytime you cross the road as a fielding group, you’ve received to consider you possibly can win the sport,” Hope stated.
“I feel it was a approach below-par rating. We have to have a look at in extra of 300, in all probability 320, to offer ourselves an opportunity.
“It was an ideal pitch; you see how the ball got here onto the bat. It was good for batting. We didn’t have sufficient runs on the board [but] subsequent sport [is an] alternative to come back higher.”
He added: “We simply want to make sure we are able to enhance from there. [We have to] be taught shortly as a result of we’re not at house, we’re not used to those circumstances – a lot of the guys – so the quicker we regulate, the quicker we are able to come higher for the following sport.”
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