Kane Williamson happy with http://www.senore.com/Cricket/West-Indies-c760 – Cricket News Update
The stand-in captain of New Zealand, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/KS-Williamson-c1813, was a bit relieved after his side showed glimpses of improved batting performance in the second One Day International of the five-match series against a resurgent West Indies side,
at Sabina Park, Kingston, on Saturday.
"We struggled a little bit with the ball. Gayle again, and Samuels as well, they starred. But we improved with the bat," said the New Zealand skipper, after his side slumped to a 55-run defeat on Saturday night.
After being thoroughly outplayed by http://www.senore.com/Cricket/MJ-Guptill-c1980
(51) all scoring welcoming half-centuries. But the efforts proved in vain against West Indies’s colossal 315 for 5, built on the back of 125 from explosive http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Marlon-Nathaniel-Samuels-c74804.
“BJ played well again. The difference was that their guys made centuries and we made half-centuries," said the 21-year-old middle-order batsman, leading the side in the absence of http://www.senore.com/Cricket/LRPL-Taylor-c1849, recovering from shoulder injury he had sustained
in the tour opening T20 International against Windies, in Florida last week.
The tourists remained in the contest as long as Kane Williamson was at the crease, as they reached 195 for 4, with wicketkeeper batsman BJ Watling firing at the other end. But after the skipper departed in the 37th over, the
lower order completely failed to provide Watling the much needed support, as the whole side was rolled over for 260, at the end of 47th over.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Sunil-Philip-Narine-c91869 shared two wickets apiece.
"We tried to leave ourselves 100 off the last 10, but we had lost too many wickets. I think this performance showed that we have players that can play," said Williamson. "They have played outstandingly, and to beat them we have to be at
the top of our game," he insisted.
The third match of the series commences at Warner Park in Basseterre, St Kitts on Wednesday. http://www.senore.com/Cricket/BB-McCullum-c1129, who was initially rested for the one-day leg of the tour, has been called up and Taylor’s cover, and is likely to reach West
Indies ahead of Wednesday’s game.
Tags: