We can beat any team, insists Darren Sammy – Cricket News Update
Having made it to the final of the http://www.senore.com/Cricket/DJG-Sammy-c1382, the West Indies captain, is delighted with his side’s performance and firmly believes that his men can beat any team of the world, if they play up to their potential.
West Indies thrashed http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Australia-c746 by a massive margin of 74 runs in the second semi-final of the mega event at Colombo, making their way to the World T20 final for the very first time, which will be played tomorrow at the same venue against
the hosts.
On a pitch which started to help the spinners in the latter half of the tournament, Sammy had no hesitation in batting first after winning the all-important toss.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/CH-Gayle-c1221, the destructive opener, rose to the occasion once again and remained unbeaten on 75 runs which came off 41 balls with the help of five fours and half a dozen sixes. The left-hander was named as the Player of the Match.
The West Indies captain is happy with the performance of Gayle and http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Marlon-Nathaniel-Samuels-c74804, who also played a vital cameo earlier in the innings.
“We did what we had to do, everybody turned up. Chris and Marlon set it up for us and then the bowling turned up too," he said. "If you look at the quality in the dressing room, if we go out on the field and execute we can beat any
team."
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/KA-Pollard-c1754 was also exceptional for the Caribbean men; hitting three massive sixes in the innings’ last over to take their total past 200.
On the other side of the coin, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/West-Indies-c760 played much better cricket in the game’s all three departments and are worthy finalists. The middle-order batsman however, is satisfied
with the Baggy Greens’ performance in the illustrious tournament as making it to the semis is not a mean achievement in itself.
"We were absolutely outplayed. Gayle was subdued for a while but while he's at the crease he's always in your mind. But we set ourselves to get to the semi-finals and I don't think there's one area specifically where we can improve
on,” said Bailey.
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