Head coach of the West Indies Women team, Courtney Walsh has expressed his concern over the batting unit of his side following their loss in the second One Day International against South Africa Women yesterday.
The head coach admitted the team didn’t bat well and rolled over for just 120 which saw them losing by nine wickets in Antigua.
“I think we didn’t bat well, we won the toss and didn’t bat well, 120 is not a score you could probably fight along with and I am sure the players are as well… I don’t think the wicket is a 120 wicket so that’s where it all went wrong, I think,” Walsh stated after the match.
The former fast bowler lamented that the top order struggled despite their plan to just build partnerships and bat out the innings.
He said, “We didn’t set a target, we tried to bat 50 overs out and build some partnerships and we got more partnerships at the back end than the front end and that is something very concerning. If you don’t get runs upfront it’s difficult to get the runs you want or the targets you set at the backend.”
Walsh pointed out that it was both matches so far where the batting struggled after posting 153 in the first match. For the series so far, only one half-century partnership was forged for West Indies.
Nevertheless, Walsh was optimistic that the five-match series was not lost as yet and could still be salvaged. However, he reckoned that the team must be firing on all cylinders over the next three matches if they are to win the series.
The two sides will rest over the weekend and return for the third ODI on Monday.
