Brathwaite points to Williams' bad over

Little mention was made of West Indies' fragile batting as the Caribbean side sought reasons to explain their 47-run defeat to New Zealand Thursday's opening Twenty20 International.

Instead, the spotlight fell on the final over of the Black Caps innings when seamer Kesrick Williams conceded 25 runs, allowing the hosts to rattle up 187 for seven off their allotted 20 overs, after they were sent in at Saxton Oval.

"For the first 19 overs, we bowled as good as we did. But it happens, Kesrick Williams has been the best bowler in the world this calendar year and he just went awry," captain Carlos Brathwaite said afterwards.

"It wasn't even a bad day, just one bad over and that gave them some momentum going into our innings, and we never really got that big over."

Glenn Phillips top-scored with 55, and Colin Munro got 53, but the Windies snatched five wickets for 40 runs in 31 balls during the middle overs to leave the hosts on 162 for seven at the end of the 19th.

But Mitchell Santner, who finished on 23 not out from 11 balls, then tore into Williams, to propel New Zealand to a competitive total.

Still, West Indies batted poorly from the outset, losing wickets steadily, and only Andre Fletcher with 27, Brathwaite who scored 21 and tail-ender Ashley Nurse, 21 not out, showed any real enterprise.

They were already beaten at 103 for eight in the 16th over before Nurse saved some face with lusty hitting.

memo to shytheound carlos : 19 overs was what u lasted !

ketchim post=356756 Wrote:memo to shytheound carlos : 19 overs was what u lasted !

WELL BWOY..IF DEH HAVE NOT ADVANCED, YOU HAVE ADVANCED..YOU CYAN CALL YUH FOMER BWOY cARLOS A SHITTONG NOW WHEREAS YOU CUD NOT DO SO PREVIOUSLY!
:lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:

west indies continue to make the mistake of sending in sides wen deh win toss..and loose every time. interesting!:angry: :angry: :angry: :angry:

sending in sides to bat doan werk even in T20! :ohmy: :ohmy:

Skunt Skourtney Brong did not know it but he destroyed the T20 side wen he tossed Darren Sammy. Carlos Braithwaite does not match up at all. he is not a good captain at all nor is he comparable to Sammy as player..or as a team member in the estimation of the team

how do you chop off a double world champion captains and bring in unproven skunt to lead the team?

I guess for the specs on that we have to go see Skourtney eh :angry: :angry: :angry: :angry:

chairman post=356752 Wrote:"For the first 19 overs, we bowled as good as we did.

Lie ! you were at 162 after 19
you got bowled out for 140 off 19 chasing !

mapoui post=356771 Wrote:YOU CYAN CALL YUH FOMER BWOY cARLOS A SHITTONG NOW WHEREAS YOU CUD NOT DO SO PREVIOUSLY!

just tiad of de bullshyte and then go and Lie and blame de Yardie for that 1over.
that last over from de "notebook man" should have motivated them
to do likewise to the Kiwis~
but they crumbled like likkel cowards ....