After a clinical win against South Africa in the first T20I, West Indies limited-overs captain Kieron Pollard is satisfied with his team’s start for the upcoming World Cup campaign.
West Indies chased down a decent total of 163 run very comfortably. Opener Evin Lewis scored 63 runs and all the other batsmen also contributed well to their parts.
West Indies failed completely in the two-match Test series before T20s but the way they came back in the T20s was brilliant.
n all the four Test innings, West Indies were unable to cross the 200-run mark, with their lowest being 97 in the first innings of the opening Test, which ended within three days.
“Winning the game with (five) overs to spare and wickets in hand I think that’s a start for us. But it’s just one game of a five-match series so we can’t get too much ahead of ourselves,” said skipper Pollard after the big T20I win on Saturday.
The star performer Evin Lewis who made it quite easy for the West Indies right from the top is also confident in his abilities that added to his team’s start with a winning note.
“I always have confidence. This is an excellent pitch for batting here in Grenada. Once I see balls in my area, I try to hit it, but also to play it smart and look for the singles as well.
“I tried to give a good start with Fletcher in the powerplay overs. If I score 70-something and the team wins I’m happy. It’s a pretty good start, getting a winning start is very good for us,” said Lewis.