West Indies captain Kraigg Brathwaite is worked up in regards to the prospects of a younger Take a look at bowling assault and batting line-up however mentioned extra psychological fortitude was wanted after its Take a look at sequence defeat to South Africa.
The West Indians had been crushed by 40 runs on Saturday on the Windfall Stadium in Georgetown to lose the two-match sequence after the primary Take a look at in Trinidad & Tobago resulted in a draw.
It was a tenth successive sequence loss to South Africa for the Windies, who’ve received three of 34 Assessments between the 2 groups, however Brathwaite insisted there have been positives to be drawn from the 2 matches.
He pointed to the performances of fast bowlers Shamar Joseph, 24, and Jayden Seales, 22, in addition to the spin duo of Gudakesh Motie and Jomel Warrican.
Joseph took 5 wickets within the first innings and Seales returned his greatest Take a look at figures of six for 61 within the second innings to make sure an thrilling contest.
“The fellows have numerous potential and expertise, and so they simply come out and do it, they’ve numerous talent,” Brathwaite instructed reporters.
However the house batting line-up fell in need of a 263-run goal South Africa set them to win on Saturday, bundled out at essential junctures regardless of exhibiting dedication.
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“It’s essential to proceed to continue to learn as batters. We simply acquired to maintain interested by our sport, discovering methods to enhance. It’s for us to intention to do it extra constantly and I believe mentally, discover methods to be higher,” added the Windies captain.
The West Indies’ loss to South Africa adopted a 3-0 sequence defeat in England final month. It doesn’t play one other Take a look at till November when it hosts Bangladesh in a two-match sequence.
“I’d say the longer term may be very vivid, particularly with our fast-bowling unit. However I need to say, I’m very excited in regards to the batting unit too,” added Bathwaite.
“I actually suppose the line-up that we have now can do the job. Clearly being mentally powerful is most essential in enjoying Take a look at matches. We’ve been asking for extra Take a look at matches to play,” he mentioned.