Jermaine Blackwood mentioned he was “gutted” by West Indies’ 87-run defeat to South Africa on Thursday, and mentioned the guests’ batting may have been “a bit extra selective” throughout their second innings run chase.
Set a goal of 247 on the third day at SuperSport Park after South Africa was dismissed for a paltry 116 of their second innings simply earlier than lunch, West Indies collapsed to 159 all out in lower than two classes.
Blackwood was the lone standout with a counter-attacking 79 however not one of the different prime seven managed to go 10 because the irrepressible Kagiso Rabada ripped by means of the innings with six for 50.
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“Once I informed the fellows to stay round I used to be positive there would’ve been a special end result,” lamented the West Indies vice-captain Blackwood.
“I’m clearly very disenchanted, very emotional [over] dropping this recreation as a result of I see the way in which our bowlers fought to get us again into this recreation and get us again right into a place the place we may’ve really [won].
“So I used to be very gutted after I received out despite the fact that there was one wicket left after however I not less than needed to return not out to take it as deep as doable.”
West Indies had the worst doable begin, dropping captain and main batsman Kraigg Brathwaite in the one over earlier than lunch, and wickets continued to tumble within the second session to go away the innings tottering on 93 for six at tea.
Brathwaite was one among three batsmen failing to attain, all-rounders Roston Chase and Kyle Mayers had been the others to additionally endure the indignity.
“I believe … we might be a bit extra selective in the way in which we went about our enterprise. We received out a bit too straightforward, too gentle. I believe if we had been staying very optimistic, we may have gotten the runs,” Blackwood contended.
“It’s clearly one thing we have now to be taught and be taught quick as properly as a result of we’re going through [up] once more high quality bowling and as soon as we are able to go on the market and simply specific ourselves and put away the unhealthy balls and simply maintain out the nice balls [we would do well]. We as a crew need to imagine we are able to try this.”
Jermaine Blackwood arrived on the crease within the seventh over with West Indies on 12 for 2 and launched a sterling counter-attack, lashing a dozen fours and a six in a 93-ball knock.
Alongside the way in which, he placed on 58 for the sixth wicket with Joshua Da Silva (17) which pulled West Indies round from 33 for 5, earlier than including an extra 37 for the seventh wicket with Jason Holder (18).
Jermaine Blackwood lastly perished with the end result inevitable, keeping off a snorter from Rabada to the second slip.
“I don’t assume [the wicket was] flat. There’s one thing there for the bowlers proper by means of as you possibly can see,” Blackwood identified.
“The tempo bowlers actually put the ball [in the right areas]. As soon as you set the ball in the appropriate areas you’ll get some outcomes.”
“As batters, when you keep on the market and occupy the crease, simply wait on the bowlers to bowl a nasty ball you possibly can rating runs however this wicket is just not a flat wicket as a result of as soon as the bowlers put the ball in the appropriate areas, the ball [will do] so much.”
He added: “It’s very onerous to [bat on these type of wickets] however I’ve a plan so I simply stick with my plan. As soon as the ball is in a sure space I simply inform myself I’m going to attain and as soon as the ball is of their space, I simply depart it. It’s quite simple for me.
“As soon as they pitch the ball up or bowl size balls so I can rating, I’m going to make full use of that as a result of after they pitch the balls in the appropriate areas, some balls seam, some balls swing so it may be very tough.
“On a pitch like that, it’s a must to rating so [as long as] you get a scoring shot or scoring alternative it’s a must to rating as a result of it’s a must to put the bowlers underneath strain after they bowl a nasty ball.”
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