00:00Disappointed. That's the feeling of cricket commentator Colin Murray, reflecting on the T20 series defeat by the West Indies against Pakistan.
00:08He felt that they lost momentum after a narrow win in the second T20.
00:13Of course I was disappointed, very disappointed by the T20 series defeat, especially as West Indies won the second T20.
00:21One would have felt that the momentum was with them, but give Pakistan credit.
00:28They fought back, you know, to clinch that third T20. So you've got to give Pakistan some credit.
00:37So where did they go wrong chasing 189?
00:39You can't send Rostan Chase in with seven overs to go, needing 11 runs and over.
00:47And you have Holder, Shepard and even Moti to bat. That is crazy.
00:53So you send him in over number 13 to get what? 15 runs and 13 balls and then you retire the man out? Embarrassing.
01:03Tactically, he felt that the experiments did not pay off and questions coach Darren Sammy's decisions in pressure situations.
01:10I don't know if at this point in time, Sammy is reading the situation properly, you know, because some strange, strange decisions are being made.
01:23And, you know, when you when you look at it, most of these decisions are not working.
01:30Next, the West Indies will turn the attention to the three match ODI series. He felt it's an open battle.
01:37The three match ODI series coming up, it really can go either way.
01:42And that's not because West Indies is so great. It's simply because Pakistan is a very inconsistent team.
01:49You're not sure, you know, on the day which Pakistan team team will turn up.
01:55And of course, if the West Indies play well, they can surprise them and win a game or two or maybe even take the series.
02:04Again, it really boils down to the selection of the final 11.
02:09He would also like to see offspinner Akin Hussain get a look into the team and a few others.
02:15Well, Brandon King, I would expect, should come back into the team.
02:18Justin Graves should should come find his way into the team.
02:22I would think they would put Casey Carty to bat at three.
02:25What about Amir Django? Has he been?
02:28This is a guy who made a hundred and debut batting at number six or number seven.
02:33Where has he gone? You know, what what has happened to him?
02:36And, you know, someone I will give an opportunity if he wants to play in the longer version of the game is Akeel Hussain.
02:44Akeel comes in and he bowls his three or four overs pretty economically.
02:48However, what if the Windies lose to Pakistan in the ODIs as well?
02:52This to me should be Sami's last hurrah.
02:55If we lose the series and lose it badly, I think Sami should say, OK, thank you very much.
03:00I've tried my best. It's not working out. Let me give somebody else a try.
03:05That may be the honorable thing to do.
03:07The ODI series begins on Friday.
03:09Sergio Dufour, TV6port.
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