00:00West Indies vs South Africa. A final in the Super 8s, some would say. Two teams running hot on form.
00:07The Proteus would perhaps be more confident after defeating the West Indies in their last two outings against each other.
00:14They chased 221 and 174 with wickets to spare and overs in hand.
00:22Batting coach of the West Indies, Floyd Riefer, says history will not dictate the result as it will come down
00:27to who wants it more on the day.
00:30We just played a series against them in South Africa. We played three games there.
00:36Guys like Rutherford Chase and Skipper Shea played in the SCLT 20 as well.
00:42When you play against teams in international cricket, guys know each other.
00:46They play against each other, even in franchise cricket.
00:48It's just a matter of who plans the best on the day, who executes the best on the day.
00:54He says the objective will be to score off as many balls as possible.
00:59Both teams hit sixes, you know. But yeah, the pitch, once the cricket is good, then you expect, you know,
01:05a good padding performance on both of the teams.
01:08I think the main thing for us is, you know, trying to score off as many balls as possible.
01:12Yes, we know we hit sixes, we hit fours, but for us is, you know, to score off as many
01:17deliveries as possible.
01:19Will it be enough to defeat the Proteus? Well, Rutherford says they don't have a point to prove as some
01:24people see them as underdogs.
01:26There's no point to prove for us. You know, we came here like any other team to win the competition.
01:31You know, a lot of people have us flying under the radar, but, you know, we plan every game to
01:36go in there with a positive mentality to win cricket games.
01:39He says the energy is there, and he's not overly concerned that they are going to a venue that South
01:45Africa has played on more often.
01:48Like I said, you know, once we plan properly and execute our plans, then, you know, we will play a
01:54good game of cricket.
01:54So for us, we're not worried about, we're not worried too much about, you know, the venues and, you know,
02:01who played there, who didn't play there.
02:02For us now, it's just coming out and understanding what's needed to be done and execute.
02:08He believes he has a good batting unit because his players have stepped up.
02:12When you look at our team, we have quality batters, and we're not like the other teams.
02:16We're depending on one or two batters.
02:18They feel like our games, everybody has stepped up every game and put in performances, and we've been consistent in
02:25doing that.
02:26And that's a sign of a good batting unit.
02:29The two teams will clash at 5.30 a.m.
02:33Sergio Dufour, TicketSport.
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