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West Indies Women's Captain Hayley Matthews was disappointed with the defeat to Australia. However, she admitted that they had not been playing at their best consistently in the tournament.
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00:14I don't actually know any more information, I just know she had a medical emergency at the moment, at the
00:20time.
00:22I think what's really important is the way she was able to come back and come out.
00:25She showed a lot of heart and fight by playing the way she did after that happened.
00:30And it was obviously a bit worrying for us at the time, but at the same time tried to put
00:35that behind us and go out there and get the job done.
00:42For the entire tournament, I feel like we haven't had too many individual stand-up performances.
00:49I think we had Shemaine in that first game alongside Aaliyah.
00:54We had Chanel score 50 in that match against England.
00:58But I think when we look overall as a group, we haven't had enough players really put their hands up
01:05and take control of a game.
01:08And in T20 cricket, you always need someone stepping up and putting down good performances.
01:13And I think that's probably what we lack not only today, but the entire tournament.
01:25I would say that it's pressure, but at the same time, I feel like the players look up to me.
01:35I'm going to expect a lot from me because of the player that I am.
01:40And I think probably a tournament like this, a lot of other players were able to play a role.
01:49And I think that's all I can ask for.
02:00But I do think if we want to stop seeing a dependence on players like myself,
02:07it starts from the ground up, from us having programs in place for young girls to learn to play cricket
02:15and develop from a young age and not just be the anomaly like myself or D'Andra
02:22who decided to play with boys when we were 10, 11, 12, 13.
02:30To actually witness what even Ashley got under the bat.
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