Roston Chase believes the West Indies will be successful against New Zealand in the T201 series once they can properly execute their bowling and batting plans.
The Windies will enter the five-match T20 series after defeating Bangladesh by five wickets in the final T20 recently, sweeping the series 3-0.
It was just their second bilateral T201 series win in their last nine outings.
Speaking in a post-match press conference, Chase, who captained the side, admitted that in recent times the West Indies had struggled to put together complete performances.
“I think in the bowling department, the way we strategize and sit down and plan, and then the bowlers came and stuck to the plans we set and executed, I think that should be the way forward for the bowling unit.”
“In the batting, I just think that T20s may be fast-paced, but you still need partnerships. I still think that whoever is at the crease, once two guys get in, they have to take it as deep as possible, because I’ve found that for the last couple of seasons, we’ve been starting well. Not finishing well, or not starting well and finishing well, so it’s just for us to combine the two and transition from the start into the back half of the innings,” Chase said.
“I think that’s an area we really need to focus on and dial in on, but obviously, in New Zealand, there will be different conditions, so the guys just have to adapt and adjust as fast as possible.”
Chase, who was named Player-of-the-Match in the final T201, said he was pleased to finally win a series in Bangladesh.
“I’m taking a lot of satisfaction from this series; it feels really great.”
“As I said before, I’ve never come to Bangladesh and won any series, whether it be T201, ODI, or Test, so it feels really good that we can finally achieve a series win,” Chase said.
“…I know people may criticize and have a lot to say, but we just try to block that out and concentrate on the cricket at hand and try to come up with the best plans and go out there and execute them.
“Everyone will want to say stuff, but that’s not for us to take on,” he added.
