SYDNEY, Australia, CMC – West Indies Women’s head coach Shane Deitz was generally satisfied with the way his side played in their opening match on the Tour of Australia.
Though the Caribbean side failed to ease concerns about their batting, they still managed to complete a morale-boosting, four-wicket win against New South Wales Women in a Twenty20 practice match on Thursday.
West Indies Women were wobbling on eight for three in the third over, but Shemaine Campbelle led the way with 33 and their captain Hayley Matthews made 24 and they successfully chased 106 to win the match at Cricket Central located in the Sydney Olympic Park complex.
“It was good to get the first win on tour,” Deitz told CWI Media. “I think we’ve got a lot of areas we need to improve on, particularly the top order batting, but I think it’s just getting used to these pitches, which have extra pace and bounce in them compared to what the girls played on at the WCPL (Women’s Caribbean Premier League).
“Overall, it was their first outing, a bit rusty, but I think we played generally pretty good all-round, and it’s gonna put us in a good position to play on Sunday.” The visitors face hosts Australia Women in three Twenty20 Internationals tomorrow and Tuesday at North Sydney Oval in this city, and next Friday at Allan Border Field in Brisbane.