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IMPROVEMENT SAYS BRAVO AFTER MIRACULOUS WIN IN FIRST DIGICEL
ODI
Date Posted: April 11, 2008.
PORT OF SPAIN, TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO –
Man of the match and West Indies all rounder Dwayne Bravo
said that though the team is pleased to be in the winner's
row after their nail biting last ball victory in the First Digicel One Day International there is still much work to be
done in order to improve.
"We're happy with the win but there is a lot to improve on.
We have to go back to the drawing board, have a good
practice session and look to seal the series on Saturday,"
Bravo said shortly after the one wicket win which was
achieved from the final delivery of Thursday's match when Shivnarine Chanderpaul (62*) hit a six to score the required
runs to take the West Indies to 236 for 9, overhauling Sri
Lanka's 235 for 7.
"We're happy with the win but we would have been happier if
we could have sealed the victory if we could have won the
game with more wickets in hand," Bravo told reporters after
his award winning performance when he sealed career best
bowling figures with 4 for 32 and also made a vital 36
before being run out.
The 24 year old Bravo said that the team had faith in the 33
year old Chanderpaul's experience even thought ten runs were
required from the final two delivery.
"We knew that Shiv was there and once he got most of the
strike we were in with a chance. We knew it would have been
difficult with two balls to get ten runs and with a bowler
as experienced as Chaminda Vaas you would back the bowling
team but Shiv has done it already on different occasions and
it goes to show his experience," Bravo said while asserting
that the team is a better unit due to their stronger belief
in God.
"One thing in the West Indies team there is a lot of faith.
What the assistant coach (David Williams) and coach (John
Dyson) bring into this team is that the team get closer to
God, we pray three times a day and I think that is something
which is taking us through at this time and we are seeing
signs of improvement, (we have to) get rid of the simple
mistakes, believe in ourselves and He (God) will do the rest
for us," Bravo revealed to reporters.
When questioned about the West Indies' seeming inability to
finish off teams after dismissing the top order batsmen
Bravo said the Sri Lankans, especially Chamara Kapugedera
and Chamara Silva, deserve credit for the way they played.
"The wicket was conducive to seam bowling and all the
seamers put the ball in the right areas and were able to get
the top order batsmen out pretty cheap and that set up the
game for us (but) you have to give credit to the Sri Lankan
batsmen, they are not a team that's going to just lie down
and let us bowl them out," Bravo reasoned while noting that
the Sri Lankans are a top ranked One Day International side.
He said that the West Indies players are cognizant of where
they went wrong in the bowling department and will make the
necessary improvement for the Second Digicel ODI on Saturday
April 12th also at the Queen's Park Oval.
"We know where we went wrong and we have to go back to the
drawing board so if the situation occurs again we know how
to go about it and try to better our performance in the
outfield," said Bravo while also saying that the West Indies
team thought that the visitors scored about 40 runs too many
after being 49 for 5.
"It was a nail-biting win but a win is a win and come
Saturday we know we will be one nil up and once we win
Saturday again the series is over," concluded Bravo.
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PORT OF SPAIN, TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO –
Man of the match and West Indies all rounder Dwayne Bravo
said that though the team is pleased to be in the winner's
row after their nail biting last ball victory in the First Digicel One Day International there is still much work to be
done in order to improve.