Cricket: Sammy stars with 4-26 as Windies earn big win
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S Coward
By S Coward
Published on 11-Mar-10
March 11, 2010 -- Darren Sammy starred with the ball on Wednesday as the West Indies had a comprehensive victory by 141 runs over Zimbabwe in
the third Digicel One-Day International.
Team showed fight
March 11, 2010 -- Darren Sammy starred with the ball on Wednesday as the West Indies had a comprehensive victory by 141 runs over Zimbabwe in
the third Digicel One-Day International. Bowling first change on a
helpful pitch at the Arnos Vale Sports Complex, Sammy said he was
determined to destroy the Zimbabwean batting and ended with career-best
figures of 4-26 off 10 overs.
Fast bowler Kemar Roach (3-28) helped Sammy rip through the Zimbabwe batting line-up after a Shiv Chanderpaul (58) led the West Indies to 245-9 off their allotted 50 overs. The Windies now have a 2-1 lead in the five-match Digicel Series.
“I
am very pleased with my performance and most of all I am pleased that
the team won and we now have a lead in the series. It was a total team
effort and as a team we are very happy. We want to continue improving
and win again in the two matches to come. I was asked by the captain to
create pressure and that is what I did. Today the pitch had some grass
and it was helping my seam bowling so I knew I had to pitch the ball
up, and try to get some movement off the seam,” said Sammy who was
named Man-of-the-Match.
“That
is exactly what we did and we got the results that we were looking for.
What I always aim to do is to create pressure … that’s the kind of
bowler I am … that’s the kind of job I am asked to do. Whether the
wicket falls at my end or at the other end, it does not matter, once it
is beneficial to the team.”
The Windies Number 88 added: “After what we went through in Australia,
we wanted to show that we were still ‘there’ in world cricket. Today’s
victory and the effort we demonstrated is what we are looking for. We
won convincingly and it shows that when we execute our disciplines
well, it shows that we are ‘there’ with the other teams. I am striving
to be consistent in all my performances and I always try to do well
when I put on the West Indies shirt. I just plan to work hard day in and day out and always give it my best, like I did today.”
Captain Chris Gayle praised Sammy for his brilliant effort and also lauded the team for the fight they showed on the field.
“It was definitely a team effort and I am very happy with the result. Well done Darren Sammy. He was asked to deliver today and he did so in great style. After losing the first match of the series, we have started to show signs of improvement so we want to continue that and lift the standards even higher. It feels good to win, but this is the beginning. I am sure Zimbabwe will come back hard at us on Friday and we should not get too carried away now.”
The West Indies will have a full training session on Thursday morning at the Arnos Vale Sports Complex. The fourth Digicel ODI will be on Friday and the fifth and final Digicel ODI on Sunday. Both matches start at 9:30 am (8:30 am Jamaica Time).