T20 World Cup: Need to win first before thinking about NRR, says Pollard after West Indies slip to 2nd defeat

West Indies captain Kieron Pollard cut a disappointed figure as he shared his thoughts after the defending champions slipped to their second successive defeat in T20 World Cup 2021. Pollard’s men were hammered by 8 wickets by South Africa in their Super 12 Group 1 match in Dubai on Tuesday.

West Indies struggled with the bat once again as they managed just 143/8 in 20 overs after they were sent in to bat on a decent batting surface in Dubai. They were bundled out for 55 against England in their tournament opener on Saturday and it hurt their Net Run Rate massively. On Tuesday, West Indies lacked the firepower that they were known for at the top of the order.

South Africa vs West Indies, Highlights: T20 World Cup

Lendl Simmons took 35 balls for his 16 even Evin Lewis hit six sixes and 3 boundaries for his 35-ball 56 not out. However, Simmons’s slow knock put pressure on his partners as the likes of Nicholas Pooran and Chris Gayle fell cheaply. Kieron Pollard hit a 20-ball 26 but there was no real contribution from the lower-middle order. Dwayne Pretorius and Keshav Maharaj shared 5 wickets between them as West Indies struggled to have any kind of momentum after Lewis got out in the 11th over.

West Indies are rooted to the bottom of Group 1 table with a poor NRR of -2.550. However, Pollard said it’s important West Indies focus on winning a match first before thinking about permutation and combination. West Indies need nothing less than a victory in their next 3 matches to stand a chance of making the semi-finals.

“It was a total disappointing batting effort. We need to win first before thinking of net run rate. I thought the bowlers did well to bring it down to 18 odd overs. Batting has disappointed us, which is why we lost today,” Pollard said.

Not going to throw my players under the bus: Pollard

Pollard though said he doesn’t want to be overly critical of his batters, saying all of them tried hard but failed to get the desired results.

“We haven’t scored enough runs. Batters haven’t come to the party, again disappointing today. I thought the first six overs in terms of end result.. 43/0, we will take that. Not losing wickets in the powerplay was important. We lost a couple of wickets later and it was just stop-start.

“Yes Simmons got stuck, these things happen. After six overs he was there and we wanted to bat a couple of more overs without losing wickets but you are not going to get me pinpoint and you are not going to get me throwing my players under the bus. At the end of the day, he was out there trying for us,” Pollard added.

South Africa did not have Quinton de Kock at the top fo the order but Reeza Hendricks gave them a good start. While Rassie van der Dusssen struggled to get going, Aiden Markram hit a 25-ball fifty to help South Africa get past the finish line without breaking a sweat.

West Indies take on Bangladesh in what could be a must-win encounter on October 29.

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