West Indies lost to Pakistan by
196 runs to lose the Second Digicel Test on the fifth and final morning
at Warner Park, but the team is not disheartened with the result.
The Windies were asked to make 427 for victory but were bowled out for 230 shortly before lunch on Tuesday.
The result meant the Pakistanis rebounded to level the two-match rubber
1-1 following their 40-run defeat in the First Digicel Test in Guyana.
Skipper Darren Sammy said the team was disappointed with the result in
St Kitts, and outlined that a share in the series was still something
for his players to be proud of.
"We did a great job getting the win in Guyana and we were looking for
similar success here in St Kitts, but things did not go our way.
Pakistan played some good cricket and you have to give them credit,"
Sammy said.
"Our bowlers did all that was asked of them all throughout the series.
They bowled with heart and that is what we asked. This is one of the
positives we could take out of the series," he said.
"We had momentum coming into the match, and we had them on the run in
the first innings but the last wicket stand switched the momentum a bit
and took it away from us at that stage. When we batted we did not put
enough runs on the board and we were always playing catch-up from that
stage," he added.
The West Indies will now switch their attention to the upcoming tour
against World Cup champions India, who are due to arrive in the region
early next week.
Sammy said: "It's all about hard work and putting into play what we
worked hard on during the training sessions. We have a full series
against India coming up and it will be a tough series.
"We have to continue to put in the hard work and look to put totals on
the board so the bowlers will have runs to work with. We are a
confident group of young men and we will go into that series with the
belief that we can win."
The West Indies squad to face India will assemble in Trinidad early
next week for the Digicel Pearls T20 International, which will be
played at the Queen's Park Oval, Port-of-Spain on Saturday, June 4.
(ANI)
