Taylor hopeful T20I success can transfer to ODIs
Following a series whitewash (3-0) over Pakistan Women, West Indies Women’s team captain, Stafanie Taylor, is optimistic the momentum can roll over into the OneDay International series which starts tomorrow.
Taylor’s optimism is based on the twomonth camp the team participated in prior to the tour in order to get themselves ready for the series.
West Indies Women had not won a series in over two years since they beat Ireland 30 back in May 2019.
The Caribbean ladies also suffered a 5-0 whitewash in their previous series against England last September.
“It feels good to be honest. We know we’ve been out of touch, lost in England and it is a good feeling to come back and win and win 3-0, we haven’t done that in a long time and a series win too to top it off. This is a great confidence booster going into the 50overs and hopefully we can have a 5-0 in that,” a happy Taylor said at the end of the T20I series on Sunday.
The captain’s performance was particularly integral in keeping Pakistan winless. With the ball, the off-spinner bagged her second four-wicket haul, 4-17, including a hat-trick. That performance has also put the Jamaican sixth among leading wicket takers in the format.
Speaking of the hat-trick, the 30-year-old, who is two wickets short of 100 wickets in the format said, “Well honestly I wasn’t thinking wicket to be honest. We knew that runs was more on the forefront and trying to restrict them from getting 150 because I know that wicket coming down will be hard to bat on so as much runs we could keep
them down to we would have a good chase.”
Taylor returned with the bat and with West Indies Women in a precarious position at 17-3, the skipper led from the front with 43 not out from 41 balls. Her innings featured four boundaries.
The right-hander who is the second highest run-getter in the format, also shared two crucial partnerships worth 41 with Chedean Nation and 48 not out with Kycia Knight.
“I wouldn’t say panic but I knew today was the day I would have to step up. The first two games didn’t go how I would have liked and I just thought the wicket today was get yourself in and once you got in you could go big and that was my plan today.