‘We played some horrible shots’ – Holder

West Indies captain Jason Holder put his team’s six-wicket defeat on Sunday down to their shot selection as much as to Australia’s spin bowling on a slow surface at the Providence Stadium in Guyana.

West Indies’ innings followed a similar pattern to that of South Africa’s on Friday. The hosts lost ground after reaching 50 for 1 in the 12th over as Nathan Lyon and Adam Zampa sent them tumbling to 116 all out in 32.3 overs.

“If you went through the dismissals, there were quite a few soft dismissals,” Holder said at the post-match press conference. “The Australians challenged us in terms of building pressure, but I don’t think they got us out with any spectacular balls, per se. We just played some horrible shots out there at a crucial stage of the game which cost us our wickets.”

With only 116 to defend, Holder was forced to open with Sunil Narine, his trump card. Narine, who had picked up a …

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