West Indies v Nepal

West Indies v Nepal (West Indies won by 101 runs)

Shai Hope, West Indies captain and Player of the Match (132): “I am just happy that I came good for the team. We were put on the back foot there, I’m happy to get the team over the line today. The key was absorbing as much pressure as possible and then find a way to transfer that pressure in the back end. (Nicholas) Pooran made it a lot easier for me. The aim was to take it as deep as possible give us the best chance towards the end. I don't think I hit the targets where I wanted to but happy to just bat as deep as I possibly could there. The team really needed me. They bowled well, I must commend their bowlers, especially their spinners, they stuck to their task well. We batted well in that period to overcome their spin threat. There's obviously room for improvement, so we need to make sure we are ticking those boxes going into the next game.”

Rohit Paudel, Nepal captain: “I think in early stages, we bowled really well but we dropped a few catches, we could have done better in the field. Usually we field well but today we missed a few opportunities.

“Later both Pooran and Hope batted really well so credit to them also. I think we could have done better by using the pace, Aarif and Gulsan played really well. Playing against Test playing nations has taught me a lot. We have to be up to the mark in every game.”