Mumbai, February 11 West Indies captain Shai Hope said that his team played a "complete game" in their comprehensive victory over England in their T20 World Cup match here on Wednesday.
Sherfane Rutherford (76 not out) and Gudakesh Motie (3/32) twice thwarted England's efforts to help West Indies win their crucial Group C match by 30 runs.
"I'm just happy that the guys were able to perform well. We've been playing some good cricket. It's nice to see that we were able to play a complete game today. We're in a good position in the standings," Hope said at the post-match presentation.
On Roston Chase's all-round performance in the match, the captain said, "He's a versatile player. With the bat, he can come in and stabilize the innings, and then with the ball, he can come in and give you some crucial overs in the middle.
"It's great to see him come in and take some crucial wickets for us, put pressure on the England batsmen, and that's exactly what we needed today to win."
When asked if Chase was used as a flexible batsman, Hope said, "Yeah, in this situation, we wanted him to stabilize a bit. We understand that we have a lot of power in our batting.
"Today was just a slightly different role for him, but it was good to see him come in and stabilize the innings for us. It was outstanding. Yeah, definitely. These guys have been playing really well in the last couple of months.
"Rutherford has been exceptional, especially in the last few series that he has played. Again, it's good to see one of the batsmen putting their hand up today and going big for the team."
He also praised his spinners and hopes they will continue their good performance going forward.
"When you get some time off, you have to make sure you're trying to improve your team and elevate the game. He (Gudakesh Motie 3/33) is one of the class bowlers that we have had for some time now. He has shown his class once again on the world stage.
"He has brought something else to his game, and it is benefiting us a lot in the middle overs. It's great to see that he is continuing to progress and continue doing what he does best for us."
Player of the Match Sherfane Rutherford said that his finger is fine, and hopefully he will be fit for the next game.
"I think one of the biggest challenges was Adil Rashid. In our meetings, we knew he was going to be the toughest bowler for us. So for me, it was important to try and keep him out of the game, keep rotating the strike, build a partnership, and back ourselves to make up for it at the end.
"For me, once I trust my process and read the situation, I know that once I'm in, I can always score at the end. So it was important to have a clear mind and play more in time."
England captain Harry Brook said the result was a little disappointing but gave credit to West Indies for playing outstandingly.
"Everybody knows how much power they've got. If you're slightly off your line or length, then they manage to hit it for six. We probably thought that it (the target) was chaseable for sure.
"Thank god we won against Nepal the other night otherwise we'd be in a tricky situation."
England suffered a close defeat before beating minnows Nepal by four runs in their campaign opener.
"We just didn't quite execute as well as we usually can. No explanation (for top order's poor show). T20 is such a fickle game. It can go one or the other way. We will go back and have a reflection on it and go again in a few days."
