Jason Holder: We have what it takes to turn things around

Jason Holder

They did not have the best of starts to the tournament but West Indies have the wherewithal to turn things around in the ongoing T20 World Cup here, feels all-rounder Jason Holder.

West Indies started their T20 World Cup campaign on a disastrous note, slumping to a shocking 42-run loss against Scotland in a first round Group B match.

Chasing Scotland's challenging 160 for five, the two-time champion were bundled out for 118.

"Obviously we had a tough start yesterday. We were all disappointed with the performance that we had yesterday. But I think the most important thing for us to do is to come together even tighter now and try to find solutions," Holder said on the eve of their second match against Zimbabwe.

"We had a pretty good chat yesterday after the game, and I'm sure guys went to their rooms and reflected on the performance yesterday.

"No doubt I think we have what it takes to turn it around. And more or less we need to hit the ground running," he added.

But it would be easier said than done against Zimbabwe, who beat Ireland by 31 runs in their opener.

"I'm expecting the same thing they (Zimbabwe) did yesterday. They're a very good cricket team. We played against them quite a bit in the recent past. And they have been more and more competitive," Holder said.

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"They seem to be on a nice winning streak too as well. We expect a highly competitive game. Probably one of the toughest games that we're going to have here in this competition.

"And no doubt we know the magnitude of the game. So it's more or less us going and scoring, performing, trying to keep in the game and keeping the momentum as long as possible," he said.

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