BENGALURU–Windies A team will be looking to allrounder Ashley Nurse and Narsingh Deonarine to continue their fine form as the second One-dayer against the India A team takes place today at Chinnaswamy Stadium.
Nurse made a big impression with the bat as West Indies A team fell short of India A's huge total, to lose by 77 runs in the opening match of their one-day series on Sunday.
India A batted first and rattled up 312-4 off 42 overs with a century from captain Yuvraj Singh. The Windies replied with 235 off 39.1 overs.
Nurse, known more for his off-spin bowling, played a cameo at the end of the innings to make 57 off 50 balls with six boundaries and a six.
Speaking on the eve of today's match, the 24-year-old said he has been working hard on his batting and wants to establish himself as a bona fide all-rounder.
Nurse came to the crease after Narsingh Deonarine fell for the joint top-score of 57 at 176-7 in the 30th over, and proceeded with a swift counter-attack, ensuring the tail wagged.
Originally selected for just the limited-overs portion of the tour, Nurse was later named in the squad for the three four-day matches and sees the series as a chance to work his way back onto the international stage.
He had a stint in the Windies team when he made two T20 Internationals appearances in St Lucia and Trinidad back in 2011.
"This is a big tour for me. I see this as a second chance to get myself back to the West Indies team so I'm looking to take this opportunity with both hands," he noted.
"I'm feeling confident and I feel well with the way I'm playing at the moment. Whenever I bowl I look to get wickets and whenever I go out to bat I look to get runs."
Earlier this year, he made his debut for Barbados in the Regional Four-Day tournament and was among the leading wicket-takers. He took a record match haul of 14-40 against the Windward Islands, ending with 45 wickets to emerge as a crucial member of the championship-winning team.
"No matter the format I just try to be consistent. I believe some people had me was pigeon-holed as a limited overs bowler but I never let that worry me too much," Nurse pointed out.
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