Samuels is unbeaten on 94, six runs away from his seventh Test century, as West Indies recovered to 188/5 when bad light stopped play with 70 overs bowled. Samuels has already anchored two crucial half-century partnerships including an unbroken sixth-wicket stand of 59 with captain Denesh Ramdin, who is 6 not out, reports CMC.
“Hopefully we could put on a very big partnership and set the team tomorrow. Getting that 100 is a milestone but the most important thing is to put the team in a winning position. I will have to take my guard all over again when I make a 100 because I am definitely looking to carry on as long as possible,” said Samuels.
The experienced right-hander has so far batted for four hours and faced 186 balls which pulled the innings around after the home side slipped to 74/4 after lunch and then 129/5 in the final session on Monday. Earlier, Samuels added 55 for the fifth wicket with Jermaine Blackwood, who made 26 with five boundaries.
“It was just like English conditions. I scored a lot of runs in England so I gave it an English approach by leaving alone a lot of balls and let the ball come to me as late as possible on a slow track with ball moving around,” he said.
“I like a battle and going out to bat knowing that the conditions are difficult with the English players talking a bit, it kind of motivate me more to dig deep and try to bat out the entire day and put West Indies in a very good position.”
Due to the rain on Tuesday, play will start earlier on Wednesday.
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