Morton hopes to cash in on form

West Indies opener Runako Morton said the hosts will look to replicate their series-levelling show of Sabina Park...

West Indies opener Runako Morton said the hosts will look to replicate their series-levelling show of Sabina Park when they take on India in the third ODI at the Beausejour Stadium here on Friday.

Aware that whoever wins the third ODI would be spared the ignominy of a series defeat,Morton said he personally would settle for nothing less than a win. The series is level 1-1. As always I will be looking to win, he said.

For that,Morton said,his team mates would hope to display the same zeal that helped them crush the visitors by eight wickets in the second ODI last week. We will be looking to put in another good team effort as we showed in Jamaica. Players are putting their hands up and putting in good performances and we are confident, the right-hander said.

Morton himself has been in great form since returning to the side for the four-match ODI series against India. In the opening match,Morton hit 42 from 51 balls and did even better in the second,hammering an unbeaten 85 from 102 balls at Sabina Park.

Morton credited his recent good show with the bat to his positive outlook. I always like to think positive and since I came back to the team I have been looking to put my best foot forward for the team. I dont want to get too much ahead of myself. I am taking the positives from those two knocks. From the start of the year I have been feeling quite relaxed at the crease and I am getting the results, he said.

Otherwise a No 3 batsman,Morton has effortlessly adjusted to the openers role in the series and he seems to be enjoying the job. Being a No 3 throughout my career there was not much of an adjustment to move up to open the batting with the captain, Morton explained.

It is all about dedication and application and backing myself to do the job. I aim to stay positive, he added.