Gayle wants no mercy

Chris Gayle expects West Indies to continue their winning run

Stand-in skipper Chris Gayle insists the West Indies will show no mercy to the associate nations in the Quadrangular Series following their 10-wicket thrashing of Holland.

Gayle – who led the Windies to the NatWest Series win over England – hit a belligerent 51 not out as his side chased down the minnows' paltry total of 80 inside 15 overs.

And the 27-year-old has warned his players that they have set their own standards for the remaining matches against Scotland and Ireland.

“We had a disastrous Test series against England at the start of the tour but we are producing the cricket we are capable of now,” said Gayle, who is deputising for the injured Ramnaresh Sarwan.

“We’ve won three games in a row and now we’ve got to build on that and win the matches against Ireland and Scotland.

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“I’ve really enjoyed the opportunity I’ve been given as captain but the players have been great for me so far – I just hope we continue to play this way and end the tour on a high.

“There are still areas to improve but we are winning back support for West Indian cricket.”

But Dutch counterpart Jeroen Smits has vowed that his side will be a different proposition for the hosts and Scotland after their limp display against Gayle’s men.

Several Holland batsmen threw their wickets away in the Clontarf horror show as Dwayne Smith helped himself to four for eight from six overs.

But Smits was confident they would bounce back against Ireland in Belfast on Wednesday.

“I’m pleased we’ve got another game so quickly as we contributed to our downfall against the West Indies,” he said.

“We are a team of fighters and we are going to prove that against Ireland. We tried to play too many big shots against the West Indies and a total of 80 was never going to test them.

“At least against Ireland we won’t have to bowl at someone like Chris Gayle.”