One of the hallmarks of this edition of T20 World Cup has been the depth of the various batting units and the increasing propensity of the batters to take the high risk-high reward route. The success has been of varying degrees for all teams but no one has actually taken a step back, a case in point is the West Indies team, which despite its heavy defeat against the Proteas showed what batting depth really means. Despite being seven down for less than 90, West Indies managed 176, thanks to all-rounder Romario Shepherd scoring 37-ball-52 at No. 9.

"I don't think there's many line-ups that can boast of Romario Shepherd walking in at number nine," India's assistant coach Ryan Ten Doeschate conceded during the pre-match press conference. "I think that's also a feature of all the teams in the tournament now. Certainly the teams that have done well. England bat really deep. New Zealand bats really deep. India bats really deep. We have the luxury of someone like Axar, if he doesn't come in early, coming in at eight." When the teams are playing the proverbial attack at all cost game, then the strategy of containment doesn't necessarily work.