Trinidad and Tobago’s middle order batting performance was a cause for concern for coach Kelvin Williams, but he is not too worried about it and insisted that the team is right on track with their campaign.

Defending champions T&T narrowly defeated arch-rivals Barbados by two wickets with four balls to spare in the West Indies Cricket Board President’s Cup semi-final on Monday night in Guyana.

The victory was engineered by captain and Man-of-the-Match Daren Ganga, who made an undefeated 79.

Williams praised the skipper’s effort, but conceded that the middle order batsmen ’did not deliver the goods’.

’I think we lost too many crucial wickets at the wrong time in the middle and I think we are still trying to adjust, but we will be ready for the final,’ he added.

Trinidad and Tobago were chasing 230 for victory against Barbados and lost wickets at regular intervals, including key players Dwayne Bravo (32) and Kieron Pollard (0) in the space of two overs.

The two youngest members of the team also suffered a similar fate with Adrian Barath (11) and Darren Bravo (1) falling in the space of six balls.

Williams noted that his team’s lapses in batting was not a result of a Twenty/20 mentality or approach by the players, the squad having just returned from finishing runners-up in the Champions League 20/20 tournament in India.

’I am not going to say that.’ the coach insisted.

’The guys know their roles. The wicket was a difficult one and was keeping low and I would have loved to see them play a lot straighter. I thought the skipper’s batting was excellent and he played a key role in holding the batting line-up together and ensuring the win.

’Dwayne Bravo and (Lendl) Simmons (44) really took up the responsibility and, yes, the middle order did not click, but this is only their second match and I think they will come good for the final,’ said Williams.

T&T only completed two matches in the tournament, with their second and third round encounters, against Windward Islands and CCC, respectively, being abandoned due to rain.

The coach also congratulated Barath on his inclusion in the West Indies squad to tour Australia later this month.

’I think it is a good opportunity for him (Barath). I think it is a good decision to include him in the squad and I know the young man is quite pleased and excited to go down to Australia.

’It is going to be difficult for him to start his international career against one of the better teams in the world and in their back yard, but he has the ability and the mental strength to cope with it and I think he will do well,’ Williams concluded.

T&T will take on hosts Guyana in the day/night final at Providence tomorrow.