Rovman Powell, the West Indies explosive middle order batter, says his team is getting better with each series leading up to the T20 World Cup, and the ongoing T20 series against India is proof of that.
West Indies threatened to chase down India's 187-run total in the second T20I on Friday, but fell eight runs short and lost the series.
“If you look at the last series, and this series, there are a lot of areas we can identify that the guys have improved,” Powell said in the post-match media interaction.
“We are slowly building towards the World Cup and it’s important to keep improving series by series.”
Powell smashed an unbeaten 68 off 36 balls, and he and wicketkeeper-batter Nicholas Pooran (62) shared an entertaining 100-run partnership off 60 balls.
However, the duo was unable to take the team home, as Indian bowlers led by Bhuvenshwar Kumar triumphed in the final two overs.
West Indies defeated England 3-2 at home in their most recent T20I series, but fell short in the ODI series in India, losing 0-3.
“We’ve got partnerships going and if we keep doing that, we are going to win more than we lose. If you have been following West Indies T20 cricket, the guys are slowly improving,” Powell said.
He blamed their "downfall" against India on sloppy fielding, adding that they could have saved 10-15 runs.
“We didn’t field particularly well today. We could have saved another 15 runs and that was our downfall and the poor area,” Powell said.
Powell also credited Yuzvendra Chahal and rookie Ravi Bishnoi, two Indian spin bowling duos, for limiting the flow of runs in the middle overs.
(With PTI Inputs)
